Abstract

Children who are without their parents, as a result of death or displacement, are more vulnerable than those living
with their families, and at greater risk of recruitment into armed forces or armed groups. Cut off from a familiar
environment, they are often full of uncertainty, about their future and the whereabouts of their loved ones. In these
circumstances, joining armed forces or armed groups may be one way of acquiring some sort of protection and social
status; it may also be the only means of survival. Some children may join an armed group to fight for a cause or to
be among their peers. Others are forcibly abducted from their families. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the
effect of Education service interventions on re-integration of ex-combatant children in Haute-Kotto Prefecture of
the Central African Republic (CAR). The study objective was to evaluate the effect of Education Service
interventions on re-integration of ex-combatant children in Haute-Kotto Prefecture of the CAR. The study
employed a descriptive survey design in which data were collected through questionnaires and interviews from 101
respondents. The study indicated that education provision affects protection of ex-combatant children in Haute-
Kotto Prefecture of the CAR by 18.6%. The study concluded that Education Services delivery need to be developed
to better suit the protection of ex-combatant children in the education environment. The study further concluded
that the status of the education service can induce the re-integration of ex-combatant children in the communities
of Haute-Kotto Prefecture of the CAR. This study recommended for more diversified interventions regarding the
education services delivery in order to boost protection of ex-combatant children in schools since this was quite poor
and there is need for establishment of more schools and provision of scholastic materials to enable the ex-combatant
children’ well-being in schools.