In 2017, South Sudan was ranked as the world’s most difficult nations for girls to receive an education.

Only 37% of girls will enrol in an educational program

Just 2% of girls will go on to enrol in Secondary School

52% of girls are married before the age of 18

90% of women in South Sudan are functionally illiterate.

Only 6.3% of teachers in this area are female

We want to support Loreto Rumbek, as they are making a difference to girls in South Sudan:

In 2014, the class of girls that graduated was praised by the UN as the largest cohort of girls to graduate from any school in the area.

In 2016, Loreto Girls Secondary school graduated 29 girls with a 100% pass rate and all girls scoring over 60% in the final Examination.

More than half the teaching staff at Loreto are female

Loreto girls have access to power and water 24/7

Girls can participate in any sport they choose and are able to express their interests freely.