Sarah's Story

Sarah lives with her mother and younger sister in Southern Sudan. They live close to the village of Mahdol in a tukal, (a one room hut with mud walls and a straw roof).

Sarah's father and elder brother went to fight in the war and have yet to return home.

Sarah says, "When I was younger all we knew was war - that was our education. The boys went to fight. The girls, we tried to look after the fighters and our homes. It was very difficult with bombers flying over, which caused us to flee to the bush.

"After the ceasefire, Save the Children helped to establish schools in our area and trained teachers."

Sarah now goes to Mahdol School, in Northern Bhar El Gazal.

She says, "At first I thought school was just for boys, but they trained up women teachers and helped gain an acceptance of educating girls. We are still often seen as a bank - an investment to be cashed in for a dowry of cattle when times are hard - but at least now it has become acceptable to educate us."

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