Founded by Akuja de Garang:
Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) is a six year programme - April 2013 to September 2018 - that aims to transform a generation of South Sudanese girls by increasing access to quality education. South Sudan, the newest country in the world, has some of the lowest educational indicators, with education of girls being among the lowest. Very few girls who begin primary education continue to secondary school; in 2016, 128,000 girls started primary school, but only 2,700 completed secondary school. GESS is determined to change this, so that all girls can go to school, stay in school and achieve in school.
