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 symbolize a lot for a community that has files for development and growth that will be so painful beyond the physical structure of the human structure strut number is located in western cameroon and 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 . and often 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 as they go see the battle then a number we met passed a rolling dowry by chaunce says he in the local people are living between the fronts with government troops on one side and separatist forces on the other please look at the political but the dismissal is difficult because both parties and the

same innocent thank you so consolation also. because the school was closed pasta arey back then plan to set up a place where the children could at least meet supply. 2 years later with visiting him again and a shimmer 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 trying to get down to the lights in the music and music the weather mood and life reading writing arithmetic i can't really see why the teachers of volunteers from the village like pradesh agca the 20 year old herself how to lead. if school early because of the crisis my friend wanted to see

you should see you too you know what i mean or nearly so i know i'm not going to school to flaubert i'm not i trying to pee call deputy all very well i like what i'm doing like to have my community isolate help when needed he says. pradesh would like to go back to school herself graduate and then become either a nurse or doctor. but right now she's just fighting to survive. to do some markets to buy things to eat in the household used to doing stuff but the money's there it's why but the thing is on monday he would say i'm not coming i was by 2 it's not like i'm dobbins you know we haven't one thing in the house to eat nothing young latina house plantings idea could be honest but they knew things would best suit all digital blue soldiers and i know i think you know thanks each meets and you had you know puff protests became pregnant shortly after the crisis pm and now has to look off the handle daughter as well as how so. you know.

what i. will be. left alone a lot was who have freedom to do something the freedom to relief around like you know my mother means now you know only other times yes k.v.a. using your house you're going to say really it was much better but what would you be scared to be i don't be on a feeling fine at all. the dash takes us to aunt's house all what's left of it a year ago the separatists set it on fire. it came with. that we have blood legs which means that we're like inform us like we're carrying a message to the immunity people so that's how they came where they came like that is that is shooting glass seriously shooting guns like frighten us to scare us we had no way to go inside asked me to give him a much of a cohesive use it was not that was to kill us but he was dead by killing my husband

so that i did my 2 eyes on really before you got 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. in the military and the boys brutalized people in them do things that anger me so i'm a really nice to try to be less. free to say with the brutes it ok to talk to people and how to people anyhow you know because they have a license to to do what they want to do with anybody i mean i was going to give us this who should to intrude you have nothing to say to me that to my face. we drive

back to the regional capital amanda passing check please where security forces are drinking openly 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 a science reporter group leader good morning god you gotta help you out prove yourself you know it's there for your daughter to live by you 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 at this information come by. at least this commission is done is a nice pop artist who was home before this does the last resort we need supervision i'm nothing more than that bad that he not yet if it is not great but on the web

and i'm not really and i would never do it i will fight to my last bit. is the government at least trying to resolve the conflict. just a matter of command i'm a member of the party of paul bia he's been president of cameroon for almost 4 decades. he keeps on the purely on the b.b.b. this is. a mystery releasing those who can pick up that we're reading them said you can that may produce a reformist these are all the attributes also he's. of his father and in the. 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 it out you know we are the last. 8 year old in the sun was the victim the 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 far as it is rather dull here. but not hardly as your nose no more does go on. the. a few schools are back open in the 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 or kidnapped. this school was attacked and set on fire in the event. alleged separatists who released this video a short time later forced them to undress. back

in november as news that someone important is coming to give them a pep talk it's the archbishop from the regional capital mend. b.c. ur. school is not going on normally but this is also part of the learning. which means that it is part of going to school. so i think you're right are much for coming to learn ok yeah you must always learn because you know future oh lice in education focus. love for us out of. the catholic church has been trying to mediate in the conflict since istar to. the archbishop says the problem

is the separatist leaders are in prison and the numerous small separatist groups are unified through. their governments are doing everything possible would inspire us through dialogue would never solve this problem you know when it war against your own people not possible this jordan why india when i said i'm almost moved to ts have a right to a future. yet during a service pasta harry tells the villages that they too must do that popped. this was there are still a few parents who would much rather see the children working in the fields than send them to the recreation center. honorable the community has a duty. to kill the prisoner to love the projects and to use the facilities.

because in the meantime it's become possible for youngsters to even get some career training at the center learn to suck or cut hair for example. roland ariz battle for education is very complex locally he does what he can for the hall at the same time knowing that the conflict between the government and the separatists will be resolved elsewhere. we got into this trouble because somebody would know 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.

he's known for his venus. sandra bullock telly renaissance genius but he also has done so. for years he painted down some of the masters and mysteriously as the poet dantes depicts slemrod in sally's inferno. just. imagine how many polish muslims us rode out in the mud right now to climb a tree to fend off the story of the fishes much less the way photos one with. how much work really do. we still have time to act i'm going

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