Kan Ajak primary school in South Sudan serves 257 girls and 203 boys, many of whom are returnees. It was established 5 years ago by the Aheu Dit Women's Group and offers early childhood education and primary school up to grade 5. Subjects taught include math, English, social science, agriculture, and Dinka language. The school has 5 bamboo classrooms and is supported by 6 male teachers, 2 female teachers, and 6 volunteers. Extracurricular clubs focus on children's rights, using waste for fuel, and Bloomtrigger projects. Students want more books, learning materials, computers, and furniture to aid their education.

1. Kan Ajak primary School
Learn and lead
Kan ajak village,
Awiel east county
Northern Bahr El Ghazal – south Sudan

2. Statistics
Girls 257 60% returnees
Boys 203 60% returnees
Teachers (m) 6
Teachers (F) 2
Teachers on 2
salary
Volunteers 6
Classrooms 5 Bamboo construction

3. Introduction
Kan Ajak School Is a Brainchild
Of Aheu Dit Women Group
• The school runs an early
child education program
• and a formal primary school
which goes up to grade five
Since its establishment five
years ago the school has
received more children every
year, with a big number of
returnee children joining the
school.

4. Classes
LOWER CLASSES 3-10 years UPPER CLASSES 7 – 19 years

5. Subjects
The children in this school
are using the south
Sudanese curriculum the
subjects includes
Mathematics
CRE
English
Social science
Agriculture
Dinka Language

6. Child right club
The child right club is the first
to be introduce to kan ajak
primary school, it is mainly
teaching the children of there
rights.
They are also involved in
sports activities

7. Bloomtrigger
The volunteers so the
need to look for
activities that can
help the children with
there study and
schooling .
Bloomtrigger project
came at the right
moment and we
embraced it.

8. Fuel from waste
Fuel from waste is
also an active
club, with the
children mostly
involved in
collection of their
own waste at the
school .

9. Question and answer
What is it like for the
children to study at
the school?
For the children it is
fun to come to school
despite hardships

10. Question and answer
At which age do they finish
school?
People here complete
school at different
ages those who could
not attend to school
earlier are now in
school despite an
advanced age.

11. Question and answer
Do they have to walk
far to get to school?
The children have to
travel both short and
long distances.
But for the younger
children if no school is
within reach in their
area, then they are
not allowed to attend
especially girls.

12. Question and answer
And can they get jobs after
school?
Getting a job in south
Sudan is still an issue, with
the government being the
largest employer-
especially in the army. Non
governmental
organizational employ a
majority of youth but
qualification standard are
sometimes to high for the
locally educated students.

13. What things do the children want most in life?
• The children here want books and other
learning materials which are availed by
UNICEF but is not adequate
• After seeing what a a laptop can do, it is their
wish that they will be able learn working with
computers.
• Other needs for furniture and other
equipment's

14. Summary
Prepared by
James Ochieng
a volunteer working with the community in
Kan Ajak village
Awiel east county,
Northern Bahr el ghazal state,
South Sudan.