Tagged: Central African Republic

Teacher writes in the notebook of a little girl sitting at a school desk

“The children have fun and forget about what they have been through”

Children in emergencies

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Early childhood education lays a foundation for peace in the Central African Republic. Children in the Central African Republic have endured years of violence and conflict. Armed groups struggle for control of the country’s natural resources, leaving families in the middle dealing with the chaos. In 2013, rebel forces took over the… Read more →←
Legs and feet of a group of children in sports class.

Nadine and Jonathan: hopes for a bright future

Children in emergencies

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When the headmaster calls her name, Nadine* jumps from her seat and runs up to the stage. She greets the teachers, grabs her certificate and turns to face dozens of cheering children. She is trying to hide her smile behind her hand, out of shyness, but everyone in the room can sense her happiness and pride. Just four months after being… Read more →←
Back in June, Alison, (14) stands beneath a makeshift shelter at a site for internally displaced people, in Bangui, the capital.

Central African Republic: as violence erupts we must work harder for children

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Saturday, September 26, 2015 is a day to remember in the long history of the crisis in the Central African Republic. That morning, the body of a young Muslim motorcycle taxi driver was found in town. He had been brutally murdered. That death triggered a new escalation of violence, another round in the vicious circle of killing, looting,… Read more →←
In Ouango, a district of Bangui, a little girl enjoys clean, running water thanks to the new system.

The gift of clean water – from Vientiane to Bangui

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When Linsavanh Inthaphonedeth, a 26-year-old drilling engineer from Lao People’s Democratic Republic, first arrived in Bangui, he was shocked to see the numbers of soldiers and army vehicles in the streets. The rest, he says, is fine although his family back home is worried about food and mosquitos. This is Linsavanh’s first trip… Read more →←
With the security situation improving in some parts of the Central African Republic, plans are being made to restore access to education.

Achta’s dream of education

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The 24th of July was a very sad day for Achta. The seventeen-year-old was sitting in her house, fretting over her dream of getting an education. She was supposed to take an entrance test for secondary school that day, but the exam was taking place on the other side of town, controlled by one of the armed groups active in CAR, the… Read more →←
The bags of amulets that children released from the Anti-Balaka group brought to the transit centre.

After release by armed groups, children learn to be children

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In the transit center for children formerly associated with armed groups, in Bambari, Central African Republic, Jonathan* a 16-year-old boy, is sitting on the floor and going through a big bag full of ‘jujus’ – necklaces, armbands and little pouches. “This amulet used to protect me against Kalashnikov bullets. This other one made… Read more →←
Children associated with the anti-Balaka militia take part in a release ceremony in Bambari in the Central African Republic.

Soldier no more: releasing children from armed groups in CAR

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It was a hot, humid day in April when we pulled into the town of Kouango, in the south of Central African Republic, where fighting had stopped just long enough to allow us to venture into the town for a humanitarian assessment and to distribute school kits at the local primary school. The situation in CAR has developed from a silent… Read more →←
Health staff at the Bimbo Clinic pack vaccines from their kerosene fridge ready for the canoe trip to hard-to-reach villages.

Getting children immunized – going the extra mile in CAR

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Like most things in the Central African Republic, the vaccination system is decidedly low-tech. Most vaccines are transported over dirt roads and stored in kerosene fridges. Volunteers walk from house to house with loud-speakers (or sometimes just loud voices) to inform families about campaigns. Mothers go by foot, carrying their… Read more →←

Central African Republic: a country of helpers needs our help

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They say that in times of disaster we should “look for the helpers”. In the Central African Republic it is easy to find these helpers – they are cleaning latrines in displacement camps, teaching classes under tarpaulins and welcoming traumatised children into their homes. As my time in CAR comes to an end, I want to share their… Read more →←

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