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Women’s changing role in South Sudan [Part 3]: Empowering through crafts
South Sudanese women face a double standard that praises them as most precious and under-appreciated asset, while tacitly accepting a status quo that puts them at a severe disadvantage by denying many of them…
25.04.2024 | Juba
Jewellery produced by women empowered through The Roots Project (10.02.2011).
Some progress is apparent: In the past few years a number of local organisations emerged in South Sudan, aiming to empower women in various ways.
The Roots Project on Facebook‘The Roots Project’ is one of these organisations. On an every day basis it provides women with a chance to generate income, gain new skills and exchange their thoughts with others.
This report is the third part in a series about women, the challenges they face and their changing role in South Sudanese society. Marvis Birungi reports from Juba:
