Martha Schena: “Violence (in the Sahel) inhibits the good psychological development of children”

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Burkina Faso had, in September 2019, more than 300,000 displaced due to jihadist attacks in the north of the country.

(Illustration) AFP Photos/ISSOUF SANOGO

By: Nadia Ben Mahfoudh

In the Sahel region, more than half of children do not feel safe at school.

This is revealed in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

The study was conducted in 19 schools in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, countries where the violence that is rampant does not spare the education system.

Burned schools, attacked colleges and threatened high schools... this affects the psychology of children.

Martha Schena, NRC West and Central Africa Advisor, is our guest.

  • sahel

  • Education

  • Children's rights

  • Burkina Faso

  • mali

  • Niger

  • Africa

  • Refugees