Children risk daily river crossings as Gondokoro island lacks school - Radio Tamazuj

Children risk daily river crossings as Gondokoro island lacks school - Radio Tamazuj

Just a few kilometres from the centre of South Sudan’s capital, Juba, lies Gondokoro Monenyit Island, where residents say they have long been without basic public services despite their proximity to the country’s administrative centre. The island has no school or functioning health facility, forcing children to cross the River Nile each day in small wooden boats to attend classes in Juba. Pregnant women and other patients must also make the jour…