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The importance of education
In South Sudan, Marco explains why educating his four daughters matters deeply to him, a belief shaped by his mother who risked everything to keep him in school.
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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