Africarivista
19 May 2022
The wounds of the war in Tigray, difficult to return to school
Yasmine Sherif, director of Education Cannot Wait, a UN-funded non-profit organization, said education can play an essential role in helping children like Bertukan and Mune build resilience to trauma. “When you see family members, parents and siblings raped, killed, injured, a child is traumatized and that's why mental health and psychosocial services are another essential component of education,” she told Voa. She added that while food security and access to water are essential for people displaced by war, education is essential in the long term if countries are to be reborn and avoid future conflicts.
For the thousands of students entering their war-torn third school year in Tigray, the consequences are likely to be felt for the rest of their lives.