Day of the African Child in South Sudan: Catholic Official Says “Church must see that children are safe”

“There are numerous challenges facing children in the society more especially in South Sudan,” he said, highlighting “child recruitments, early marriages.”

According to the South Sudan Catholic Priest, “the most surprising” abuse against children in the world’s newest nation “is child compensation where the baby girl is given to the family when someone kills a person.”

There is a need to involve children in all activities and advocate for best practices in society that foster the rights of children, Fr. Gaba emphasized. 

He went on to highlight some initiatives taken by PMS in South Sudan in child safeguarding initiatives, saying, “In our animation for the Missionary Holy Childhood, we always continue to create awareness and create the environment of prayer, the environment of spirituality so that the children may grow spiritually, mentally, and educationally.”

The Director of PMS in South Sudan added, “We are slowly trying to set this office of pontifical mission society for the Holy childhood and hoping slowly we shall be at the position of celebrating the Day of the African Child.”

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