The city of Birao was confronted at the beginning of September 2019, with clashes between the FPRC armed groups and the MLCJ respectively of Ethnia Rounga and Kara. These clashes between the antagonists have seriously affected the living conditions of the population and caused the displacement of an important number of the population to MINUSCA sites and to the aerodrome of Birao.
The absence of educational authorities in the area has gradually led the Prefecture of Vakaga towards a probable blank year, according to the parent’s words. In the in order to respond to these identified gaps, Unicef decided to enter into a partnership with the NGO Jai Rêvé Foundation through the project entitled “Improving access to education for children affected by the crisis and in the return area with a specific attention to girls in the Vakaga Prefectures (BiraoTiroumgoulou Ouandjia) and ensuring continuous education and learning in a safe and protective environment ”to facilitate reopening of the Prefectural School; So that 2,863 school-age children affected by the Birao crisis (displaced communities) in Tiringoulou, Ouanda axis Djalle, and Nda access primary education opportunities, to continue their schooling and receive quality psychosocial support; Provide school kits and school materials in Birao, Tiringoulou, Ouandjia Djalle, Sikikede; Install STEPS on the Aerodrome site; Support educational training and psychosocial work of teachers in the targeted areas.
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