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Many of these children are traumatised. They have witnessed their villages burn down and family and neighbours abused, raped, or killed. Therefore, it is crucial that we provide these children with a safe environment and get them back to school.
Thanks to our supporters, we have built the very first school in this camp. Aden is one of 600 students who have been enrolled. She now sits on the floor in one of the new classrooms alongside 49 expectant and excited fellow students. It is the third day of school and Aden already has clear wishes for the future.
“I love school, and English is one of my favourite subjects,” she shares. “My dream is to become an engineer.”
Building schools and providing education for displaced children is one of the most important things we do. Going to school provides an opportunity for learning, and it also provides a safe haven in an otherwise chaotic and unsafe daily life. When children receive an education, they also become better equipped to contribute to sustainable and peaceful societies.
We have now built two new schools in this camp, with capacity for an additional 1,200 pupils. My colleagues at the camp say that they are approached daily by parents who ask when their children can enrol in school. Our goal is to build more schools, employ more teachers – who are also refugees from Sudan – and provide all children with basic education. To achieve this, we need help.
For 17 EUR, you can give a school kit containing, among other things, a bag, pencils, chalk, and a notebook to two students. Every year, we ensure that more than one million children forced to flee receive help to go to school.
