S. Sudan Focuses on Girls on Day of African Child
![Children march at the Nyakuron Cultural Center in Juba to mark the Day of the African Child.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e1ef3177-1026-45ff-8afe-fdcae011ab47_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children march at the Nyakuron Cultural Center in Juba to mark the Day of the African Child.
![South Sudanese school children hold a poster during a march in Juba to mark the Day of the African Child.](https://gdb.voanews.com/87ac6995-ff06-464b-a3cb-39c8f38241e9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Sudanese school children hold a poster during a march in Juba to mark the Day of the African Child.
![Ending child marriage is the focus of the Day of the African Child in South Sudan, where more than half of girls aged 15-19, like Akuot B., shown here, are married, often against their will.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e390c30a-796b-4fda-be20-cf17f6cdc134_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ending child marriage is the focus of the Day of the African Child in South Sudan, where more than half of girls aged 15-19, like Akuot B., shown here, are married, often against their will.
![The South Sudan government is poised to roll out a nationwide program to urge parents to keep their daughters in school.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4eb594fb-ff98-4ed8-833d-987967eedb5c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The South Sudan government is poised to roll out a nationwide program to urge parents to keep their daughters in school.