By David Elungat | Project Leader
Over 85% of South Sudanese women and girls are Illiterate. Economic, social and cultural barriers limit women and girls access to education. For Mary, a South Sudanese Refugees woman currently residing in Boroli settlement of Adjumani in the West Nile district of Uganda, her dream to become a medical Doctor was shattered when she lost her father during the civil war in Sudan. Left with a single mother and we nothing to meet her educational needs, Mary was forced to get married at the age of 16 years. She was among the 15 refugee women we recently enrolled for 6 months Adult Literacy Education. Mary could not hide excitement of learning how to identify, read and mention the letters of the ALPHABET. '' I am so happy that I am in class learning after so many years, I want to advance in my studies in this adult class so that I can become a leader in my community and serve my fellow women, I will use this skills to advocate for the rights of women and girls and become their voice because when you are Illiterate, no body listens to you and people can talk in English and you fear to express yourself because of language but with this now, I will be bold enough to talk onbehalf of my fellow refugee women. Tha k you Voice for Humanity Uganda for giving me this opportunity to be in class again''.
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