The Director-General of Gender in the Ministry of Gender and Social Welfare in Yei River State urges parents to take care of their children.
Nasera Victoria Augustino says young girls tend to move away from home to rent separate houses because of lack of parental care, Easter Radio reports.
She urges the parents to ensure that they stay together with their daughters or seek the help of the police if the young girls prove stubborn.
Victoria calls on the women to engage on small scale businesses to counter the economic crisis in the country.
The director-general spoke to Radio Easter on in Yei Tuesday.