In Babanki, like in the rest of Cameroon and in most of Africa, children are deprived of the right to learn in their own language. When they start school, children are forced to learn in the language of the colonial master. Most of them either perform poorly or simply drop out and only a few make it to higher levels of education. In Cameroon there are more than 250 local languages but the government promotes the use of English and French as languages of education.

Unfortunately, learning cannot be effective in a language that is not well known to the learner, leading to underdevelopment and poverty of this west African country. Learning to think or create are tasks that can best happen if done in a familiar language. 

In 2017 we began constructing the building where the Nursery and Primary Schools were started. Here Babanki children are able to begin learning in their home language while English is taught as a school subject. From their third year of school, roles will shift and English will become the language of instruction while Babanki will still be used occasionally in class for explanations by the teachers. Other languages may be introduced as school subjects.