Education Project - Consultation Paper 7

This is the response to the previous consultation paper. It is the correspondence from the person who is the link between the authors (see the other one here) of this blog and the targeted village.

I am sorry for a late reply (....) becauuse it has not been possible to reach xxxxx, the only place with an internet connection in the region.

Another reason is that the minister is still at the Bible college. After receiving the letter, he indeed returned to the college without giving any reply. I therefore had no other option left except undertaking informal consultations among his close aids through the intermediary of xxxx and xxxx.

It became obvious that it is too risky to pursue this project in the direction you have suggested due to the following reasons:

1. The number of kids to be enrolled in the scheme is such small that it has been seen as unable to have any significant effects on the society.

2. If the enrolled kids turn out to be Hutus only or Tutsis only, this may be interpreted by some in such a way to pose a security risk to those involved.

3. Any thing to do with education has to be authorized by the cccccc, and cccccc does not decide without permission from xxxxxx whose job is to examine whether there are any hidden agenda held by the authors.

This has worried qqqqqqqqq and rrrrrrrrrrrr to the extend that they felt uncomfortable with this idea (...).

4. They however gave me what they thought were a better and safer alternative: They said, those giving money toward this project could either buy reading books or school stationery, or uniform for most needy children (with the condition that more, not just a few, kids are helped). Alternatively, they suggested you could buy teaching books for the entire school or just one class, or repair one or more classrooms. The idea is that the concern mentioned in point 3 can be overcome by collective help.

All the above came from informal consultations (...). However, the truth is that their concern is legitimate. You will next here from me when the minister gives his own assessment.

Thanks for your understanding.

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