In the Previous National Children’s Summit recommendations 23 decisions were taken in the 6th National Children’s Summit held last year. Among them, 19 of them on the percentage of 86.6% were implemented.
• For the 4 decisions, the concerned authorities are still looking after them to be implemented.
• The 6th and 7th decisions would be put into practice by the countries of EAC, MINEAC has written to EAC secretariat asking it to inform all the concerned countries.
• For the 14th decision, there would be a meeting of all the children who attended National Children’s Summits. In collaboration with UNICEF, all the regulations regarding this meeting are now being prepared.
• For the 19th decision, there has to be the inclusion of a lesson on the child’s best education. This was handed out to MINEDUC so as to implement it.
Decision no. 1: everybody should contribute to the construction of the school classroom rooms reserved for the 9 Years Basic Education.
The concerned of this were parents, authorities and the population in general.
Achievements
In collaboration with parents and different partners led by MINEDUC, 2,679 school rooms and 5,424 latrines were built in the year 2011.
8,687 school rooms and 20,311 latrines have been built from the year 2008 to 2011.
Decision no 2: To strengthen nursery schools for it the basis of all education.
The concerned were partners, the government and parents.
Achievements
ECD policy and its strategic plan have been approved.
ECD model is to be established in each district on Global fund sponsorship.
MIGEPROF sponsored 100 nursery schools with materials, training and one cow per school.
Decision no 3: the transparent selection of children to be assisted.
The concerned were people, authorities and children representing others.
Achievements
From the zone level of authority, MIGEPROF established the rules governing the selection of children to be assisted. The rules have been much explained and submitted to all local authorities.
They are currently used in the selection of children with many education problems. From the list approved from those rules, partners provide funds to the children.
Decision no 4
Parents should work together with teachers to be aware of children’s education.
The concerned are parents and teachers.
Achievements
Parents committees were established at each school and parents’ meeting should be held once a term.
Decision no 5:
Preparation of dialogues among teachers so as to discuss on problems they face
Decision no 6:
Help children from Burundi to express their idea of free education in the
Secondary schools and the introduction of laboratories in secondary schools
Decision no 7:
All the East African countries have to empower the education (enough schools, materials and teachers) especially countryside girls’ education and help children in going to and coming from schools.
Decision no 8:
Provide education promoting Rwandan value to every Rwandan without any segregation especially for people with disabilities.
Decision no 9:
Establishing schools of marketable studies (entrepreneurship, vocational and professional training schools, English learning,…)
Decision no 10:
To call on every person to feel responsible of every child’s education (why a neighbor’s child did not school, …)
Decision no 11:
Avoid any expression underestimating a child especially those with disability.
Decision 12: Promote hygiene at school.
Decision no 13: To value, attend and sustain children’s summits.
Decision no 14: To set meetings of children who attended children’s Summits.
Decision no 15: To fight against children sex based violence and help children who faced such problems to know how they have to behave.
Decision no 16: Establishing school buildings caring much for the children with disabilities.
Decision no 17: Improve English language skills to the teachers.
Decision no 18: Give children lessons forbidding them to use drugs and make sexual intercourse.
Decision no 19: The inclusion in the curricula of the lesson on the share of a child in his best education.
Decision no 20: Talking with their parents, asking them for advice on the problem they face.
Decision no 21: The invitation of children with disabilities from each district in the next Children’s Summit.
Decision no 22: Call upon children with disabilities to go to the hospital.
Decision no 23: Putting power in the implementation of the 5th National Children’s Summit and the results of this 6th one.
