USAID pledges support to teacher training institutes in South Sudan

JUBA, 29 September 2011 - Maridi, Malakal and Mbili Girls’ teacher training institutes will soon experience a facelift in an attempt to provide better learning environment and a modern training institute for teachers in South Sudan.

This was revealed yesterday by Mr Kelvin J. Mullally the Mission Director of USAID in South Sudan after his meeting with the minister for General Education and Instruction Hon Joseph Ukel. The two discussed the urgent need to renovate or even reconstruct the three teacher training institutes that were been devastated by the war.

Mr. Mullally echoed the support that the government of the United States of America and their willingness to support education in the new Republic of South Sudan. He said the USA will continue its support to the Ministry of General Education and Instruction, particularly in its pursuit to provide basic education to the people of South Sudan.

Mr Mullally talks to the press as Hon Ukel (left) listens.

He further said his government through USAID will continue to work with the ministry as they move to develop the curriculum for teacher training and added that they are working with other donors to see how they can extend the support to the ministry in order to address other priorities of the country.

Hon Ukel appreciated the kind gesture and said it was a good choice made by the USAID administration to support teacher education. “Work must begin immediately in these three schools because we desperately need teachers”, said the minister. He further said the government is ready to provide whatever assistance it takes in support to USAID in achieving this goal.

Reported by Gisma Shaban Suleiman

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