Burundi Education
Burundi (06/05)
Education: Years compulsory--6. Attendance--84.05% male, 62.8% female. Literacy--37% adult. ... [Read More]
Burundi
According to the Ministry of Education, the maximum age up to which public schooling was provided was 22. Schooling was compulsory up to age 12; however, in practice this was not enforced. The Transitional Government provided primary school at nominal cost, but it was increasingly unaffordable due to the declining economy brought about by the continuing conflict. The U.N. International Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported that the net primary school enrollment/attendance rate for children was 49 percent, with 44 percent of girls enrolled/attending and 49 percent of boys. Sixth grade is the highest level of education attained by most children, and less than 10 percent of children of secondary school age attended school. ... [Read More]
Burundi
According to the Ministry of Education, the maximum age up to which public schooling was provided was 22. Schooling was compulsory up to age 12; however, in practice this was not enforced. The Transitional Government provided primary school at nominal cost, but it was increasingly unaffordable due to the declining economy. UNICEF reported during the year that the net primary school enrollment/attendance rate for children was 47 percent, with 44 percent of girls enrolled/attending compared with 49 percent of boys. Sixth grade is the highest level of education attained by most children, with approximately 11 percent of children of secondary school age attending school. ... [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Cameroon is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Most trafficking is internal and children are at greatest risk. Traffickers use fraudulent marriage proposals to lure women to Europe, principally France and Switzerland, for exploitation in prostitution. Children are trafficked to the United Kingdom for commercial sexual exploitation. Girls are trafficked internally from Anglophone areas to Francophone cities such as Douala and Yaounde to work in exploitative conditions as domestics, street vendors, or prostitutes. Children are also trafficked for forced labor on cocoa plantations. Children trafficked between Nigeria and Gabon transit Cameroon. Cameroon is a destination country for Nigerian children trafficked and exploited in commercial agriculture, prostitution, and street vending, or in small shops. ... [Read More]
International Education Policy
During International Education Week, foreign ambassadors and other dignitaries will ... International Education Policy ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
In Bujumbura, Catholic Sunday services are held in Kirundi or French at the Cathedral Regina Mundi. Protestant services are offered, in Kirundi or French, in various churches. In addition, there is an English-speaking interdenominational service and Sunday school that meets every Sunday afternoon. Education Dependent Education At PostLast Updated: 12/3/2003 2:04 PMThe schools are listed under “Arts, Science, and Education”. The education allowance for Bujumbura is adequate to cover fees at any of these schools. A supplemental education allowance is provided for French-language ... [Read More]
International Military Education and Training Account Summaries
Below are the country account summaries for International Military Education and Training for fiscal years 2004 (actual--funding actually provided in fiscal year 2004), 2005 (proposed--funding allocated in accordance with the fiscal year 2005 Congressional appropriation), and 2006 (requested--funding requested under the President's fiscal year 2006 budget). The International Military Education and Training (IMET) program is an instrument of U.S. national security and foreign policy and a key component of U.S. security assistance that provides training on a grant basis to students from allied and friendly nations. ... [Read More]
Africa - US Department of State
01 July 2005 - Bush Malaria, Education Initiatives Support Africa's Future ... 30 June 2005 - President Announces $400 Million for Africa Education Initiative ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State Websites of U.S. Embassies and Consulates
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