18 June 2015 - Continuing to boost educational facilities in South Sudan, UNMISS today handed over a renovated high school in Pariang, Unity State.

Pariang Secondary School now has three rehabilitated classrooms and teachers’ room with a solar electricity system. Its 600 students also acquired six new latrines, washing facilities and a basketball court.

The facility was rehabilitated by UNMISS’ Mongolian peacekeepers over a two-month period through a mission Quick Impact Project (QIP) worth $50,000.

“Students now can enjoy the facilities and study properly,” said UNMISS State Coordinator Officer-in-Charge Alain Sitchet.

He said about 120 students would benefit from the project, as that funding constraints had prevented the mission from rehabilitating the school’s remaining buildings. Mr. Sitchet appealed to the government or a non-governmental organization to complete the renovation.

Pariang Executive Director Abel Dak Thon said the school had graduated more students than any other in the country who had gone to university and found jobs in the government.

“Your service has benefited many people -- the parents and entire population,” he said. “The work before us now shall remain here and be remembered as a sign of the Mongolian people’s kindness.”

UNMISS has rehabilitated similar schools in Rubkona, Mayom and Koch counties of Unity State.