Education in Emergencies Project: Solidar Suisse strengthens the capacity of the implementation team

Burkina Faso has been facing a security crisis since 2015 due to attacks by armed groups that are rampant in several regions. This security crisis is having an impact on the local population: around 10% of the population is internally displaced. It has also led to disruptions in Burkina Faso’s education system. As a result, there are major obstacles to accessing and maintaining schools for internally displaced pupils, as well as pupils from host communities, due to the vulnerability of households. In addition, teachers are poorly prepared to face the challenges of education in crisis situations.

To this situation, Solidar Suisse intends to contribute to the response through the implementation of the project “Promotion de l’accès inclusif, sain et protecteur à l’éducation formelle et alternative pour les enfants affectés par la crise sécuritaire (Chaine du Bonheur)” in the Centre Nord region. It specifically aims to:

– Améliorer l’accès au post-primaire et le maintien scolaire des élèves de 12 à 15 ans à risque de déscolarisation ;

– Favoriser l’accès à une offre d’éducation alternative aux adolescent-e-s déplacés internes de 16 à 17 exclus du système éducatif ;

– Améliorer les capacités techniques des enseignant-e-s afin de leurs permettre de faire face aux défis de l éducation en situation de crise.

With a view to ensuring better quality of activities in the field, the project implementation team and focal points from the North Central Regional Directorates of the Ministries of Youth and Employment, Post-Primary and Secondary Education and Humanitarian Action, were equipped from July 15 to 19, 2024 in Kaya on conflict-sensitive project management, child protection and security. During these 05 days, participants were reinforced in l’analyse du contexte (conflit), l’identification des approches programmatiques sensibles au conflit, la protection de l’enfant et la sécurité personnelle dans le contexte de risques sécuritaires.

As a reminder, the project “Promotion de l’accès inclusif, sain et protecteur à l’éducation formelle et alternative pour les enfants affectés par la crise sécuritaire (Chaine du Bonheur) “, is being implemented in the Centre-Nord region, Sanmatenga province, and covers the period from April 2024 to September 2026. It is co-financed by Chaine de Bonheur. The main targets are:

👉145 students aged 12 to 15 at risk of dropping out of school, including 85 girls ;

👉100 internally displaced teenagers aged 16 to 17 excluded from the education system, including 50 girls ;

👉85 mothers of reinstated IDP children ;

👉100 teachers, including 55 women.

👉And 9,000 children (indirect targets) to be reached by trained teachers

Family photo of participants