A new video explains how #GESS is continuing to support girls and their families in #SouthSudan during the #COVID19 pandemic.
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Victoria is a 16-year-old girl and the first person from her family to join secondary school!
She says her studies has been made possible with #CashTransfers from #GESS.
Read more here👇
bit.ly/3VWLElw
#SouthSudan
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Day 2 at . Hon. Awut is representing 🇸🇸at a ministerial education and climate breakfast hosted by . She spoke passionately about how flooding and drought are impacting learning now and called on countries to work together for sustainable solutions. #EWF2023
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The second edition of the #GESS news bulletin is out!
Released every quarter, the bulletin highlights exciting activities and summarises our work across #SouthSudan.
Find the second issue here:👇
bitly.ws/Echw
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Hon. Awut Deng Acuil, Minister for General Education and Instruction for 🇸🇸 and I are currently front row in the opening session. She is here to champion education in emergencies and the importance of keeping crises in the spotlight to ensure education for all children.
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#GESS is conducting a 9-day refresher course with School Officers so that they can effectively deliver training on school governance to school management bodies.
We have 128 School Officers from across the ten States of #SouthSudan.
Read more here bit.ly/3LZA45Z
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The Ministry Of General Education & Instruction, the department of TVET today is presenting the hand over of TVET Document developed with support from partners in South Sudan. Unified TVET Policy - developed by UNESCO
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📣's #StrategicPlan guides #ECW's mission to generate greater shared political, operational & financial commitments to meet the educational needs of crisis-affected girls & boys worldwide!
👉bit.ly/ECWStrategy
#222MillionDreams✨📚
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In #SouthSudan, there is little knowledge on forms of disabilities. Some communities consider disability as a curse.
, a parent to children with autism shares her experience with #GESS staff to deepen understanding of intellectual disabilities.
bit.ly/4498Hxi
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#GESS congratulates all learners across #Southudan who passed the 2022 Certificate of Primary Examinations. Over 60% of learners passed the exam.
60,831 learners sat the exam, with 26,303 being girls. The 2nd best performer is a girl! GESS celebrates this achievement.
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Attending school provides children in #SouthSudan with a sense of normalcy during times of crisis & violence.
& work together to secure a brighter future for children affected by conflict: Read more ➡️uni.cf/3LhGKfp
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Today is day 3 of a 10-day training for #GESS Mentoring Assistants (MAs) from across #SouthSudan.
MAs work to set up book & mentoring clubs in schools, creating safe spaces for freedom of expression & supporting learners to become future leaders.
Read: bit.ly/43KOrld
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The 4th multi-stakeholder event to co-develop a Policy & Implementation Strategy for Teacher Education in #SouthSudan.
Situation analysis revealed key themes. Discussions are refining approaches & strengthening partnerships.
A shared ownership of a Quality Framework. 🌟
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Yesterday, colleagues from joined #GESS on a school visit in Juba.
The visit gave the Ambassador Designate of the UK to #SouthSudan an overview of the Programme and collaborations with . The team interacted with the school management & learners.
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#GESS has held its first Steering Committee meeting for 2023.
Attended by donors, colleagues from , and our staff, this quarterly meeting allows us to review progress in the programme implementation and consider ways to work better.
Read: bit.ly/40P6dlM
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It is over a month since the announced the 2023 academic calendar, which started on February 6th.
Parents and guardians in #SouthSudan, let's give our children the gift of education!
Listen to our call to action on and share!👇
bit.ly/3ZFb2fS
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The Girls’ Education South Sudan is encouraging parents to send their children back to school in the 2023-2024 academic year. #SSOT. #SouthSudan.
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. puts gender equality & empowerment of women/girls, in & through #EiEPC, at the forefront of all its investment & advocacy efforts!
Lear more about #ECW's Commitment to #GenderEquality v/: bit.ly/3lCYFmC
#222MillionDreams✨📚
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#GESS Team Leader appeared on the Glocal International Develoment Studies' podcast alongside gender-based violence expert, Orit Rubin to reflect on how their approaches encompasses men and boys and society, as a whole.
Listen here👇
bit.ly/3zbvfiz
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#GESS is looking for an Early Career Professional in Gender, Equity, & Social Inclusion.
Details including the job description, candidate specification, job profile and other details are in the link below👇.
bit.ly/40vE0j5
#hiring
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#GESS conducted a nationwide assessment of #WASH facilities in schools across #SouthSudan.
How many schools in #SouthSudan have:
Access to water 💧
Toilets🚽
Handwashing facilities 🚿
Go here to find out: bit.ly/40s47aJ
#WorldWaterDay
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Thanks to the President of the Republic of South Sudan today, who vowed to promote girl child education . Right to educate a girl child is the best thing!
Girls are the best investment for our future !
