Miss World South Sudan calls on parents to abandon the practice of forcing girls for marriage at early age.
Ajak Kiir calls for the education of the girl child for better future, Radio Emmanuel reports.
The Miss World South Sudan notes that educated girls have more job opportunities and can help their parents.
The Ambassador of Canada to South Sudan Nicholas Coughlin appeals to parents to keep girls at school.
He advises parents to allow a girl to grow to mature age and take her own decision to marry.
The Ambassador notes that the responsibility to build the nation for the better depends on the young people.
The speakers passed their messages on Tuesday during the ground breaking of maternity ward complex at Torit Hospital in Imotong State.