Dakar, June 27 (APS) – The director of the promotion of children’s rights and protection at the Ministry of Family and Solidarity, Ibrahima Guèye, called, Thursday, in Dakar, to do everything possible to achieve ” a true and inclusive education”.
“The time has come to overcome obstacles together for true and inclusive education,” he declared, believing that we must “capitalize on scientific knowledge from research and innovations to transform our education system and make it accessible to all children without exception”.
Ibrahima Guèye was speaking at the opening ceremony of a scientific panel on the theme “Assessment of achievements in the field of education since 2014: challenges and perspectives” and organized as part of the 36th edition of National Children’s Week.
According to him, “the time has come to translate our words into concrete actions, to mobilize all energies and resources to make education for all a reality”. Education contributes “to the development of children and at the same time to economic and social development”, he noted.
Ibrahima Guèye underlines that the challenges in education are at the heart of the concerns of the Senegalese authorities.
He noted that despite significant progress in education, “Senegal faces enormous challenges”. He cited in this regard birth registration, the school environment, violence in schools and gender-based violence. Added to this are “the question of children’s access to and retention in school, the scourge of children in street situations and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”.
Mr. Guèye welcomed the presence at the meeting of stakeholders in the child protection sector, stressing that thanks to their commitment, “they shed light on best practices and innovative strategies to adopt”.
Their contributions “are invaluable in charting the path toward equitable and quality education,” he said.
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