Voices for CHANGE ››› DONOR NEWSLETTER ››› SPRING 2025 ››› OXFAM.CA ›››
In This Issue ››› UPDATE FROM GAZA...PAGE 2 ››› FIGHTING CHOLERA...PAGE 2 ››› DISASTER PREVENTION...PAGE 3 ››› FIGHT FOR EQUALITY IN PAKISTAN...PAGE 4
Natalina and Bakita, sit in their classroom at Tobi Primary School, South Sudan.
Education for Girls and Women in Uganda and South Sudan
Photo Credit: Caroline Leal/Oxfam
22,600.
That’s the number of young women and adolescent girls who will have access to education through Oxfam’s project, Geared for Success. As you can imagine, getting an education is a huge challenge for children and youth living as refugees in Uganda, and those who have lost or had to flee their homes in South Sudan. In addition, local children living in communities hosting refugees or internally displaced people also struggle accessing education. Societal norms and stereotypes can create barriers to education. In South Sudan, only five girls attend secondary school for every ten boys. Yet we know that when girls receive an education, they go on to lead healthier lives. They wait longer to start a family, they usually have fewer children, and their own children are far more likely to attend school. oxfam.ca ››› donor_relations@oxfam.ca ››› 1-800-466-9326
Education truly is the key to helping girls reach their full potential. That’s the foundation of the Geared for Success project. Working with local partners in Uganda and South Sudan, you’re helping remove the barriers between girls and their rightful education. In the words of Amer Nhial, a Roving Gender Officer in South Sudan…
“Empowering the people, that’s a big thing that Geared for Success is doing. Let them own their project, learn they can help themselves even when someone is not there for them. So, I think there will be a lot of change. There are a lot of challenges here, but I think there is hope.”
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