Good Charlotte in CAR 18

Joel Madden poses with a teacher and a student in a classroom of the school for 3,000 refugees from Sudan’s Darfur, Sam Ouandja refugee camp, Nov 1st, 2008. In May 2007, the first Sudanese refugees started to arrive in the north-eastern town of Sam Ouandja, approximately 80km from the border with Sudan. They had walked for ten days after Antonov planes and armed men on the ground had attacked their home town of Dafak. The local authorities and people of Sam Ouandja welcomed them Sudanese refugees despite their own suffering from bandit attacks in recent months. In July 2007, a primary school was established following construction of temporary shelters by UNHCR and distribution of UNICEF school kits. About 560 students are taught by four teachers; two Sudanese refugees and two inhabitants of Sam Ouandja. The team teaches Arabic, French, English, as well as maths, religion and music. A pre-school is now attached.

Credits: Pierre Holtz for UNICEF | hdptcar.net