She Stands museum seeks to preserve South Sudanese women’s history
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eye Radio
Illustrative image · Christian Alemu · Pexels · Licence PexelsSouth Sudan’s She Stands museum is calling for stronger national and international partnerships to document women’s role in the liberation struggle, development and preservation of cultural heritage. Its founder, Anok Mayardit, made the call at an annual luncheon bringing together government officials, diplomats and international partners.
The She Stands Women’s Museum wants to create a permanent institution to document, preserve and pass on the history of South Sudanese women, including their contributions to the liberation struggle, national development and the preservation of cultural traditions. Its founder, Anok Mayardit, called for stronger national and international partnerships at a luncheon focused on relations with the diplomatic corps on Thursday, according to Eye Radio.
Anok Mayardit presented the future museum as a learning and research centre intended in particular for schoolchildren, researchers and families. She said many women’s experiences remained undocumented, underrepresented or preserved only through oral transmission, according to Eye Radio.
The project should also enable families to reconnect with their cultural heritage and researchers to access historical information at risk of disappearing. Mayardit also called for women’s history to be made an element of national identity and the building of an inclusive future, according to Eye Radio.
