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The event was largely celebrated by celebrants from UN
agencies, National & International NGOs, Miss World South Sudan, Local
county authorities, students from primary and secondary high school and also
youths and women groups and community members. The state Minister of Education,
Michael Lopuke was the event’s guest of honor. In attendance was also Deputy
Mayor of Torit Municipal council, Marko Lokitoe Lokuuta. State Minister of
Social Development, Paska Hifita who called on parents to be responsible and
meet the sanitary needs of their daughters by putting aside some of their
income.
The State’s Minister of Education
stated “After I received the invitation to officiate at the ceremony I was
contemplating on how to talk about menstrual hygiene in public. I then called
the Hon. Minister of Social Development who is a female and asked to talk on my
behalf since she is a women and she understands the issue better. Her response
to me was “how long as men do we still want to keep silent on such as issue, it
high time we break the myth and talk about it especially from you men” With
this was now convinced that I need to play my part and that’s why standing here
in front you speaking freely about menstrual hygiene. As a father I am going to
take it up with family and talk about menstrual hygiene. The Pupils here today
really demonstrated the need to create an enabling environment. As a ministry
we are going to support this and it’s not going to be just an even.”
Manuela Modong, Miss World South Sudan and founder of
“Minimize School dropouts campaign” was also in attendance. “Is it fair for a
biological process as menstruation to negatively affect the performance of
young girls and women of our society?” Manuela asked. She continues “We should
all put our hands together to ensure that all young girls and women in our
community get to embrace womanhood with no monthly shame”.
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