RUMONGE May 12th (ABP) – The Director of the Civic Education and Patriotic Training Program at the Ministry of Interior, Community Development and Public Security, Mr. Albert Nduwimana said on Tuesday that the sector of Education is an important sector in the implementation of the civic education and patriotic training program initiated by the Burundian government. He delivered that message during a meeting with the sectors whose leaders are the members of the provincial committee of that program.
According to Mr. Nduwimana, that meeting was organized to remind the members of the provincial committee in Rumonge of the role of each in the implementation of the program. He called on the latter to contribute in terms of popularizing the program so that everyone puts forward the love of the fatherland in their activities.
Among those member sectors of the provincial committee of the program of civic education and patriotic training, Mr. Nduwimana paid particular attention to the education sector because, he specified, it is in this sector where we are in the process of educating the youth who constitute the strength and intelligence of today and tomorrow.
According to him, teachers should not limit themselves to the curriculum of subjects. He wanted school officials to include in the various subjects taught, a session reserved for civic education and patriotic training.
That meeting saw the participation of administrative officials, officials of the education sector, defense and security bodies as well as representatives of civil societies working in Rumonge.