WARRAP - “I often feel invisible,” revealed Angelina Ayer Akol, a disabled woman from Warrap during a focus group discussion. "When our community distributes material assistance, disabled people are always excluded. During past floods, I was displaced, sleeping on plastic sheets and constantly relocating but no one helped me. I was completely excluded, as if I didn’t exist.”
A group of women drawn from across Warrap State last week underwent a three-day training in leadership and mentorship to enable them to participate in leadership roles.
Warrap State gender minister promises to promote women’s rights
The newly appointed Warrap State Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, Akoon Madut Tong, has promised to promote gender equality throughout the state.
Speaking during a workshop organized by United Nations Missions in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Kuajok town to raise awareness about the participation of women in decision making, Minister Tong admitted the infringement on the rights of women in the country and said he will ensure that women rights are respected.
“It is good to come and share some points with you at least to make sure that we are going to work together about gender, the right of everyone especially the women because we South Sudanese don’t respect the rights of women. We men as we know ourselves, want to take everything (for ourselves). As minister of gender, I will take all the responsibility for the rights of women,” Tong said.