ECHO-backed education programme reopens school for returnee children in South Sudan - Radio Tamazuj

ECHO-backed education programme reopens school for returnee children in South Sudan - Radio Tamazuj

At 8 a.m., children assemble in the school compound for morning parade. There is no uniform code. Some wear oversized shirts, others faded dresses or mismatched clothing. Many are barefoot. Behind them, Abukadra Primary School in Renk County, Upper Nile State, bears the scars of years of neglect and displacement. Walls are cracked. Some classrooms lack windows. Inside, children sit on floors, mats, or stones due to a lack of desks. Yet every mor…