The Women’s Commission for
Refugee Women and Children is pleased to share From the Ground Up:
Education and Livelihoods in Southern Sudan. The report is
based on findings from a November 2006 assessment to
The vast majority of Southern
Sudanese have been denied their right to education and have missed opportunities
to learn practical skills that could prepare them for employment. After decades
of conflict,
a number
of lessons can be learned. One critical lesson is that formal and non-formal
education, including skills training, cannot wait until the fighting is over.
Rather, these must be seen as essential components of humanitarian assistance at
the onset of conflict and displacement, for only then will those who have been
displaced be able and prepared to fully participate in the peace.
The report outlines immediate
action that is required by the international community, in partnership with the
Government of Southern Sudan and local communities, to ensure that the region
continues moving toward a peaceful, prosperous future. Recommendations include:
ensuring that education and livelihood programs are designed and implemented in
ways that are complementary and practical; supporting targeted programs that
increase girls’ attendance and retention in school; prioritizing teacher
training, particularly for female teachers; and ensuring that non-formal
education activities train young people and adults in current and emerging
market needs.
We’d appreciate if you would
share the report with your networks. The report is available at: http://www.womenscommission.org/pdf/sd_ground.pdf.
For a hard copy, please contact Jenny Perlman Robinson at jennyr@womenscommission.org.
Jenny Perlman Robinson,
Protection Program Officer, Children and Youth
Jenny Perlman
Robinson
Protection Program
Officer, Children and Youth
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and
Children
http://www.womenscommission.org/
Working
to improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and displaced women,
children and adolescents.