Community Empowerment for Rehabilitation and Development or CEFORD in Yei on Friday conducted a one-day women dialogue on governance and peace building.
Head of Ceford office, Augustine Michael, explained that the dialogue is to empower women in interacting among themselves on how to strategize in leadership, Radio Easter reported.
Another aim is to enlighten the women on their 35 percent affirmative action fulfilment to correctly claim their rights.
Augustine mentioned that the dialogue will help shape women realize their potentials and assume their positions in fulfilling the 35 percent affirmative action.
He said the dialogue will allow women strategize in doing great things that can be mapped by many people and write history in the name of women of Yei and South Sudan at large.
Mary Gboka Solomon, Coordinator of Mother’s Union at the Episcopal Diocese of Yei said women are also capable of doing work at any government level and Church.
She appealed to women to take any position given to serve at any levels of the government and the Church to affirm their capability.
She asked her fellow women to take the burden of the voiceless ones because they stand in the gap between stakeholders and those voiceless people.
Ignorance of women about their rights to participate in politics and development is a challenge facing them, according to Victoria Nasra Augustino, Director-General in the Ministry Of Gender Child and Social Welfare in former Yei River State.
She cited other challenges including lack of respect for women leaders by men and the cultural beliefs that women are weak.
The director-general expressed disappointment to the government for not giving chances to women to participate in high positions including commissioners and governors despite being capable.
The dialogue brought together 26 women from different groups in Yei.