Women Entrepreneurs Are Powering Jobs in South Sudan

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See how World Bank-backed grants are empowering women entrepreneurs in South Sudan to grow businesses, create jobs, and strengthen community livelihoods.

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00:10 I

00:10 I can't thank

00:12 World Bank enough.

00:13 I can't thank the Ministry of Gender enough,

00:17 um,

00:17 especially

00:18 in South Sudan.

00:19 It's even a surprise

00:21 because when I was telling a friend that we

00:24 received some money from the Ministry of Gender,

00:27 they're like,

00:27 Are you sure I received money?

00:29 I said,

00:29 yes,

00:30 I received.

00:30 And my cousin was telling me,

00:32 check your account,

00:33 check your account very well.

00:35 Maybe it is your money disappearing from your account and you know,

00:38 you see.

00:49 My name is Annette Bongare Ladu Sokiri.

00:52 I am the,

00:54 uh,

00:54 CEO of Juba Rail Travel

00:57 Company.

00:58 I never thought of aviation

01:00 at all.

01:01 She never dreamed of planes,

01:02 but today Anne Bongari Lado Sukiwi is helping South Sudan move one journey at a time.

01:11 So we came back home and then um

01:13 I got admitted to the Khartoum University.

01:16 Anne returned to South Sudan with hope following the

01:18 signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005.

01:22 She got admitted at Khartoum University

01:25 to study electrical engineering,

01:27 but instability

01:28 and lack of adequate money cut her education sought.

01:35 She took her first job as a cleaner at Apex

01:39 and work her way up.

01:41 I started as a cleaner

01:43 and I progressed to administrative assistant.

01:46 So I got the idea about flights

01:48 from Apex.

01:54 Before I got the support.

01:56 I just felt like a woman who is struggling alone,

01:59 yeah,

02:00 to,

02:00 to make sure they earn a living.

02:02 But after the support,

02:04 I realized

02:05 there's recognition

02:06 out there,

02:07 you know.

02:08 Then I realized that,

02:09 um,

02:10 a lot of people are actually getting inspired

02:13 by seeing a woman run a business.

02:15 Support from the Ministry of Gender backed by the World Bank

02:19 provided a grant of $35,000 USD positioning the business for IATA certification

02:27 and growth.

02:28 We have hired people,

02:30 some

02:31 who have really been

02:32 unable to meet their basic needs.

02:36 Yeah,

02:36 but now they're able to provide food.

02:38 Some of them have been able to take,

02:41 you know,

02:41 elderly parents to better hospitals to get better medical

02:46 attention.

02:47 Yes,

02:48 it has improved lives.

02:49 This actually shows that

02:51 the Ministry of Gender is improving.

02:54 Improving livelihoods,

02:55 it's

02:57 supporting women,

02:58 and then even internally they are actually doing better.

03:02 They are not the minister of gender that

03:04 we used to hear about.

03:05 We thank you so much for looking at the South Sudanese women,

03:10 encouraging the South Sudanese women,

03:12 and then

03:14 building more confidence in the South Sudanese women.

03:17 So one woman will change the whole nation.

03:21 Yes,

03:21 so

03:22 I'm sure their intention is to make sure South Sudan becomes a better place.

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I I can't thank World Bank enough. I can't thank the Ministry of Gender enough, um, especially in South Sudan. It's even a surprise because when I was telling a friend that we received some money from the Ministry of Gender, they're like, Are you sure I received money? I said, yes, I received. And my cousin was telling me, check your account, check your account very well. Maybe it is your money disappearing from your account and you know, you see. My name is Annette Bongare Ladu Sokiri. I am the, uh, CEO of Juba Rail Travel Company. I never thought of aviation at all. She never dreamed of planes, but today Anne Bongari Lado Sukiwi is helping South Sudan move one journey at a time. So we came back home and then um I got admitted to the Khartoum University. Anne returned to South Sudan with hope following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. She got admitted at Khartoum University to study electrical engineering, but instability and lack of adequate money cut her education sought. She took her first job as a cleaner at Apex and work her way up. I started as a cleaner and I progressed to administrative assistant. So I got the idea about flights from Apex. Before I got the support. I just felt like a woman who is struggling alone, yeah, to, to make sure they earn a living. But after the support, I realized there's recognition out there, you know. Then I realized that, um, a lot of people are actually getting inspired by seeing a woman run a business. Support from the Ministry of Gender backed by the World Bank provided a grant of $35,000 USD positioning the business for IATA certification and growth. We have hired people, some who have really been unable to meet their basic needs. Yeah, but now they're able to provide food. Some of them have been able to take, you know, elderly parents to better hospitals to get better medical attention. Yes, it has improved lives. This actually shows that the Ministry of Gender is improving. Improving livelihoods, it's supporting women, and then even internally they are actually doing better. They are not the minister of gender that we used to hear about. We thank you so much for looking at the South Sudanese women, encouraging the South Sudanese women, and then building more confidence in the South Sudanese women. So one woman will change the whole nation. Yes, so I'm sure their intention is to make sure South Sudan becomes a better place.

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