GENDER EQUITY & WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM – Enhancing of higher education to advance women's leadership

Women’s Leadership Program

.Minimizing institutional barriers to women’s access to higher education; strengthen the capacity of institutions to provide quality services and; support university female students and faculty involvement in outreach and mentoring activities in higher education.

195-kilometres of newly repaired road is the new lifeline between numerous towns in the greater Jonglei and Boma areas in South Sudan. The town of Pibor is showing clear signs of revitalization with local market traders offering significantly lower prices. Cost for bundles of firewood costs were cut in half. The nearly 200-km stretch of road was rehabilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan South Korean engineering troop over the course of 22 days. During the road’s first few days of life, the Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 30 commercial trucks, including some carrying humanitarian aid, have traveled to Pibor, Gumuruk and other towns in the Boma area.

The projects completed

GEWLP has been working in South Sudan since May 2013

SSHIELD Project

South Sudan Higher Initiative for Education Leadership and Development. It was a 2-year master’s programme that was initiated in 2013 at University of Juba but ended up @ Indiana University after fighting broke up in December 2013. 14 female scholars completed successfully at Indiana

Master’s in Education Program

This is a follow up– on to the successful South Sudan Higher Education Initiative Leadership Development (SSHIELD), a two – year project that sponsored 14 South Sudanese women scholars in Master’s degree in Education at Indiana University (USA) with concentration on conflict transformation

VISTAS Support program

The Support to children in Protection of civilian sites student started in 2014 and the project ended in 2018. It created an atmosphere to children and women displace in POC as an alternative venue to continue reading as they were help to reduce tension by residing in POC.

Current Project

South Sudan Multi Year Emergency Activity. A Baseline Survey Research to assess household food security. Starting November 15, 2020, In partnership with Notre Dame University & Makerere University. Expected survey amount