Bringing Hope to Angol Girls School in Sudan

The adult vocational training center in Feina, South Darfur.
Sudan, Jun 28, 2006

SUDAN - Angol Girls School in Thiet, South Sudan is not just a school for girls.  In fact, it has more boys than girls with an enrollment of 485 boys and 356 girls.  But in a community that is still heavily male dominated, the number of girls in this school is impressive.

Moses Makem Dhal, age 9, loves to read.  His English is quite good compared to his peers.  he says English is his best subject.  He wants to be a doctor when he grows up.  "I want to treat people," he said with confidence.

HISG has brought that dream closer by supporting the shipment of text books to Makem's school.   The shipment also contained 96 dictionaries and both English and Arithmetic worktexts.

Most of the new learning curriculum in Sudan is in English, but most of the current teachers learned to teach in Arabic, so both teachers and pupils need to learn English.  The shipment of English language materials are intended to improve both the teachers and pupils English proficiency.

Albino Ater Deng, 19-years-old and standing at 6'2", wants to serve in the new government of Sudan.  "I have to understand English to get a job," he said.  "I want to increase my chances and work very hard on my English.  But even if I don't get a government job, I want to be a lawyer."

"The key to succeed is to sit upright in class, listen intently to the teacher, and not to forget," Ater added.

"These school materials will raise the interests of the pupils and is likely to increase attendance and retention," said Joseph Lil Gok, the headmaster of Angol Girls School.  "These learning materials have brought hope.  The content is very broad and it will open our pupils to the wider world."





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