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STORY: UNICEF / DRC CHILDREN EDUCATION
TRT: 02:43
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: SEE THE SHOTLIST
12 FEBRUARY 2025, GOMA, NORTH KIVU, DR CONGO
1. Various shots, students in the schoolyard of the Goma Industrial Technical Institute
Even before the latest escalation of the conflict, the education system in eastern DRC was under immense strain, due, in part, to the high number of displaced people.
2. Various shots, the damage that happened to the Goma Industrial Technical Institute during the recent fighting
As part of its overall humanitarian appeal, UNICEF is seeking US$52 million to meet the urgent educational needs of 480,000 children.
3. Various shots, inside the computer lab at the Mwanga Institute, which was damaged during the recent fighting
Schools play a crucial role in maintaining stability and providing a safe space that protects children from potential recruitment by armed groups and sexual violence.
4. Various shots, a classroom at Bulengo Primary School within the Bulengo displacement site
UNICEF is calling for emergency measures to save the school year for hundreds of thousands of children.
15 FEBRUARY 2025, KINSHASA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DR CONGO
5. Various shots, plane carrying medicines and medical supplies arriving to the Kinshasa International Airport carrying 20 tones of medicines and medical supplies that will be sent to eastern region of the country
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Christophe Mwanabwana, UNICEF Supply and Logistics Officer:
“We are currently at N’Djili International Airport to receive a very important shipment of medicines and other equipment. We have approximately 22 tons that have arrived directly from UNICEF Copenhagen on a special flight. These medicines and other equipment are temporarily pre-positioned in Kinshasa, but their final destination is the emergency currently taking place in the east of the country. Thank you to all the partners who contributed to this shipment.”
As levels of violence and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surge, UNICEF is calling for emergency measures to save the school year for hundreds of thousands of children.
Even before the latest escalation of the conflict, the education system in eastern DRC was under immense strain, due, in part, to the high number of displaced people. More than 6.5 million people, including 2.6 million children, are currently displaced in the region.
Fierce conflict since the start of the year has forced more than 2,500 schools and learning spaces in North Kivu and South Kivu, including those in displacement camps, to close. With schools shuttered, damaged or destroyed, or turned into shelters, 795,000 children are now being deprived of education – up from 465,000 in December 2024. Including Ituri Province, over 1.6 million children in eastern DRC are now out of school.
