Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[5] Despite government initiatives making primary education free in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2010, access as well as attendance remains poor amongst children.

The national average for primary schools is one teacher for 37 pupils; however, marginalized or rural areas endure much worse ratios.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Educate A Child (EAC) is supporting the International Rescue Committee to implement the Enrolling Out of School Children in South Kivu and Katanga Project to ensure that 47,750 Congolese children who are currently out of school have access to quality formal and non-formal primary education.

The aim of this project is to ensure that approximately 1.5 million children in DRC have access to and are enrolled and participating in quality primary education.

Through the Expansion Project of Support to the Education of Out of School Children and in partnership with EAC, CARITAS Congo ASBL will provide access to primary education for a total of 46,000 out of school children, and create conditions to significantly reduce the dropout rate in the provinces of Orientale, Equateur, Katanga and Kasai Occidental Kasai Occidental With a GDP per capita of less than $400, many government programs such as basic education have been left underfunded and underdeveloped.

With one of the world's deadliest civil wars happening the chaos surrounding the entire country has earned the label of Humanitarian Crisis.

The rebel armies of the DRC such as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda and the National Congress for the Defence of the People are infamous for their use of child soldiers.

The organization also supports marginalized girls to enroll and excel at school and responds to education needs during emergencies.

funded by DFID, Empowering Adolescent Girls to Lead through Education (EAGLE) Project and emergency response programs.

Although the organization has suffered from extreme under funding, UNICEF is still trying to bring emergency safe education to the local children.

[9] Education is a critical protective tool to build preparedness and resilience against future disasters in an ever-changing environment.