As she tells the children to be quiet, nursery teacher Zenebu Araya, 24, stretches out her arms and crosses them with emphasis. About half of the 52 children in the room mimic the action, folding their slim arms as they sit at colourful, plastic tables. Soon they start chatting again, like all four- to six-year-olds. But Ms Araya smiles, happy to have a class of active, healthy children.
‘During the war, most of the children didn’t have any access to education,’ she says. ‘Some children were separated from their mothers because they had to flee suddenly. But these children are in a very good situation here.’
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