Lueth-Wek Primary School Faces Challenges with Lack of Classrooms
Lueth-wek Primary School Faces Challenge of Classrooms-Opt to Use Trees as Classrooms
By Thiik-awet,
Aweil, SOUTH SUDAN
As the number of school enrollment increases in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal each day, the large number of children being attracted by feeding programs are finding it hard to get accommodated under trees when taking their lessons.
This is the rainy season in South Sudan and children who are attending the three GO! Sponsored schools are lacking shelter for their lessons.
At Lueth-wek, the total number registered at school is 570 children without parental care or they are orphans. This number of children cannot fit under the four available trees at school which are used as classrooms.
Philip Piol, a headteacher at Lueth-wek says his school is finding it hard to keep children at school during rainy days.
“It is always hard for our children to use under trees for their classrooms. This affects their exercise books and their clothes as well, but since we are blessed with being able to feed the children, we can’t blame anybody.” She explains.
Piol says despite shelter difficulties, they’re coping with their hardship and still prayerful that the situation may change one day.
The Global Orphan Relief (GO!) in collaboration with Christ Mission to the World (CMW) which set up these village schools, have boosted the Education system in Northern Bahr el Ghazal -especially for those that fall under the criteria of being orphans or children with no parental care.
These schools have positively impacted the campaign of “go back to school” for every child where parents are urged to allow their children to attend school.
Though these schools target vulnerable children especially the orphans, girls are also impacted showing determination and bright performance as they have been admitted into these schools recently. This effort is boosting rural education in the state.
At Lueth-wek, these newly admitted girls travel some miles away from their villages to come and join the GO! supported school. They say they're joining because their peer groups (colleagues) have told them how they have been impacted in their lives.
Global Orphan Relief (GO!) in collaboration with Christ Mission to the World (CMW) establishes feeding centres at village schools to provide meals to orphan children and have inspired an education campaign promoting vulnerable children to attend school.
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We have served in South Sudan since 2016 and have provided an estimated 1.3 million meals impacting more than 3,200 children in South Sudan. The scale of this initiative has grown by over 7 times since our launch in 2016, and this growth is driven by the near-famine conditions and other socio-economic challenges in this country.
In cooperation with two partners, Kids for the Kingdom & Christ Mission to the World, there has been $130,000 invested in these three school sites since October 2020. This investment provides for clean water, kitchens, storerooms, and latrines, all which allows for cost-effective distribution of food aid in these communities.
About the author Thiik-awet, he is a freelance journalist, blogger, writer and media activist based in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State of South Sudan. His academic background includes multiple certificates and degrees to include a Bachelor of Education in English language and literature.
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