{"id":184768,"date":"2014-07-21T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/darfur-displaced-unable-to-pay-increased-school-fees\/"},"modified":"2014-07-21T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T12:45:00","slug":"darfur-displaced-unable-to-pay-increased-school-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/darfur-displaced-unable-to-pay-increased-school-fees","title":{"rendered":"Darfur displaced unable to pay increased school fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Displaced in Darfur complain about the rise of tuition fees, the costs of school books, and a shortage of teachers and furniture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe annual fees for basic school students have been increased to SDG170 ($30). Besides, we have to pay monthly tuition fees SDG20 to 25 ($3.50 to 4.40),\u201d a parent in Zamzam camp, El Fasher locality in North Darfur, told Radio Dabanga.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe annual secondary school fees are now set on SDG250 ($44). No displaced parent is able to pay these amounts. Prices of school uniforms, books, and stationary have risen too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApart from that, there is a significant shortage of teachers. It seems that the Federal Ministry of Education does not want, or is unable to support the educational process anymore. It used to publish school books for a reasonable price, but now we have to buy everything on the market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parents in the Dereig camp in Nyala locality, South Darfur, also complain about increased school fees, and inadequate support from the authorities.<\/p>\n<p>A mother of four told Radio Dabanga that the students have to sit on the ground, as no desks are provided. \u201cWe have to buy school books and from the market, where the price of one book amounts to SDG10 ($1.75). This is far beyond our budget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>File photo: Boys in a classroom of a basic school in Labado village, East Darfur (Albert Gonz\u00e1lez Farran\/Unamid)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/76643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No school for children in North Darfur camps<\/a> (13 July 2014)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/76040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School fees &#8216;concern for parents\u2019 in Kabkabiya, North Darfur<\/a> (2 July 2014)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/74809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Displaced in Central Darfur reject school fees<\/a> (12 June 2014)<\/p>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Displaced in Darfur complain about the rise of tuition fees, the costs of school books, and a shortage of teachers and furniture. \u201cThe annual fees for basic school students have been increased to SDG170 ($30). Besides, we have to pay monthly tuition fees SDG20 to 25 ($3.50 to 4.40),\u201d a parent in Zamzam camp, El Fasher locality in North Darfur, told Radio Dabanga. \u201cThe annual secondary school fees are now set on SDG250 ($44). No displaced parent is able to pay these amounts. Prices of school uniforms, books, and stationary have risen too.\u201d \u201cApart from that, there is a significant shortage of teachers. It seems that the Federal Ministry of Education does not want, or is unable to support the educational process anymore. It used to publish school books for a reasonable price, but now we have to buy everything on the market.\u201d Parents in the Dereig camp in Nyala locality, South Darfur, also complain about increased school fees, and inadequate support from the authorities. A mother of four told Radio Dabanga that the students have to sit on the ground, as no desks are provided. \u201cWe have to buy school books and from the market, where the price of one book amounts to SDG10 ($1.75). This is far beyond our budget.\u201d File photo: Boys in a classroom of a basic school in Labado village, East Darfur (Albert Gonz\u00e1lez Farran\/Unamid) Related:No school for children in North Darfur camps (13 July 2014)School fees &#8216;concern for parents\u2019 in Kabkabiya, North Darfur (2 July 2014)Displaced in Central Darfur reject school fees (12 June 2014)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Darfur displaced unable to pay increased school fees - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/darfur-displaced-unable-to-pay-increased-school-fees\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Darfur displaced unable to pay increased school fees - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Displaced in Darfur complain about the rise of tuition fees, the costs of school books, and a shortage of teachers and furniture. \u201cThe annual fees for basic school students have been increased to SDG170 ($30). 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