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.
22.08.2022
It can’t be that not having a notebook or the cheapest flip-flops to get to lessons will stand in the way of learning the basic skills needed to survive in Burkina Faso! And yet – not every child will start school in the upcoming school year.
The results? Deplorable.
Lack of education is linked to many times higher mortality rates in adulthood. This is not just a statistic – it is the reality of adults in the African countries we help every day.
It’s not that the children simply won’t learn the basics of reading or maths. School education in Burkina Faso is also about learning farming, planting trees, animal husbandry, sensible water management and the basics of healthy eating. It’s about learning to live independently, which is only becoming a more distant dream for some children every year.
This was the dream you brought closer to Wend Zaade and Michael – now exemplary students who have been given the real chance of a lifetime – more than 1.5 years ago.
We can and must make a difference to the children who have not received their chance from life this year – yet. This little part of the world – the village of Gourcy – which we have been looking after for several years, needs your helping hand today. The school year is about to start!
Join our fundraiser – every layette, single pencil or notebook is your contribution to the relay race of goodness, where the finish line is the future and a dignified life for children! Give them the chance of a lifetime!
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 […]
