VOICED: Giving the gift of learning in south Sudan

The video discusses the challenges of illiteracy in South Sudan, where 90% of herders cannot read or write. Gabriel, an itinerant teacher, travels to educate children, emphasizing the importance of education for the country's future. A referendum is set to decide South Sudan's independence, highlighting the need for a literate population. Authorities have established traveling schools to improve literacy, aiming to expand from 60 to 300 schools to educate 4 million children. Education is seen as a key to economic diversification and a better future.

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