Kinshasa, 30 June, 2024 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS), an international refugee entity of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), has facilitated safe access of “displaced students” to exam rooms in the war-torn North Kivu Province in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
In a report published Tuesday, June 25, the leadership of the Jesuit entity explain how over 1,000 learners were able to write their end-of-year exams but could not access the examination amid the security challenge.
“In a joint effort between JRS and the authorities in the area, especially those responsible for the educational sub-province, more than half of the candidates succeeded in taking the exams without incident,” JRS leadership says.
The leadership adds, “The authorities took all necessary measures to reassure the participants, while JRS accompanied displaced students to the area a week before the exams.”
“JRS teams on the ground provided the students with psychosocial support and revised the curriculum with them to ensure a better performance”, the leadership of the Jesuit entity further says, adding, “The first day was dedicated to language and general culture tests, while the second focused on mathematics and science.”
