Transcripton of Learning is Their Future - Darfuri Refugees in Eastern Chad

Posted by: Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program

Date: February 25, 2009

Narrator
Teenage boys targeted by rebel groups keen to recruit them can also be tempted to drop out of school. But despite the immense challenges they face, once they’ve got a taste for education, both boys and girls tend to aim high.
Beina Ahmat Adam, Student (Narrator translates)
I want to be a doctor or a teacher.
Zakaria Isshakh Souleiman, Student (Narrator translates)
After I finish school and have my certificates, I want to get a job. I would like one day to be the Minister of Home Affairs.
Farihalh Mahamt Saleh, Student (Narrator translates)
My big ambition is to one day become a Minister in the government.
Narrator
While it may be a long time before they can fulfill these ambitions, at least the possibility of going to school in Javo has brought them one step closer. Under the 9 million initiative, education in camps like Javo will be expanded to include secondary education.