Central African Republic

Improve access to primary education in Sam Ouandja

• Funding: UNICEF
• Global budget: €162,000
• Duration: 9 months (November 2008 – September 2009)

Since May 2007, when we started working with Sudanese refugees in Sam Ouandja, we have been assessing the humanitarian needs of the local residents. Because the very specific sociology of this diamondiferous, isolated area hinders spontaneous and efficient organisation of collective services, it appears essential to energise and promote public services with programmes generating visible benefits for the population.

Project aims:

• Contribute to providing access to primary education for all children,
• Increase the local schools’ capacities in terms of size and management
• Improve the conditions of primary education.

More specifically, Triangle is:

• Rehabilitating and improving school facilities
• Creating “catch-up classes” for older children
• Distributing teaching kits
• Training and guiding teachers
• Supporting and empowering Parents Associations
• Offering socio-educational support to the families
• Implementing educational gardens - FAO/ Triangle GH

When we first submitted this project, Triangle’s educational team forecast the need to extend the programme to guarantee its sustainability at grass-roots level. Positive interaction with the community is certainly increasing, particularly thanks to our agricultural projects and access to water projects (see below).