Madrid. .- At least 500,000 children have fled their homes since the crisis began after the presidential elections in Ivory Coast, last November, as has been reported by the NGO, Save the Children. Also, the NGO has warned that a million children can not go to school today. Emergency Coordinator Save the Children, Barbara Mineo, has called for a cessation of violence against children in Ivory Coast.
"These children have suffered greatly in recent months and we demand respect for their basic rights to survival and development," he explained. The NGO has signed an agreement with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECI), which will enable, for the next six months, more than 4,000 children receive an education.
In this way, Save the Children is training teachers and distributing school supplies. In addition, Save the Children has warned that the displaced are causing a crisis. "Violence is increasing in Abidjan and the west of the country and people still leave their homes," said Mineo. "We talked to a child who had to cross a forest in Abidjan to be safe from the heavy fighting taking place.
Another girl, aged seven, told us that he had hidden in the bush with his family, carrying their belongings in a bag and his little brother back, "he complained coordinator. Among the actions being undertaken by Save the Children in Ivory Coast are sharing utensils and kitchen hygiene and a radio program that broadcasts messages in order to assist the reunification of families separated during the displacement. 
"These children have suffered greatly in recent months and we demand respect for their basic rights to survival and development," he explained. The NGO has signed an agreement with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECI), which will enable, for the next six months, more than 4,000 children receive an education.
In this way, Save the Children is training teachers and distributing school supplies. In addition, Save the Children has warned that the displaced are causing a crisis. "Violence is increasing in Abidjan and the west of the country and people still leave their homes," said Mineo. "We talked to a child who had to cross a forest in Abidjan to be safe from the heavy fighting taking place.
Another girl, aged seven, told us that he had hidden in the bush with his family, carrying their belongings in a bag and his little brother back, "he complained coordinator. Among the actions being undertaken by Save the Children in Ivory Coast are sharing utensils and kitchen hygiene and a radio program that broadcasts messages in order to assist the reunification of families separated during the displacement.
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