Girl Child Poetry
Poetry allows young people to express their challenges and successes.
Hear the voices of our students below.

The Girl Child
Jewel of inestimable value
The pearl of the oceans
Though like a diamond in the dirt,
She is usually undervalued
Often maltreated, dejected and detested
Yet like an owl alone in the desert,
She builds herself into a real woman
And converting all odds into stepping stones
Oh girl child,
A rare gem
A care giver
A potential mother
My mother,
Your mother,
A mother to us all
My home maker,
Your true champion
Our nation builder:
You may know many mechanics,
But my heart pants for the lady mechanic;
You can tell me stories of humanitarian service providers, But Mother Theresa still hold still the hand of time,
The world keeps producing prime ministers,
Yet Margaret Thatcher stands the test of time
History has stories on many subject matters,
But the present and the future has a place for the Girl Child; A route leading men into tomorrow,
A lamp unto the path of success,
A boat sailing over the slavery of life to independence,
A ready help for every husband,
The brain behind the success of all men
There is no arguing
The girl child is knowledge personified, wisdom branded,
For Genuine counsel abodes with her,
Leading by example is her way of life,
Instructing by living it out
Is her culture,
Guiding by doing it is her tradition,
Giving discipline with care is her way of doing things
For she is a born teacher,
Who knows not just what and how to teach,
But knows exactly who to teach,
Oh my mother,
Who alone teaches me morals
She alone knows the highway to education,
No wonder she teaches even outside the classroom.
The girl child is a transmitter of knowledge,
But how can she transmit without being educated?
Give me your hands and take mine,
Together let’s
Send the girl child to school,
Train the girl child in school,
For in the girl child lies the hope for a better tomorrow.
For in the girl child lies the hope for a better tomorrow.

I Have a Hope
by Jennifer Amou Monydit
I have hope
Oh! Education
I have hope
Hope that I will make it
Hope that I will emancipate
Hope that I will be crowned victorious
Hope that education is a great beacon light
I have made a momentous decree on education
I have put manacles and chains on myself to follow the right paths of education
I will never languish education
I cannot be withered from concentrating on education
I can never dramatize education
I take it wholeheartedly
I have signed a promissory note to pursuing my education
I hope I won’t be given back a check
A check marked insufficient funds
Because the banks of education can never run bankrupt.
Forced Marriage
by Mary Nyanawan
Forced marriage, Forced marriage
The deadly act
Spoiling young girls’ future
After the girl reached her puberty stage
Uncle tells a girl to go for marriage
It does not matter whether
The groom is educated, rich or poor
Forced marriage, Forced marriage
A deadly act
Mostly in the Lakes State parts
Of our country South Sudan
Young girls are crying
Because of the deadly act
Young girls are running
From homes to the streets
Forced marriage, Forced marriage
The deadly act
Teachers, Local Counselors
Wake up and we fight
Against the deadly act
Teachers, Local Counselors
Teach the guardians
The dangers of forced marriage
So that our beloved ones
Enjoy their future.
