A teacher stands outside her classroomWith over 36,000 inhabitants, the majority of them Darfurians, the Deraige IDP camp houses thousands of children seeking refuge from the war-torn countryside. Families forced to flee their homes see the IDP as a temporary situation, but with the continued genocide in Darfur, many of the internally displaced children will end up spending their entire childhood in the camp.
In partnership with EDOOS (Educational Development Organization of Sudan), Assist International helped lay the ground work for two additional schools built in the Deraige IDP camp. The project required the hiring of local residents (men and women) to work with the contractors which boosted the local economy and instilled the community with a sense of community ownership.
The additional classrooms will allow continued education for children in primary school to complete all five primary grades, which is the minimum period required for achieving basic literacy.
