Proposal of the Solution of Virtual Basic Schools in Rural Areas of African Countries in Conflict: Case of the Central African Republic

Abstract

The repeated political-military crises from 1996 to the present have disrupted the education system in CAR. The quantitative and qualitative level of primary and secondary schools in CAR is currently very low compared to the periods before the crisis. Several school facilities in rural areas have been destroyed and qualified basic 1 and 2 teachers are abandoning rural areas at risk occupied by rebels. For more than 15 years now, many primary and secondary school children in high-risk areas have not had access to school. As a direct result, the illiteracy rate and child soldiers in the rebellion are rising. This article proposes the use of the Moodle platform that is an open source platform, with many activity modules. These activities allow interaction between teachers and learners at a distance. The implementation of this e-learning platform is a solution for children and young people who have not been to school for a short or long time.It allows: • Catch-up training in primary school for children who have been out of school for a period of less than or equal to 5 years; • Catch-up courses at secondary school for young people who have been out of school for 5 years or less; • Training in agriculture, animal husbandry and fishing will be offered to young people who can no longer resume their studies; • This solution makes it possible to reduce the illiteracy rate among young people and to improve living conditions in the rural areas of countries in conflict.