In my mind, as a child at that time, the only way to escape poverty was to go to school. It was at that time that I decided to commit myself to schoo… - Ann Itto Leonardo

We need to provide leadership; this is number one, and also participating fully and taking care of our own interests. It is not just about our presence, but there are training opportunities in customs, trade, finance and banking system, and so forth.

Our women in the rural areas will be engaged by the national parliament in Juba because we cannot work directly with them because we are a regional parliament.

If we train our people and take this seriously, it will save South Sudan money because you will not spend money again to train people because you will use the money paid as membership fees.