Dear Daughter - The importance of education
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What shapes a father’s determination to educate his daughters?
In South Sudan, Marco tells Namulanta Kombo why making sure his four daughters go to school matters so deeply to him, carrying forward a value passed down by his own mother, who even sold precious family cows to keep him in school.
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Published on Friday, 5th June 2026.
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