Female security officers from different organised forces which include the Army, police, Civil Defense, and prison have conducted a learning campaign over the weekend in Juba.
South Sudan Women Security Sector Network initiated the campaign intending to bring women from different organized forces to keep Juba clean.
This came ahead of the unified forces’ graduation on Tuesday 30th August.
Lt Col. Harriet Fouzia Gina of the SSPDF says women have a duty to be involved in other national activities.
She urges the government of South Sudan to join other organizations in support of their initiatives to make the country progress in the right direction
“Although we go to the frontline to fight, at the same time we can come back and clean, and I call upon my fellow women to join us in the campaign in keeping our nation clean,” Lt Col. Harriet stated.
Another officer who also participated in the campaign is Col. Laura Paul from the National Police Service. She says cleaning is part of human life to make the environment safe and healthy for living.
Col. Laura highlighted that women have a love for the nation that makes them do the cleaning exercise.
She says police still withhold the objective of the national police service of protecting the lives of citizens, and their property and also ensuring the nation is clean.
“We are very happy because cleanliness is part of human life, we must be clean and the country too. We love the country, and ensure that life and property of the citizens are protected.”
Guong Manyiel, the executive director of Helping hands says the purpose of the cleaning campaign is to bring women in different security sectors together and also promote working relationships.
He says the campaign is going to continue for five days where women in protection of civilians sites (PoCs) are expected to join the campaign.
Guong says women in top leadership in the security sector will also involve and give their recommendations regarding the inclusivity of their rights.
“We shall be looking at the top leadership of women in the security sector and the people with disability for them to give recommendations regarding the inclusion of their rights in the nation,” Manyiel explained.
The cleaning campaign was organized and supported by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with Sweden Sverige and Helping Hands, a national organization helping people with disability and war-wounded veterans.