Following the ravages of more than two decades of civil war, the South Sudan Prisons Service had fallen into a sorry state. “All the prisons that were built before the war were either destroyed or completely damaged during the war,” said General Abel Makoi Wol, Director General of South Sudan Prison Service. 

As she cut and stitched cloth, Habib could have been any woman in a tailoring school, trying to learn a skill that would be useful in the future. That she might one day earn a living from tailoring was hardly debatable. It was the location of the school in Juba Central Prison that made her different from other students.

8 March 2013 – Although she only possesses a primary school education, Jennifer Kujang is a community leader and head of a women’s union. Yet she believes she could have done much more if she had continued her education. 

Demobilized children can be found in all 10 states of South Sudan. Many are attending high school or receiving training in practical vocational skills. Several are now adults with successful professional careers.