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Over 250 ex-combatants will graduate on Monday after finishing three months of rehabilitation training organized by the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission in Western Bahr el Ghazal State.

The training aims to change life of the former soldiers to a civilian way of life.

Kerbino Yel, the Public Information Director at the DDR Commission says that the training also gave the former soldiers basic career and livelihood skills.

“There are around four to five courses; one is life skill, and then agriculture, carpentry, welding and many others,” he said.

Mr Yel also said that there will be more opportunities for training.

“We want to encourage the rest of the ex-combatants and the combatants who are out there to gear up for the next training,” he said.

The training is part of the pilot project funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan with support from government of South Sudan, which targets the four states of Warrap, Lakes, Western Bar el Ghazal and Northern Bahr el Ghazal.

The graduation of the ex-combatants will take place on Monday.