English News and Press Release on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and more; published on 21 May 2021 by FAO and WFP
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In Bweremana, North Kivu, a project backed by the World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is teaching people skills they missed out on at school
Never too late: Desanges in the classroom where she receives literacy training through CAIDEV, a farmers’ association backed by WFP and FAO. Photo: WFP/Ben Anguandia
This article marks the International Day of Education (24 January) which recognizes that 258 million children and youth still do not attend school… and celebrates learning heroes
“On top of my farming work, I get paid US$25 a month for working as a cleaner, but my contract says US$50 a month,” says Desanges Kabuya Ndanzi. “It’s only since I’ve started learning to read that I’ve become aware of this.”