Maridi Service Agency (MSA), a national civil society organization in South Sudan’s Maridi State over the weekend provided 24 school girls with sanitary pads and soap in a bid to encourage them to stay in school.
MSA has been sponsoring the girls under its education program that targets vulnerable girls throughout the four years in different secondary schools.
Gismala Raison, MSA education department project officer told Radio Tamazuj that the support is meant to encourage them continue with their education.
MSA also held a short meeting with the girls at the organization’s compound to discuss challenges the girls face in their various secondary schools.
According to Raison, this year MSA has supported 26 girls and one boy who survived a fuel tank explosion in 2015 in Mamba Payam. He added that the beneficiaries undergo a rigorous process to determine their background and academic performance.