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For every child, the right to Education
| Background South Sudan’s education system continues to face severe challenges that hinder equitable access to quality learning. Nearly all pre-primary-aged children and 60 per cent of school-aged children remain out of school, while those enrolled often face overcrowded classrooms, insufficient qualified teachers, and acute shortages of textbooks and teaching and learning materials (TLMs). The availability and distribution of textbooks are particularly constrained by limited funding, constrained supply chains, and logistical difficulties in reaching remote and conflict-affected areas. Many schools operate with an acute shortage of textbooks, forcing teachers to rely on improvised methods and oral instruction. This lack of access to quality learning materials contributes significantly to poor learning outcomes. Digital learning solutions offer an alternative and complementary modality for quality educational opportunities to children and youth to strengthen the availability, accessibility, and effective use of learning materials across South Sudan. Digitization of textbooks, teacher guides, and supplementary learning resources can enhance efficiency in production, distribution, and updating of materials. In contexts where printed materials are difficult to deliver, digital systems can complement traditional materials and methods by providing offline access to learning content through tablets, mobile devices, or community digital platforms (hubs). They can also facilitate continuous professional development (CPD) for improving teacher’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and values through digital mentoring, resource-sharing platforms, and access to instructional materials to enhance learners’ outcomes. However, these opportunities must be understood within South Sudan’s broader digital landscape, where connectivity and infrastructure remain significant barriers. Only around 17 per cent of the population in South Sudan are estimated to have access to the internet[1]. Similarly, between 12 to 20 per cent of households are estimated to have access to digital devices such as smartphones[2]. Rural schools—where most learners are enrolled—face compounded challenges due to unreliable electricity, weak or absent network coverage, and the high cost of devices and data. Against this backdrop, the Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MoGEI), with support from UNICEF through the Global Partnership for Education’s Transforming Education in South Sudan (GPE-TESS) programme, aims to complement and strengthen teaching and learning through innovative, context-appropriate solutions. To effectively deploy and integrate digital learning in South Sudan, a Digital Landscape Analysis will be undertaken to assess the feasibility, opportunities, and challenges of leveraging digital systems to enhance the access and use of textbooks and teaching and learning materials across South Sudan. The analysis will inform the design of sustainable and inclusive digital strategies for implementation that complement existing teaching and learning interventions—supporting teachers’ professional development, scale-up and improving access to quality learning for all children.
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(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
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