Schools for Africa
Children and young people in Croatia learn about children’s rights and create opportunities for children of DR Congo
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The Challenge
We invite you to join us in creating educational opportunities for the most vulnerable children of DR Congo!
Through the "Schools for Africa" program, children and young people across Croatia advocate for the education of their peers in the DR Congo and learn about children's rights and the importance of solidarity.
UNICEF will provide all program implementers with training, program materials, and professional support throughout the year.
For all questions about the "Schools for Africa" program, contact us at [email protected] or 01/2442-660.
You can pay the collected funds for the donation to the bank account HR9223600001501092532, reference number 25612.
School, a desk, a notebook, and a teacher are still just a dream for more than 100 million children in Africa. Without education, these children miss out on the opportunity to realize their potential, escape poverty, and build a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Poverty, lack of safe school facilities, distance from schools, life in exile, and discriminatory beliefs of society are obstacles to education that these children cannot overcome.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is an African country where the number of children who cannot exercise their rights due to armed conflicts, weather disasters, and the spread of diseases is continuously growing.
7 million children are growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo who need support to continue their education, which is essential for the healthy development of every child. Through the activities of the Schools for Africa program, we will join forces to create educational opportunities and better life chances for them:
- We will invest in schools and educators,
- support children who have had to discontinue their education,
- provide books and school supplies,
- provide psychosocial support,
- ensure the availability of preschool education and
- engage communities in advocating for girls' education.
The Solution
Decision
Based on Nelson Mandela's vision that education can transform the lives of individuals and entire communities , the "Schools for Africa" initiative was launched in 2004 to ensure that every child on the continent has the opportunity for education.
This important initiative has united the world – 27 countries have so far raised more than 300 million US dollars, giving more than 30 million girls and boys the opportunity to go to school!
The UNICEF Office for Croatia joined the initiative in 2008 with the educational and humanitarian program "Schools for Africa", which it implements in cooperation with kindergartens, schools, and education centers throughout Croatia.
In a community filled with goodwill, humanity, and faith in the feasibility of change, children and young people learn about children's rights, unequal opportunities, and international solidarity, and help create better living conditions for the children of Africa. So far, together with their communities, Croatian children and young people have raised over 1.5 million euros for the education of children in Rwanda, Ethiopia, Madagascar, and Burkina Faso.
With the funds collected, numerous schools were built and equipped, and existing ones were renovated. School playgrounds were also constructed, and children were provided with access to clean drinking water and sanitary facilities. Early childhood education centers were opened for the youngest children, and children who had dropped out of school or were forced to work were allowed to attend alternative education centers.
