00:00Drums, singing and smiles marked a day of solidarity in Goma.
00:06The NGO Samaritan Assistance from Vulnerable People provide school supplies and Ebola protection
00:13keys to children affected by conflict and poverty.
00:16The aim is to meet ascensiones in a region still facing the consequences of conflict
00:21and the epidemic.
00:24These orphan children are human beings, but they are often forgotten in awareness campaigns.
00:29We have now prioritized these children so that they can have the same understanding
00:33of the Ebola virus.
00:37In the beneficiary schools, this initiative goes beyond material assistance through its
00:41mental health and psychological support programs in schools.
00:45The organization aims to help children facing trauma linked to conflict, displacement and
00:50difficult living conditions.
00:54Our region has been in this situation for more than 30 years.
00:59We really need to focus on investing in these children so that this situation can be contained
01:04and does not spread to future generations.
01:08In doing so, we will be limiting what is known as intergenerational trauma.
01:15In the classrooms, teachers are on the front line witnessing the consequences of this situation.
01:22In some pupils, trauma is expressed through aggressive behavior or difficulty concentrating.
01:32They have nothing and every hour we spend with them here, we can feel the poverty they are living in.
01:39Psychologically, they are traumatized because they live away from their parents.
01:42That is already a serious problem affecting their mental health.
01:50Nearly two years after the fighting that marked the capture of Goma, the consequences of the conflict
01:54remain visible in the daily lives of many children.
01:58For education teams, the challenge is to provide them with a stable environment in which to learn
02:04while also helping them rebuild their lives.
