Education for all South Sudan

The project aims to improve the capacity of girls and boys with disabilities community state and national level actors to increase access to quality secondary education and graduation levels. At the national level cash transfers are provided to girls and boys with disabilities and catch-up classes to help them successfully (re)integrate and complete grades 7 to 12. Also the project seeks to strengthen the education system at national and subnational level for better service provision national budget allocation and accountability. It also informs educates and motivates community members (girls boys women and men parents teachers and community leaders) to promote quality education completion with an emphasis for children with disabilities who face increased discrimination. Scalable geographic pilots are designed to improve life skills education for children with disabilities with tailored support to schools and teachers to address discrimination and meet their specific needs.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) Improved equitable provision of gender responsive formal education and transition from primary to secondary for girls and children with disabilities; and (2) strengthened resilience and quality of education systems in South Sudan.