OngoingEducationLikoualaSince 2022
Likouala bridge schools
In Likouala’s settlements, many children have never walked into a school. Bridge schools give them two years to learn to read and count in their own language before joining public school.
Context
Distance, a school calendar ill-suited to hunting and gathering seasons, missing birth certificates and discrimination in class: the obstacles add up and drop-out remains high.
Objectives
- Enrol children aged 6–12 from the target settlements
- Ensure they move on to public school after two years
- Train teachers from the communities themselves
Area of intervention
Épéna and Impfondo districts, Likouala department
Beneficiaries
Indigenous children aged 6–12, their families and receiving public schools
Actions
- Opening and equipping bridge classes
- Recruiting and training community teachers
- Bilingual teaching materials
- Help obtaining birth certificates
- Anti-discrimination training for public-school teachers
Results
- First cohorts enrolled in public school
- Parents involved in school management committees
Key figures
- bridge classes
- children enrolled
- teachers trained
Provisional figures, being verified.
Gallery
Project partners
- UNESCO
- UNICEF
Documents
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Testimonials
At the bridge school I learned to read in my language. Now I read French to my little brothers too.
Placeholder testimonies — to be replaced with stories collected with consent.
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