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in no mood to see a picture you. define a leader essentially a fairly god feet. how will climate change affect us and our children copy. that e.w. dot com slash water. nico piece in germany to learn german fellowship in the. why not learn with him d w z learning course because fake. separatists of kept most schools in western cameroon closed for the last 4 years anyone trying to reopen them is intimidated attacked and perhaps killed how does a consulate is beautiful child with 2 children the go to school. to roland is fighting but nevertheless in the village. numba he setting up

a recreation center between the 2 fronts and risking his life if he does not intervene institutions. help unlock. can he win his battle for education. theft and no lessons at the number of village schools since 2016 separatists destroyed the interior and forced the teachers to flee. the school. the school symbolize a lot for a community that aspires for development and growth the cd so painful beyond the physical structure of. the human structure has just struck. number is located in western cameroon in the country gained independence in the 1960 s.

it's french and english speaking regions with much. on paper cameroon has 2 official languages 2 educational systems and 2 legal systems but in reality the english speaking minority says the french speaking government in the distant capital has been oppressing them and discriminating against them for years . they were peaceful mass protests in 2016. the government responded with violence suppression. we made our 1st visit to number 2 years ago along the way we were stopped by a home for resistance fighters of several checkpoints they're fighting for their own country i'm designing and they forced the schools to close in hopes of a place pressure on the government does it go see that better than a number we met post a rolling diary by chance is he in the local people are living between the fronts

with government troops on one side and separatist forces on the other. ok the political will to this is this difficult because both parties in the scene in the sudan can do so consolation also hope because the school was closed past the hour a back then plan to set up a place where the children could at least meet supply. 2 years later we're visiting again and a share of hope has grown out of the clergyman's initial idea. it's an alternative school the children are in attendance 3 times a week. thank. you for trying to give them a light in one visit to his it's a wonder mood in life reading writing arithmetic can actually really see how the

teachers of volunteers from the village like pradesh agca the 20 year old herself had to leave. school early because of the crisis my friend wanted to see you should see to your dying or nearly so i move i'm not going to school to flaubert on how do i try to people deputy know very well i like what i'm doing i like to have my community isolate helping me to keep. pradesh would like to go back to school herself graduate and then become either a nurse or a doctor. but right now she's just fighting to survive. to do so markets to buy thousands to eat in the household used to be doing stuff but the money's there to buy blood disease on monday he would say look i mean that was my 2 it's not like i'm talking to you know you haven't gotten your house to eat nothing young latina house plantings i did be honest but they knew things would be best to all digital booze all those things and i know i think neo's like she should needs and you don't puff protest became pregnant shortly after the crisis began and now has

to look off the hook to daughter as well as how so. well that. maybe less than a lot was hoop you have freedom to do something you freedoms relief around like you know my mother means now you only other times yes katie he was in the house you're going to read it was much better but why would you be scared to go to the i don't be on a feeling fine and all. the dashed takes his time aunt's house oh what's left of it a year ago the separatists set it on fire. he came in would see that we have blood legs which means that we are like inform us like we're carrying a message to the community people so that's how they came where they came like that is that is shooting guard seriously shooting guns like frighten us to scare us we

had no way to go inside to ask me to give him a much a so they can use it use it as well that was to kill us while he was done by killing my husband so that i did my 2 eyes on weakness before you come to me she was able to flee and her husband survived a seriously wounded. in the government hospital they 1st refused him treatment and accused her husband of being a separatist himself. pasta roland perry his stories like this one every day separatists and government troops are fighting to dominate each other and if people suffer then it's the other side that's a western player. has seen the military and the boys brutalized people in them do things that they knew me so i'm a really nice to try to be less but others. are the same with their groups it ok to talk to people and how to people anyhow you know because they have

a license to do what they want to do with anybody i mean out for being too old for this who she to intrude how you're going to lose to me that to my face. we drive back to the regional capital amanda passing czech police where security forces are drinking hoping and extracting bribes at another checkpoint a group of separatists stops us. they're ready to talk. the people have to like contribute money when they come here at the checkpoint or yes as the scientists are going to appoint a group leader good morning god and god help you out prove yourself you know except for the quarter of a player they say they're protecting civilians from the military but they're really who's behind the attacks on the schools. the separatists are running on their own or this information campaign. that you gave this initially isn't if i were lucky and i'll pop artist who was hauled before but what else does

a last resort we need supervision i'm nothing more than that out of that story not yet if that is not great so put it on the web i'm not willing and i would never do it i will fight to my last bit. is the government at least trying to resolve the conflict paul who is the mayor of poem and i'm a member of the party of paul bia he's been president of cameroon for almost 4 decades. he keeps an opinion on the b.b.b. this is also remember them as the releasing those who have been kupchak providing them so that you can be made news of reformism these are all the attributes he's. of the sudden it's a. meanwhile president hasn't visited the region once since the crisis. a few hours later we had renewed gunfire and an explosion. i know you're

a dish the till we are below that. 8 year old in the sun was the victim. separatists and soldiers were shooting it out in front of his house he went out after the firing stopped and a grenade exploded. i don't know our daughter. was there is. the daughter we're not is are are are does it is father does. not have them as your nose no more does grow you know. a few schools are back open to men to the next day. but on the military protection . many children don't put on their uniforms until they reach the school gates out of fear they could be attacked whole kidnapped. this school was attacked and set on fire in the venda alleged separatists who released this video

a short time later forced them to undress. then. back in november as news that someone important is coming to give them a pep talk it's the archbishop from the regional capital amanda. i. was. really she was her. school is not going on normally but this is also part of learning. which means that it is part of going to school. so i found here ready. much for coming to learn ok yeah you must always learn because your future oh lice in education focus. love for you as those. of. the catholic church has been

trying to mediate and the conflicts insist on it and. the archbishop says the problem is the separatist leaders are in prison and the numerous small separatist groups on the unified through all. the governments are doing everything possible within its policies through dialogue would never solve this problem you know when it war against your own people it's not possible this jordan why india when i said i'm almost moved to ts have in rights to jeff you chose. to meet. yet during a service pasta harry tells the villages that they too must do that popped. up was that there was still a few parents who would much rather see their children working in the fields than

send them to the recreation center. the community has a duty to take care of the prisoner so loved the project until he used to fuss and . because in the meantime it's become possible for youngsters to even get some career training at the center learn to sew or cut hair for example. roland aires battle for education is very complex locally he does what he can while at the same time knowing that the conflict between the government and the separatists will be resolved elsewhere. we got into this trouble because something with no listen to would not do what is was to do and this is what was so free. roland perry is one of the few people who was brave enough to say such things on camera. he doesn't want to remain silent. he wants to speak for those whose future hangs in the balance.

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