Facing the recent influx of refugees from the Central African Republic in the second half of the 2000s, Cameroonian public services had to be reorganized. It is the case in the education sector where the creation of new structures like the basic education district's inspections was a response to the presence of these vulnerable populations. This article leans on a field work made of participating observation and analysis of primary and secondary data collected in the IAEB of Mandjou in the region of East-Cameroon. It highlights the fact that despite of numerous favourable indicators like international supports, anthropological and economic assets, as well as the tradition of "asylum land" of Cameroon in general, these public structures need to be rethought and reorganized in order to escape the multiple burdens already hampering their capacity to provide proper schooling for child refugees in their areas of competence.

Education UNHCR Central Africans Basic education district's inspections East-Cameroon Mandjou Public services Refugees Vulnerability

Mandjou Cameroon refugee primary education Child Welfare public service social policy vulnerability service provision educational development education policy