Burkina plans schooling and training for returnees from Guinea
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sidwaya
The Burkinabe government plans to resume schooling, vocational training and access-to-employment programmes for nationals repatriated from Guinea. Family Minister Passowendé Pélagie Kabré presented the measures while welcoming the first returnees in Bobo-Dioulasso, particularly minors and young graduates.
Burkina Faso plans to re-enrol minor children repatriated from Guinea in school and to consider resuming studies for young people who have interrupted their education. Baccalaureate holders who meet the requirements may, in particular, resume their university studies, Family and Solidarity Minister Lieutenant-Colonel Passowendé Pélagie Kabré said while welcoming the first returnees in Bobo-Dioulasso.
People wishing to learn a trade may be directed towards training in welding, mechanics, livestock farming or agriculture. The government is also considering opportunities for access to employment and income-generating activities, while the minister called on families to prioritise schooling and training for children rather than gold panning, reports Sidwaya.
The scheme complements training measures already announced for gold miners expelled from Guinea. The Burkinabe government had also opened three collection points for returnees on 6 November, before detailing prospects for their educational and professional reintegration.
