Yei Parents Urged to Send Children to School

(YEI RIVER COUNTY) -The chairlady of Yei River County women Association is appealing to parents and guardians in the county to send their children to school as the 2026 academic year begun this week. Alice Ciama said delaying to send children to school will lead to high school dropouts and exposure to child labor over the prevailing economic challenges affecting families across the county. Ciama also cautioned parents against child labor in the community.

“The schools have re-opened and let all children be send to school and I also know that there are a lot of challenges ranging from limited classrooms, schools, family needs and parents are finding find it difficult to send their children to school”

Ciama noted that access to better education in the county stands a challenge, citing limited number of schools and rising number of returnees from neighboring Uganda and DR Congo which she said has placed more pressure on existing learning facilities in the county.   She called on the government and development partners to improve learning conditions to attract and keep children at school.     Meanwhile, the Acting Director of Labor for Yei River County, Robert Baby Onesimo, urged parents and guardians to protect children from child labor. He warned that involving children in hard work deprives them of their right to education and exposes them to possible exploitation.   Onesimo noted that children should be supported to remain in school and grow in a safe learning environment.

“Child labor is a common practice happening in our communities because most of the parents and care givers have decided to send their children to work in restaurants and we condemn such practices and urge parents and guardians to send their children to school because the future of our country lies in the hands of our children”

The two speakers made the remarks in an interview with Access Radio on Tuesday.