Ouagadougou: The Notre Dame de l’Espérance high school team won the final of the Kids Debate competition against that of the Saint Viateur School Group, on Saturday May 18, 2024 at Cenasa. The two teams competed on the theme: ‘In a security situation, children’s rights are not a priority in a war situation’.

The members of the jury for the final of Kids Debate, Apollinaire Ouédraogo known as Ombre Blanche, Seni Roxane, and Roland Batoua, designated the team from Lycée Notre Dame de l’Espérance winner of the 3rd edition of Kids Debate with an average of 35 .33/50 compared to 34.66/50 for the Groupe Scolaire Saint Viateur team.

During the confrontation, the lucky winners Claver Sinaré and Dibala Adriel defended the affirmative: ‘In a security situation, the rights of children are not a priority in a war situation’.

For Claver Sinaré, named best speaker of the final, this victory makes them want to redouble their efforts because there is still a long way to go.

For her part, Christiane Ouali from the opposin
g team was named best speaker of the entire competition.

‘I signed up just for fun and I didn’t expect to be at Cenasa today for the final, much less to be the best speaker in the competition,’ she said.

His teammate Salouka Jamil recognized that there were better than them.

‘We lost, but we have to keep what we gained today and we will come back and do better next time,’ he added.

Both teams were also rewarded with several prizes.

Apollinaire Ouédraogo, known as Ombre Blanche, also announced that the best speaker of the entire competition and the best speaker of the final will be sponsored to join the 1000 young representatives of the French-speaking world.

As for Roland Batoua, he offered the Saint Viateur team intensive training to work on breathing and diction.

On the sidelines of Kids Debate, the 4th edition of the Real Dance competition was held during which three dance troupes delivered performances on the theme: ‘In a security situation, children’s rights are not a priority in a situation of wa
r “.

At the end of the confrontations, the Gomtouigo troop emerged victorious ahead of the Les Pros troops and the IST troop, second and third respectively.

Source: Burkina Information Agency