Rethinking African Schools

What if African schools were producing graduates but not agents of development?Every year, thousands of young people leave the education system with solid knowledge but without the skills needed to enter the workforce, start a business, or transform their communities.Given this reality, a question arises: Do schools truly prepare students for life?In this book, Lohoré Henri Joël offers a bold answer: to fundamentally rethink the purpose of education in Africa. Through the African Model of Productive Education (MAEP), he advocates for a school system rooted in local realities, focused on action and production, and capable of shaping autonomous, creative, and responsible individuals.Combining rigorous analysis with a concrete vision, this book charts a new course: that of a school system that no longer merely teaches, but acts, produces, and transforms. Essential reading for anyone who believes that Africa’s future depends on a profound transformation of its education system.'Rethinking the African school means reconciling learning, initiative, and the development of societies.'