Educational supplies for 28,000 pupils of 58 schools
Wau – On 13th February 2025, Help a Child South Sudan, together with UNICEF, IOM and WFP, officially launched the flagging off of education supplies for the EU-funded project entitled ‘Access to Education, Livelihood and Peace’.
The project is a 2-year multi-thematic or multi-sectoral as it cuts across education, livelihood and peace. The partners supplied educational supplies for 58 schools in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal and Warrap States, targeting a total of 42,000 learners. The launch demonstrated their commitment to ensuring all schools and children receive the materials, with education stakeholders present as witnesses.
Pupils of Hai Kosti Girls Primary School standing in a line as they wait to receive the education supplies in front of the education officials and the PTAs/SMCs.
Education materials for free
Educational materials are essential for emergency education initiatives. In South Sudan, many parents cannot afford basic school supplies like notebooks, pens, and school bags. Providing these materials for free reduces the financial burden on parents and prevents student dropouts, supporting the government’s goal of achieving Universal Primary Education.
The Joint UN Partners Coordinator, Mr. Emmanuel Sayyiori, added: “More Engineers, Teachers, Professors, and Accountants will be coming out of these schools and children tomorrow. We are planting the seeds today by giving these materials and harvest will be realized in terms of their performances”.
Mr. Emmanuel Sayyiori handing over the education supplies to a learner.
Other components of the projects were ongoing and included the construction of Climate Resilient Classrooms (CRCs), training of teachers, PTAs/SMCs, school gardening and the provision of healthy school meals that made education lifesaving given its nutritious supplements that support the child’s health.
“We are attacking the problem from many directions” Mr. Emmanuel ambitiously added. He finally thanked the government for its continuous support in ensuring that the education of the children in the country was prioritized.
The truck loaded with education supplies leaves the venue with pupils and other education stakeholders lining from both sides to witness the flagging off of the supplies which will confirm the official launch.
