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The school celebrated International Women’s Day on 8th March with marches and singing
This included a debate against a neighbouring school about early marriage.
Our school girls won the debate, arguing of course against early marriage.
Slogans on their banners say: Delay marriage for economic development
Delay marriage for good mother and child health
Delay marriage for a successful, peaceful and better life

17th February 2023:

The Year 8 Class has finished their final exams!

Often our school is chosen to host regional events. This shows the extent of the school’s good reputation in the area. In June a number of surrounding schools in the Aweil South area attended the event “Back to Learning” at our school to promote children’s education. The Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State Minister of Education came along with other government officials.

Christmas Celebrations 2021 in full swing, Malek Area Diocese joins with local groups our school community

September 2021:
Our new laptops are not only a huge help teaching computer and IT skills, but are also used to download teaching resources.

September 2021:
Our new motor bike! This helps so much in getting around the area where roads for cars are a challenge

July 2021: Watch the celebrations of the 10th Anniversary of Independence of South Sudan at our school.
This was also marking the joy of after a long lockdown returning back to school.

We always like it when you like our Facebook page !
Here's the link to the new page: www.facebook.com/UnderTreeSchoolsSouthSudan

Bursaries for Secondary Education

Since the initiative of Sue Davies and her team in Barnes setting up the Bursary Fund, we have now got 38 pupils in Secondary Education.
Several girls who have completed Secondary Education are now back at our school helping with the teaching.

Spring 2013: some of our friends visited our school in Malek.
You can watch our film here

October 2011 Photographs of the new solar equipment received from Malek Alel

Richard sent us some photographs of the solar panels and associated equipment

The panels on the specially constructed framework

The batteries need to be kept as fully charged as possible.

The distribution and switching board

Location of solar panels behind the admin block with classroom block in the background

14 February 2011

The revised video designed for use in schools was added to the schools section of the website. You can view a copy by registering in the section Information for Schools.

May 2010

Girls greeting supporters

In May 2010 Joseph visited the school with Peter Boyling (Under Tree Schools administrator) and his wife Claire. We found the school beginning its second year of operation. The General Election in Sudan in April had passed off peacefully in the Malek area, but the start date for the new school year had been delayed because state teachers had been deployed on election duties. The state has agreed to pay teachers at our school, and although salaries had not come through in 2009, they were to be paid this year. Over 200 pupils were registered for the new 2010 year, and they were all issued with a new dress as school uniform. The little girl Akon, who we had interviewed as a new pupil last year, was again registered to attend the school this year. We left funds to pay for running costs in the coming few months. We had been saddened to hear that the roof had blown off one of the classroom blocks in March as a result of a freak storm, and were pleased to see that it had already been replaced. But the cost of replacing it used a lot of our funds. We were delighted to hear that the headteacher Elias Bak Bak Anei had decided to start classes for adults this year – the girls will be taught in the mornings and the adults in the afternoons.

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