Kinyiba Girls Boarding School, Kajo-Keji

Two people make a commitment to help Kiyiba Girls School

On a visit to Kinyiba Girls Boarding School in February of 2008, Shadrack Jolobi and Tara Parrish, who
completed an assessment trip from the U.S. to visit the school, made a promise to the students and
teachers at the Kinyiba Girls Boarding School located in Kajo-Keji, Kajo-Keji County, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan that they would do everything they could to ensure the success of this school. 

The new Government of South Sudan is facing the complex challenge of not just rebuilding South Sudan
but reinventing it—from basically nothing.  Establishing schools to educate the young people of South
Sudan is of the highest importance to this new nation's future. 

Traditionally, girls have received fewer years of education than boys in South Sudan.  According to World
Food Programme, it is estimated that only 20 percent of children attend primary school.  Of those who do,
35 percent are girls.  Out of an estimated population of 7.5 million, only 500 girls in southern Sudan
complete primary school each year. 

According to a 2007 USAID press release, there are fewer than 100 secondary schools serving the
millions of people living in Southern Sudan.

What can you do to help create a brighter future for girls in South Sudan?

The Kinyiba Girls Boarding School is a beacon of hope in South Sudan.  By offering students the chance
to stay at the school, Kinyiba is creating an environment which offers girls the opportunity to focus on their education.  This school is the only one of its kind currently in South Sudan, and South Sudan's leaders
are eager to replicate this new education model for South Sudan.

The school currently serves over two hundred students and operates as a primary school.  Most students
are boarded at the school, but the school struggles to keep enough food on hand to feed its students. 
The school does not have enough classrooms, and students are often forced to learn outside under
mango trees with few or no supplies.  There is a shortage of paraffin (candles) at the school and students
often find it difficult to study after the school day ends without sufficient light.  Currently,there is no bore hole
at the school site, so teachers and students are forced to travel on foot to get water for the school which is
very time consuming.  There are hundreds of girls in Kajo-Keji who would like to attend Kinyiba School, but
nability to pay school fees as well as insufficient classroom and boarding space prevents the school from serving more girls.

Shadrack and Tara are committed to making good on their promise and ask you to be part of creating educational opportunities for girls in Kajo-Keji, South Sudan.

With your support, we can make it possible for more girls to get their education at Kinyiba Girls Boarding
School.  We can raise the funds needed to continue construction at the school, build much-needed
classroom space and offer teachers the opportunity to get additional training.  We can drill a bore hole
for water, and we can get important school supplies into the hands of students at Kinyiba School. 
Furthermore, we can add additional grades at Kinyiba School so that girls can complete their secondary education there as well.  With your help, we can do all of this.