On June 26, 2019, children take part in an emergency attack simulation as they practice shelter and evacuation procedures in the event of an armed attack at the Yalgho Primary School in Dori, Burkina Faso.
Bouba has been out of school since he survived a Boko Haram attack on his village, Mabas, in Cameroon two years ago. Now he's back to learning with a UNICEF-supported"radio school" program."Back home I liked going to school," says Bouba, a survivor of a Boko Haram attack on his village, Mabas, in Cameroon two years ago."I was good at maths, and I even liked doing homework. Now, when I see other children returning from school during the day, I want to be among them.
"As facilitators, we try to be discreet because of the security situation. If people see what we are doing, we could get killed."Abdoulaye says attacks against educators have escalated."At first, they only threatened schools. Nowadays, they actually kill us. They are targeting the population, forcing people into displacement. As facilitators, we try to be discreet because of the security situation. If people see what we are doing, we could get killed.
A student goes over blackboard notes for a class in emergency preparedness in case of armed attack at a school in Baigaï, a village near the Nigerian border in Cameroon's Far North region.A student goes over blackboard notes for a class in emergency preparedness at a school in Baigaï, a village near the Nigerian border in Cameroon's Far North region. The program focuses on teaching children and teachers what to do in the event of an armed attack on their school.
UNICEFUSA Stand up and be a couple of men.
UNICEFUSA Hey, ! 4Q. I am African and I've lived in 5 countries. ALL your insistent spewage of this patronistic BS has done, is perpetuate the idea that Africa is some sort of dead monolithic 'shithole'. Why don't u go focus on the muppet u've currently got in the WH? We're fine.
UNICEFUSA Good that UNICEF helps the children. It's sad that children gets driven out of shool because of violence.