Uncertain future for students in Dreige camp, South Darfur

Youth representatives have warned that 2,500 pupils and students in Dreige camp for displaced persons in Nyala, South Darfur, are facing an uncertain future as a result of a shortage of schools where they can be enrolled. They fled from the areas of Muhajeriya, Labado, Umm Gunja and Hijair.  Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a camp youth representative said on Monday that the students of the basic and secondary stages who have been displaced from areas to the south and east of Nyala have had to stop their studies, as there is no school in the camp. The youth representative explained that they have discussed the matter with the state education administration, but they have failed to open a new school at the camp. He explained that education was discontinued after the expulsion of the Sudanese Churches Organisation known as SUDANET, which used to run education at the camp by popular support. He appealed to the government and organizations working in the field of education to provide support for these students so as not to compromise their future.File photo by Albert González Farran/UNAMIDRelated: Most schools still closed following North Darfur tribal violence (7 July 2013) ‘Admin, logistic delays postpone start of Central Darfur school year’: Minister (21 June 2013)South Darfur Education Ministry delays start of school year for girls (17 June 2013)