Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
When the word “education” is observed, depending on the person, a wide array of thoughts will enter the mind. Someone may yield thoughts pertaining to anything from disgust to stress to pure anguish. These thought processes, however, are in regards to the first world youth mindset. When people in a poverty stricken place like The Democratic Republic of Congo hear the word “education”, the result is slightly more reassuring in the context of future generations. The issue is that while they want the next generation to have a quality education, that cannot happen while the country is in such bad shape economically. The definition of education is: the action or process of teaching someone especially …show more content…
And even that low is higher than the standard in The Democratic Republic of Congo. Luckily, though, there are steps that can be taken to establish a quality education system in the DRC. Before it improves, some factors need to be taken into careful consideration. By looking at the history, economics, and quality of education in The Democratic Republic of Congo, the outlook could improve greatly and a real difference could be made. The best way to make a difference in the Democratic Republic of Congo is by providing a bit of help but it is completely understandable that someone would need a reason to do so before just blindly throwing their time, money and effort at this place. Because of this, the history of the DRC is necessary to know in order to have all the facts. In 1885, The Democratic Republic of Congo was colonized by King Leopold II of Belgium (Achberger). Around 1906, Belgium’s Catholic church set up the DRC’s educational …show more content…
A professor at U of M Dearborn, Allan Afuah, who specializes in economics said that the main thing that the country needs is people that care. The solutions to the issues will surface quickly once care is established. An organization who cares is HEAL Africa; they are an organization who does hospital and community development work. They address the root causes of illness and poverty for the people of the DRC (“Our Initiatives”). Companies like this donate their time and money in order to help the country. There are other companies who look for a mutual gain factor. Glencore is one of those companies, who, instead of just donating, they invest and help make things happen. To date, they have invested five billion in their assets in the DRC (“Supporting Development in…”). The country is still in extreme poverty but advancements like this are aiding in budget changes there. According to Brookings.edu, “Over the last two years the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has doubled the proportion of the national budget going to education from 6.5 percent to 13.8 percent.” (Winthrop). This shows that improvements made by these companies are positively impacting the education of the children of the
When the word “education” is observed, depending on the person, a wide array of thoughts will enter the mind. Someone may yield thoughts pertaining to anything from disgust to stress to pure anguish. These thought processes, however, are in regards to the first world youth mindset. When people in a poverty stricken place like The Democratic Republic of Congo hear the word “education”, the result is slightly more reassuring in the context of future generations. The issue is that while they want the next generation to have a quality education, that cannot happen while the country is in such bad shape economically. The definition of education is: the action or process of teaching someone especially …show more content…
And even that low is higher than the standard in The Democratic Republic of Congo. Luckily, though, there are steps that can be taken to establish a quality education system in the DRC. Before it improves, some factors need to be taken into careful consideration. By looking at the history, economics, and quality of education in The Democratic Republic of Congo, the outlook could improve greatly and a real difference could be made. The best way to make a difference in the Democratic Republic of Congo is by providing a bit of help but it is completely understandable that someone would need a reason to do so before just blindly throwing their time, money and effort at this place. Because of this, the history of the DRC is necessary to know in order to have all the facts. In 1885, The Democratic Republic of Congo was colonized by King Leopold II of Belgium (Achberger). Around 1906, Belgium’s Catholic church set up the DRC’s educational …show more content…
A professor at U of M Dearborn, Allan Afuah, who specializes in economics said that the main thing that the country needs is people that care. The solutions to the issues will surface quickly once care is established. An organization who cares is HEAL Africa; they are an organization who does hospital and community development work. They address the root causes of illness and poverty for the people of the DRC (“Our Initiatives”). Companies like this donate their time and money in order to help the country. There are other companies who look for a mutual gain factor. Glencore is one of those companies, who, instead of just donating, they invest and help make things happen. To date, they have invested five billion in their assets in the DRC (“Supporting Development in…”). The country is still in extreme poverty but advancements like this are aiding in budget changes there. According to Brookings.edu, “Over the last two years the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has doubled the proportion of the national budget going to education from 6.5 percent to 13.8 percent.” (Winthrop). This shows that improvements made by these companies are positively impacting the education of the children of the