Numerous very poor families cannot afford to contribute to tuition fees, the purchase of books, pens and uniforms or to offer regular meals to schoolchildren. Even when the Batwas find the necessary resources to educate their children, they are victims of discrimination, bullying and persecutions. Their bag containing their snacks is often searched by other pupils to check whether they eat taboo food. Even children belonging to other ethnic groups, when they become too close to the Batwa children, they are bullied and criticised by their peers. Once in class, students from other ethnic groups sometimes refuse to share a bench with them. The Batwa children are always a weak minority and become unhappy and are discouraged because of the discrimination and bullying they suffer. This discrimination in education is even more pronounced in the case of young girls. II. Challenges The multiple conflicts which affect Pygmies are based on the same background problem: discrimination. These conflicts are connected to the access to resources which is not recognized to Pygmies. They are also excluded from knowledge and power, and the Southern state Kivu has exacerbated their suffering by taking away from them their natural environment, the National Park of Kahuzi, forcing them to vagrancy, leading to poverty and lack of stability. This situation of discrimination is often seen in different daily situations, when confronted with other communities, the political and administrative authorities and Pygmies themselves. III. The opportunities We will expose the opportunities connected to the legislative evolution at national and international level and to the existence of organizations which contribute to raising awareness with regards to the Pygmy population. The legislation in place There are international and even regional texts which encourage the schooling of girls in general. In this respect, we would like to mention: - The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; - The Convention on the Rights of the Child; - The UN Declaration on the Pygmy peoples; - The Protocol of Maputo; Moreover, at national level, there are legal texts that encourage the promotion of women and young girls, such as: