Women’s participation in leadership and governance

In the history of our nation (South Sudan) which is more of patriarchal, leadership roles to the highest percentage have been and still are occupied by the males while the women are subdued to domestic work and raising children. Society norms in some cultures like early/forced marriages and lack of access to the girl child education often have limited the younger girls to live up to their full potential. In the efforts to address some of these challenge, RWH joined the move to play the part in encouraging the 35% affirmative action and develop the potential of the women and girls to push forward the involvement of women in leadership and governance. In line with this motive, RWH through trainings in the past years mentored a number of women who have made it to the parliament and are now doing great in the political arena. RWH continues to exert effort to train women and girls to realize their potential in different aspects of life.