Strenghtening the Education and Emergency Response System
From 2023 to 2027
34 100
children from 6 to 17 years old have been supported by the project
48
months to support the Hauts-Bassins region
Burkina Faso faces major educational challenges, exacerbated by the security crisis that has been ravaging the country since 2016. Access to education has been steadily declining for two years, mainly due to the closure of schools in the regions most affected by attacks by armed groups. In this context, Enfants du Monde, mandated by the European Union and co-financed by the SDC, is launching a new Emergency Education project to enrol and protect children in the Hauts Bassins region in the west of the country.
This four-year project (October 2023-September 2027) aims to help 34,100 children aged 6 to 17, from primary to secondary education.
Challenges
It is crucial to raise awareness among teachers about how to respond in emergency situations, such as the arrival of armed groups or gunfire, in order to ensure the safety of students and educational staff while maintaining an environment conducive to learning.
Our Impact Project Content
- Construction of additional classrooms to relieve overcrowding in existing schools;
- Set-up of temporary classrooms in areas affected by internal displacement of students;
- Continuing education for facilitators in alternative education centres;
- Training on school safety, psychosocial support and identification of children in psychological distress;
- Provision of textbooks for students and teachers;
- Care for out-of-school children in accelerated education centres to enable them to enter vocational training;
- Remedial classes and specialised support to help students with difficulties catch up;
- Information campaign to encourage children to return to school;
- Mobilisation of communities to play an active role in monitoring education and tracking resources allocated to education;
- Distribution of recreational kits to bring joy to children.
Simane Ouoba Regional Programme Officer for Education in Emergencies and Protection, Enfants du Monde, Burkina Faso
In the Hauts Bassins region, the educational situation had already been difficult for some time, but the security crisis made it even worse. At the end of March 2023, 318 schools were closed, depriving 58,028 pupils of education.
Contact our Team
Enfants du Monde
Coordination Office in Sahelian Africa
01 BP 1793 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
Tougma Téné Sankara
Tel.: +226 25 36 08 46
Email: edmsahel@fasonet.bf
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