Kenyi Betuel
Editor, Our School, South Sudan
Blog posts in total 3
Posts
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Â鶹ԼÅÄwork vs Housework: gender roles and girls education in South Sudan
Gender roles are often the reason girls drop out of school in South Sudan. We produce radio show 'Our School' to amplify issues and barriers to girls education across the country so they can be discussed and overcome. Our editor shares a very unusual story of a young boy turning the tables on ge...
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Shining a light on girl's education in South Sudan
Agol Deng Tong dreams of going to university and setting up her own business, but living in rural South Sudan - with no electricity - made studying in the evening difficult. Read about her 'lightbulb' moment and how her approach is inspiring other girls to overcome their barriers to education.
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‘Whenever I saw children in school I used to cry…now I’m in school, I’m happy.’
Stella wanted to go to school but her father thought it would ‘spoil’ her chances of marriage. Kenyi Betuel – editor of a girls’ education radio show – explores some of the cultural barriers facing girls who want an education in South Sudan.