School dropout rising among orphan girls<http://catholicradionetwork.org/?q=node/13281> CRN Saturday, February 8, 2014 - 17:05 *Children Support Organization or CSO Director on Friday said school dropout rate among orphaned girls was growing higher every year.*
Swörö Alex Sorrows told CRN that a recent assessment in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria indicated that 740 orphans' dropped out including girls in all counties. He said there was critical need to address causes of school dropouts among girls in South Sudan. Mr Alex identified gender inequality attitude, family breakdown, poverty, early marriage and advice at puberty stage as some factors forcing girls out of school. The Director appealed to international agencies to fund community-based organizations to address critical needs of children in the country. Street Children Aid official Baako Christine Ambayo advised girls across the country to concentrate on studies to become useful national human resource in the future. The national NGOs' officials said they lack potential donors and logistical facilities to access IDPs all over the country. - See more at: http://catholicradionetwork.org/?q=node/13281#sthash.gMuTIZHh.dpuf -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oovvb56%3D%3D89p6BQX%2BPAOog48pOPhJ%2Bz4AKiHZrUgGc6Ew%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
