Jonglei widows start sustainable training
By Philip Thon Aleu
September 3, 2009 (BOR) – Twenty windows start a three month tailoring lessons Thursday here to “improve self-reliance” in accordance to Sudan’s War Disables, Orphans and Widows Commission strategy.
Mending a dress here cost 30 Sudanese Pounds apart from the purchasing amount. A hard working toiler can raise 60 Sudanese Pound a day putting a huge benefit above government employee per month.
“This is a sustainable training and will be of high benefit to your families,” Susan Lith Aluong, the Governor’s advisor on Gender told the trainees at war disabled office on Thursday afternoon.
This group of women, Sudan’s widows, are those who lost their husbands during Sudan two decades civil ended in 2005 with forging of a peace accord; the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
As more than 80% of women in southern Sudan are uneducated, the Government of South Sudan took a special attention to maintain the families of lost SPLA heroes.
In Jonglei state, a fallen brother, in the Dinka culture, is married a wife on his name. As such, registration for deceased is being made to benefit the martyrs as are called dead soldiers.
Maintaining a family at monthly aid from GoSS proved insufficient and thus, training on independence works became better option. However, little education has always denied Southern Sudan women other chances rather than manual ones.
GOVERNOR TOURING PIBOR
In another development, Gov. Kuol Manyang Juuk begins Pibor County tour today.
Mr. Manyang is expected to visit various locations in Pibor County occupied by Murle ethnic group widely accused of abduction children by neighboring communities.
A hearing and sentence of men accused of abducting children will be done this week making it the first of its kind to sentence out-laws in Jonglei state. All eyes in Southern Sudan are watching carefully the outcome of the judges’ decision on this case.
The Governor leads a high profile team that includes citizens of the area and a group of Arabic language reporters.
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man of the people
Jonglei widows start sustainable training
what a start, all in all of what i can say to the mothers of southern sudan and who are the future generation of the whole sudan, do not let go off this opportunity that has come at your time.
Please grabe it and embrace with it although there are tough time a head of you. As you know the suffering during the wars time in the country and the like of it now after peace. Get this oppornity encourage and involve some of your daughters who are singles mothers, one child married or vice versa. And to those who start it, it should not be only for widows but also for the vast population of the southern sudan women who are unemployed.i pray for you that your number increase and some of the other self-reliance projects and services are created more for you.
Lotoroboy
Jonglei widows start sustainable training
I think Rabecca Nyandeng Garang should join the tweenty widows in a toilaoring lesson,since she is a widow too
Lotoroboy