“Taking risks to save lives is my priority number one”

Luel Deng Ding, Education and Adolescent Officer, UNICEF Bentiu Field Office in South Sudan 

Tell us a bit about your background. 

I am a South Sudanese national born in Nasir, Upper Nile State, South Sudan. I grew up in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. I have a Masters Degree of Education with specialization in Planning, Management and Administration from Mount Kenya University, Kenya. A Bachelor Degree in Physics and Mathematics (2008, Kampala International University, Uganda), and an Associate Degree in Physics and Mathematics (2003/Ethiopia).

What do you do?

My work involves all aspects of education development and emergency interventions leading state education cluster coordination with government and education partners, support monitoring supervision, funds utilizations and accountability, assessment and response to acute education emergencies in the affected schools, planning and distribution of materials for schools, providing technical support in capacity development of education officials and teachers, spearheading Back To Learning campaigns Initiatives.  

Other tasks include being the Staff Association Chairperson representing Bentiu Field Office and ensuring the welfare and well-being of all staff at field level. As well as my personal and mandatory learning and development courses.