Jesuit Entity Seeking Partnership Towards “dignified, solid response” to Sudan War Victims

In the July 1 report, JRS officials say they are striving to provide education for refugee children at Chad’s Djabal Refugee Camp.

“JRS’s efforts are focused on protecting children’s education, identifying school-age children at reception sites and qualified teachers, as well as distributing school materials, and raising awareness on the importance of access to education,” JRS officials say.

They add, “JRS is also advocating with local Chadian authorities to ensure refugee children are accepted into official national schools.”

Saleh, the headmaster of a high school at Chad’s Djabal Refugee Camp, says the students are facing challenges that impede their learning.

“There are many children in small classrooms,” he says, and adds that Sudanese students and teachers in Chad are having difficulty in communication because of language.  

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“In Sudan, education is in Arabic, while in Chad it is in French. In addition, refugees from Sudan have lost a large part of the school year due to the outbreak of the war,” he further says, and adds, “We are working to make up for the time lost in their education.”

Mr. Ahmad, a Sudanese teacher in the Djabal Refugee Camp says he tells the refugee children his story since he left Sudan in 2004 to encourage them. 

“I tell children my own story, I also fled Sudan and now I am a teacher here. I try to explain to them that here they can feel safe, calm, and that little by little they will forget the horrors they have been through. At school, we try to build a better future for them,” the Sudanese teacher says.

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