Wednesday, September 27, 2006

how about more of this and less talk, yes?

Children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have begun attending school this week instead of sifting for minerals in a vast open-cast mine.

from BBC
"Some 250 children in the province of Katanga have been given school places in the town of Kigoma. The project is being run by a Belgian organisation, Groupe One, with funding from the government in Brussels and the UN children's agency, Unicef.

Eight-year-old twins Decu and Kabu and their friend 15-year-old Cedric told the BBC how they wanted to go to school but their families could not afford the fees.
Cedric told the BBC this week he was thrilled to be at school "to become more intelligent and to have the opportunity to improve my life".
Cut-off date
A total of 250 former child miners aged between eight and 15 began at Maman Mbuyi school this week.Fees of $75 per year for primary school pupils and $100 (£53) per year for older pupils are being covered by the scheme run by Groupe One. That money includes the cost of new uniforms, often an extra expense families cannot afford. Help is also being provided to the children's families to cover the loss of income."


2 Comments:

Blogger Mr. N. said...

a sad reality huh?

4:13 PM  
Blogger Lirun said...

very

1:07 PM  

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