EXPERIENCE: Don Bosco Gumbo, Juba, South Sudan

The BEAMS team was very well welcomed by the Salesians and FMA of Gumbo. The Liaison office was kind enough to give us a lift to this destination. The Salesian Sisters Hosted Beatrice and the rest of the team, Men, were hosted by SDB

We want to really appreciate the good work being done by both SDB and FMA. The SDBs are running a Parish, Primary School, Secondary School, Technical Institute and Daily Oratory. The FMAs are running a Nursery school, a Primary School and a Woman Promotion Centre. Importance to note is the impact the Women Promotion Centre is having in the life of women. They have been empowered to become entrepreneurs and to feed their families. Most of these women do not have any formal education and so this kind of empowerment gives them hope in a society where women are regarded as of less value and early marriages are rampant. Sisters are running three departments:
1. Agriculture
2. Tailoring and Dress making
3. Catering
4. Literacy classes
Sisters have also formed Cooperative Society to empower women in selling their products and finding market. This also encourages initiative on the part of women.