#EducationForAll #GirlChild #womenempowerment #SouthSudan
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Today is the 12th celebration of #WorldDownSyndromeDay by the UN and globally.
To mark this day, #GESS community mobilisers and radio broadcasters have been preparing to give a voice to children with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities.
#WithUsNotForUs
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Since 2016, we’ve worked in partnership with & #UKAid to tackle barriers to learning in #SierraLeone.
There’s still more to do and we’re honoured to be continuing this partnership so that every single girl and boy can achieve their dreams.
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Today, S4 learners across #SouthSudan take their final exams of secondary education!
#GESS calls upon parents and guardians to ensure all learners, including pregnant and nursing learners and learners with disabilities are given enough study time.🧑🎓
Good luck!
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In February 2023, #GESS reached 22,986 schoolgirls with their 2022 #CashTransfers in States where the payment was delayed due to insecurity and flooding.
We continue to brave difficult conditions to ensure every deserving girl in #SouthSudan is paid.
bitly.ws/BJeu
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"Shine like the star you are born to be." ~Karen Civil
Please retweet if you agree w/this #MondayMotivation & that #EducationCannotWait for any child.
#222MillionDreams✨📚
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On #CommonwealthDay we are proud to share that our programme has helped over 960,000 marginalised girls to access a quality education across ten Commonwealth countries. Reaching the most marginalised is crucial to ensuring access to education for #EveryGirlEverywhere
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“During my visit, I mapped out #DisbilityInclusion partners, to better our work in collectively supporting learners with disabilities,” Lily, GESS staff.
#GESS continues to streamline disability inclusion across all its activities in #SouthSudan.👩🦽
Read: bitly.ws/BqqU
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As we continue to celebrate #IWD2023, Sarah a Head Girl in Juba #SouthSudan believes there is need for strong female leaders in education, and shares what good leadership means to her.
Read more: bitly.ws/Biti
#IWD #EmbraceEquity
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Today the UK 🇬🇧 launches the Women & Girls Strategy.
The Strategy ensures FCDO uses the full weight of its diplomatic and development offer to put women and girls, in all of their diversity, at the heart of everything we do.
➡️gov.uk/government/pub
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In #SouthSudan, is working to transform the lives of a generation of children – especially girls – through education.
Girls now account for about 50% of secondary school enrollees, up from 34% in 2014 – the year the programme started.
#IWD2023 #WomenLeadingChange
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As we celebrate #IWD2023 today, Esther, Director General for Gender, Equity, and Inclusive Education shares what the day means to her and women in education.
#IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity
Read more: bitly.ws/Biti
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“Being a Mentoring Assistant has given me a platform to interact with girls and their parents and encourage them to stay in school,” Grace, Mentoring Assistant.
#GESS Mentoring Assistants are strong women champions of education. Let’s celebrate them!
bitly.ws/Biti
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Barbara Payne has been breaking down barriers in education for women and girls for more than 30 years.
She explains why she’s still fighting for #GenderEquality
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#IWD2023 #WomenLeadingChange #TheFutureIsEqual
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“What I would like our leaders to do is be accessible to the younger ones, and share their journey of how they got to the high positions,” Sarah, a Head Girl in Juba.
Join #GESS as we celebrate strong women in education in #SouthSudan.
#IWD2023
Read : bitly.ws/Biti
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Gains are made for #women worldwide, but there's more to do. Collectively, we can all challenge #genderstereotypes, call out #discrimination & draw attention to #bias. Let's #EmbraceEquity to create places & spaces where women thrive 👉🏽 bit.ly/IWD2023 #IWD2023
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Congratulations to all Youth Leaders of 2020.
has proudly worked with many of you in the UK and all over the world 🌍
From the #GES2021 to to ... thank you for your dedication and passion🙏
#EveryGirlEverywhere
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Youth must be front and center in #TransformingEducation!
As the GPE Youth Leaders of 2020 say goodbye after two years, @AngelMbuthia looks back on a time of driving real change in education: g.pe/CQ7I50N5evc
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We completely concur with the importance of keeping child marriage on the global agenda. Girls who have higher education are up to six times less likely to marry as children. We must continue to work to eradicate child marriage and ensure access to education for all.
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Energetic discussions with @CanadaDev @GirlsNotBrides & partners on keeping child marriage on the global agenda
With 1 girl married every 3 seconds we must:
Work across sectors
Get behind national governments delivering best practice
Platform local organisations & movements
Work across sectors
Get behind national governments delivering best practice
Platform local organisations & movements
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Last week, our Quality Education Trainer concluded a 9-day field monitoring visit to Leer and Rubkona, Unity State.
“Field monitoring visits are key in ensuring that field staff are given necessary support and refresher trainings".
Read more: bitly.ws/AU4R
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