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    South Sudan, Education
    Gender Equity

    Midwifery school: life for mothers and children

    Project Number: 179.1022

    Child and maternal mortality rates in South Sudan are extremely high. There has been civil war in the country for years. Mothers and children receive little or no support. Against this backdrop, the midwifery school run by our partner organization PRDA (Presbyterian Relief and Development Agency) is crucial. The graduates are professionally well trained. The trainee midwives are taught obstetrics, anatomy and physiology, as well as English, mathematics and first aid. The students apply their knowledge in practice during annual internships in a hospital.  

    Background information

    According to UNICEF, 62 out of 1,000 babies in South Sudan die in their first year of life. In comparison: in Switzerland, this figure is four out of every 1,000 children (as of 2018).

    The need for trained midwives is therefore great. The midwifery school of our partner organization PRDA was founded in 2005 in the city of Leer. In spring 2014, the school relocated to northern Kenya due to the civil war. As part of a three-year training course, qualified midwives are trained there to support women during pregnancy and childbirth, prevent problems and treat complications. There is a fundamental demand for training in the health sector in South Sudan. Prevention activities, including vaccinations, are also important in order to reduce the spread of diseases. The trained midwives inform women about reproductive health.

    Project goals

    The project trains professional midwives. They care for women during pregnancy as well as during and after birth and give the newborns a good start in life.

    The overall goal of the project is to support mothers and children. The trained midwives provide women of childbearing age with knowledge regarding hygiene as well as reproductive health and family planning issues. At the same time, women and infants have better access to medical care.

    Target group

    The project benefits the wider population in South Sudan, as the trained midwives remain in the health sector after their training and either train in an international organization "Community Midwives" or continue their studies. In any case, it benefits women throughout South Sudan, whether in the camp for internally displaced persons or in the refugee camp outside the country, where there is also a great need for trained midwives. The Presbyterian Relief and Development Agency (PRDA) recruits students from all regions of South Sudan, regardless of their ethnicity.

    Activities

    • Theoretical and practical training of women to become state-certified midwives
    • During the practical training period, vaccination campaigns for infants are carried out and expectant mothers and mothers in childbed are accompanied. Midwives must attend at least 50 births during their training in order to graduate.
    • Purchase of teaching materials and work clothes
    • Housing and meals for the students and teaching staff
    • Support for the alumni network.

    Project progress

    Since its foundation, 122 women have successfully completed their midwifery training. On May 27, 2023, the newly built midwifery school in Juba was opened with a big celebration. There are currently 58 students enrolled at the midwifery school in Juba. Thanks to the new and larger school, there is now room for twice as many students as before. This year, for the first time, a man is also studying at the midwifery school.

    Juba is strategically well located. There are plenty of hospitals for internships and good networking opportunities with other organizations such as the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders and the WHO.

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    South Sudan

    • About 11 million inhabitants
    • 62 infants out of 1000 die before they reach the first year of life
    • 11% of births take place in a health facility

     

    Project budget 2024

    CHF 167'800

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    Guliba Florence Hakim

    Coordinator South Sudan
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    Jacqueline Brunner

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    Dorina Waldmeyer

    Program Officer South Sudan
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