According to the UN, it is one of the least developed countries in the world. It has one of the lowest values of HDI (Human Development Index). It amounts to 0.4, placing Burkina Faso on the 185th place among 188 countries.
24.01.2023
Alimata has been with us for six years now and has not yet got a job, although employment is her second biggest dream. Second, because she is the mum of the disabled boy whose story we reminded you of yesterday – and nothing is more important to her than her beloved son’s return to health.
The 27-year-old started a course in cutting and sewing and learning to read at our sewing centre in Gourcy last year, but absences due to childcare meant she had to take a break. We provided her child with rehabilitation and further medical appointments, which enabled her to return to sewing, but the weekly journey to school was a problem for her.
A reminder: completing such a three-year course is basically a guarantee of getting a job in Burkina Faso. 62% of Burkina Faso’s population over the age of 15 cannot read or write. Completing the school is a real distinction.
And that’s when YOU came to the rescue by funding her weekly trips to tailoring school. Alimata has not wasted this opportunity; she regularly attends classes and is an exemplary student.
There is a reason we are telling you the woman’s story today. We are celebrating International Education Day. For Alimata, education is a chance for a peaceful future in which she can take care of herself and her son. You can give her such an opportunity today by giving Alimata a Bouquet of Good that we will turn into more days of learning.
15.02.2024
Let’s go! Though for now it’s more like “Let’s run!”… Delayed flight and a forced half-kilometer sprint with a backpack and suitcase. What’s the reward? Gate K3 is open. We’ll be in Lomé by evening. And we really want to take you with us! The plan is to visit our pharmacy’s beneficiaries in Saoudé – […]
03.08.2023
Although there is a shortage of food in Burkina Faso, its production is further restricted by… safety concerns. The authorities have banned the cultivation of tall cereal crops. Maize fields are a potential hiding place for jihadists and a route for their expansion southwards. Imagine how paralysing this must be in terms of fear and […]
27.06.2023
Catherine looks at the sewing machine as if she has been given the keys to an expensive car. This is the reward for 3 years of difficult cutting and sewing lessons, ending with an exam. She passed and will therefore take up an apprenticeship at a tailor’s atelier any day now, and then she can […]
