The Abu Shouk Camp, located in North Darfur, is one of the biggest camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Last month, the children of this camp celebrated in the streets as ten new classrooms opened. The Rwandese Peacekeepers stationed in this region built the classrooms at the three primary schools in the camp. The project is part of the “Quick Impact Project” (QIP) initiative devised by the African Union/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
Established in July 2007 with the adoption of the Security Council Resolution 1769 (2007), the UNAMID main goal is to sustain peace in Darfur. Several of the QIPs that are planned to take action are strongly invested in education. This project is merely the most recently completed out of several other projects. Last November, two classrooms and an office for a secondary school were completed in Kulbus, West Darfur.
“We are happy that UNAMID is partnering with the people of Darfur to ensure sustainable development. Education is life; education is peace,” said Mohammed Hamid Adam, Representative of the Ministry of Education.
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