by Jonathan Morris | May 27, 2018 | Education, Programming
The Atlanta Girls School recently featured Africa ELI during a school assembly. We appreciate their interest in learning about girls education in South Sudan and for choosing to support our students! Please check out their follow-up article and the video they put...
by Jonathan Morris | May 5, 2018 | Education, Gender equality
Each student is required to have lesson notes for every subject taught at school. When Africa ELI students fled from conflict in South Sudan to the safety of Uganda, most of their school notebooks were left behind. Knowing how important these subject notes are for our...
by Jonathan Morris | May 5, 2018 | Education, Extracurricular, Gender equality
At the school where Africa ELI students are enrolled this year, in a quiet, grassy spot beneath a tall and deeply rooted tree, there is a fire pit. A small flame, carefully stoked by women throughout the day, burns continuously. A school administrator described the...
by Jonathan Morris | May 5, 2018 | Education, Gender equality
A frequently asked question during Africa ELI presentations is, “What will the South Sudanese students do after high school?” Anita responds by explaining that they will do the same things as girls in the U.S. Some will attend college. Others will seek employment....
by Jonathan Morris | Mar 7, 2018 | Education, Gender equality, Social Change
March 8th is International Women’s Day (IWD). It’s a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call-to-action for accelerating gender parity. The IWD theme for 2018 is #PressforProgress. In...
by Jonathan Morris | Feb 17, 2018 | Education, Newsletter, Student Stories
You have read about Africa ELI relocating its 72 students from Yei, South Sudan to safer locations after armed conflict broke out in July of 2016. But where, exactly, were those safer locations? For the students who chose to remain in South Sudan, we enrolled them at...
