CES GIRL GUIDES RECEIVE TRAINING Saturday, 23 March 2013 13:23 | More than 30 Girl Guides on Saturday received training in Juba to foster gender and human rights advocacy.
Director for Gender in Central Equatoria State Lili Ismail Ludi said girls needed to be educated and empowered, Bakhita Radio reported. She decried that most parents consider their daughters as sources of income even engaging them into prostitution to bring money home. Ms Ismail said education was very important because it could change life and the community setup. She encouraged the Girl Guides to be committed to their studies. The training was held to empower Girl Guides on the importance of education and dangers of early marriage. Girl Guides Central Equatoria Commissioner Madam Marcelina Joseph was among the trainers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
