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Education in Sudan

Education in Sudan. By Ang Wei Yuan. Background. For generations, Sudan has been plagued with the violence of war, the rampant spread of disease, and the violation of human rights.

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Education in Sudan

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  1. Education in Sudan By Ang Wei Yuan

  2. Background • For generations, Sudan has been plagued with the violence of war, the rampant spread of disease, and the violation of human rights. • The continual outbreak of disease, poverty, famine, war, and genocide has increased the number of refugees fleeing to the United States.

  3. Causes - Violence • There is violations of human rights, including human trafficking and slavery • With genocide, war, disease, and malnutrition running rampant in the large country, the number of orphans in southern Sudan has reached a staggering one million, according to UNAID. • This makes the citizens hard to get education in a healthy condition.

  4. Causes • Inadequate Education • As most Sudanese citizens are educated by missionaries, educational opportunities have become diminished. • Girls and women in southern Sudan are affected most by the lack of formal education, and only one per cent ever receive an education beyond eighth grade. • Excessive school fees also make women susceptible to exploitation as a means to pay for schooling.

  5. Causes • Lack of facilities • Forty-three per cent of classes are conducted outside and less than a fourth of enrolled students are taught in a permanent structure. • Many outdoor classrooms consist of a small chalkboard nailed to a tree. Students sit on the dirt ground. • Conditions of the weather also can make education impossible due to the lack of shelter.

  6. Feelings • Men in Sudan felt that women are not supposed to be given education as they are useless in their society except giving birth. • Women felt that it was an unfair treatment as were largely denied the access to education due to the bias by the men who have a higher status compared to them.

  7. Impacts • With key years of education lost, many life skills are also lost to the current conflict, leaving an already fragile society even more limited. • The majority of teachers in southern Sudan lack the education and training needed to provide an enriched learning environment for students. • In January 2011 the people of southern Sudan voted for independence from their northern counterpart.

  8. Impacts • With this liberation comes renewed hope. Democracy is founded on the premise that the people have control over their government. • However, citizens must be educated. • Without an educated population, southern Sudan will again be susceptible to the infiltration of dominant groups looking to control the people.

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