Islands of education: schooling, civil war and the Southern Sudanese (1983-2004)

An analysis of the educational system in southern Sudan during civil war

By: Sommers M
Published by: International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), UNESCO , 2005
Via: Eldis

This report analyses and describes the educational reality that Southern Sudanese have faced during 21 years of civil war. It looks specifically at the severity of the educational situation in southern Sudan in Akon Payam in northern Bahr el Ghazal, and Narus in eastern Equatoria.
Following a brief overview of the origins and major points of conflict of the civil war, the book presents four dominant themes: co-ordinating educational action involving the education authorities, international donors, UN agencies and NGOs; school curriculum choices, which have often created confusion, resistance and conflict; location where responsibility for education falls and should fall; and access to education of reasonable quality.