In an effort to empower women in the region, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Northern Bahr el Gahzal region has handed over two quick impact projects to communities in Aweil town and in the Aweil East area.
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Kajo-Keji is no longer the bustling town it used to be. Most of its residents have fled to refugee camps in Uganda and are not daring to return home.
![The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has pledged to renovate a ten- room dormitory for girls at Rumbek National Secondary School. The project includes the construction of two ablutions and a kitchen.](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/renovation_of_dormitory_raises_hope_for_girls_education_in_western_lakes_area_22_march_2018_-_photo.jpg?itok=b6QvofLx)
The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has initiated a quick impact project to renovate a ten- room dormitory for girls at the Rumbek National Secondary School.
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Inspector Upendo Musa Kazumba directing a medal parade ceremony in Malakal. It is probably as good as directing drivers through chaotic traffic.