Education in Emergency Situations
In 2023
86’400
children affected by the conflict were able to attend school.
1,854
teachers have been trained in our teaching methods.
403
schools were supported.
Guaranteeing the Right to Education Despite Armed Conflict
Since 2016, Burkina Faso has been plagued by attacks from armed groups across the country, leading to massive population displacement. This instability has also led to a political crisis, a coup d’état in 2022 and inflation of 13.5%. By mid-2022, nearly 2 million people had been displaced and more than 4,000 schools were closed, affecting more than 700,000 students. For many children, school is not only a place of learning but also a refuge. In times of crisis, the risk of violence against children is even higher.
We coordinate emergency education programmes in several regions of the country, on behalf of various organisations such as the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the European Union, to educate and protect displaced children affected by the security crisis in Burkina Faso.
Salfo,10 years old displaced with his family, Burkina Faso
The school in my village closed because of attacks. I am happy to be in class at this school and I am no longer afraid.
Schooling Displaced Children
Enrol displaced children following attacks on their villages, as well as disadvantaged children from host communities in the Boucle du Mouhoun, Centre-Nord and East regions: on behalf of the Global Fund’s Education Cannot Wait initiative, in 2022 we implemented a programme to support quality, inclusive and continuous education for children affected by the security crisis (PAEC).
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Improving Access to Education and Drinking Water
Improving access to education and drinking water: this project to support a multisectoral and integrated response to the needs of affected populations in the eastern region (PARMI-EST) took place from July 2022 to June 2023 in a region affected by security and economic crises.
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Humanitartian aid for Displaced Populations
The security crisis in Burkina Faso has led to a significant increase in humanitarian needs, affecting approximately 4.7 million people, or one in five Burkinabè. Faced with these pressing challenges, Enfants du Monde has been mandated to provide support for a multisectoral and integrated response to the needs of affected populations in the Centre-Nord region (PARMI-Centre Nord) in order to improve the situation through a comprehensive approach.
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Strengthening the Education System and Responding to Emergencies
To educate and protect children in the Hauts Bassins region in the west of the country in response to major educational challenges exacerbated by the security crisis in the country, we are implementing a programme to strengthen the education system and respond to emergencies in the Hauts-Bassins region (PRSERU-HB) in the west of the country.
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Enabling Displaced Children to Continue Attending School
On behalf of the global fund Education Cannot Wait, we are working with the National Education System Resilience Support Project (PARSE) to ensure that children aged 3 to 17 who are vulnerable or in emergency situations following attacks on their villages have access to a form of education that ensures quality educational continuity in the Centre-East region of Burkina Faso.
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I offer 14 Burkina Faso children a bilingual schoolbook in French and Mooré, which will enable them to better progress.
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