Refugee's Quest for Education
By C.Y. Kwanue, Guest Contributor

Published:  29 April, 2008

The clarion call by our education authorities for all to attain some standard of education irrespective of one's age or status seems to be claiming the attention of many persons, including the refugees in the country. Despite the recent food crisis which has hit the Ivorian refugee camp near Saclepea in Nimba County, one person, in spite of the difficulty of finding something to masticate as a refugee, remains focused as he searches for support to continue his education. He is Mr. Lagou Oumei Bertin, 52. Bertin, who is at least about two to three feet tall, says prior to crossing into Liberia as a refugee, he was in the 11th grade class where he managed to learn how to operate a computer.

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