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Achta’s dream of education

GPE media coverage - August 21, 2015

With the security situation improving in some parts of the Central African Republic, plans are being made to restore access to education. (c)UNICEF CAR /2015/Le Du

Read the story of Achta, a 17 year old girl who lives in the Central African Republic (CAR), and the challenges she encounters to get an education. CAR faces a severe humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced by violence, and regular education services disrupted. With funding from the Global Partnership for Education and the European Union, UNICEF, the Ministry of Education and partners are working to rebuild the school system.

Read the full story on the UNICEF website

Focus areas: Basic education, Education in crisis situations

Regions and countries: Sub-Saharan Africa: Central African Republic

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