The Emergency Coordinator for the UNFPA, Hussein Hassan delivering solar lamp to one of the beneficiaries at Juba POCS site (Photo by Sudans Post)JUBA-Vulnerable women and schoolchildren living in the Juba Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the outskirts of the capital, Juba, have received solar lamps from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as Christmas gifts.
About 70 solar lamps were distributed to women and young girls in the Juba POCs during Christmas.
The lamps stored hope for the IDPs who have been in darkness for a long time without access to electricity or any light during the night.
The emergency coordinator for the UNFPA, Hussein Hassan, said that the initiative to distribute solar lamps among the IDPs aims to address critical needs for safety, education, and economic empowerment.
“By bringing light into the hands of women and girls, we are not just reducing darkness; we are dismantling barriers to equality and opportunity. Every lantern is a step closer to a world where no woman has to fear the dark,” said Hassan at the Juba IDP camp on Christmas Eve.
One of the beneficiaries, Nyanjuok Kor, a 31-year-old mother of two, said the solar lamp will help her and assist her two children in primary school with their reading.
“I am very happy; the solar lamp donated by UNFPA is going to help me at night. We are now relieved, as we are staying in a dark place where we have no access to a torch or electricity. The lamp can be used for lighting at night,” said Kor.
“Before, my children normally read during the day; they do not read at night. That is how they study, but now I am going to tell them to read at night as well because the solar light is there.”
Nyikoang Guong Deng, a schoolgirl in primary 7, said the solar lamp is a great contribution to their commitment to studies, adding that reading at night was impossible for those in school, especially in upper primary.
“The lamp will help when working at home, especially at night because there is no electricity. I am in primary 7, and with the solar lamp, we will be reading day and night. I appreciate the donors for their support,” said Deng.
Turuk Nyang Kur, a 20-year-old primary school leaver who completed his studies at Hope Primary School, said he was doing his examinations at a difficult time when there was no lamp to read by at night.
“The solar lamp will be used for reading and seeing at night. We do not have a lamp at home, and this lamp is going to help my sister. We are very happy for those who are giving us lamps,” said Kur.
