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.
23.01.2023
You have no idea how persistent Gosia Tomaszewska had to be to find a place at the rehabilitation centre in the capital of Burkina Faso for Hyacinthe. On the 21st of January, we arranged a medical consultation, and already at 7 a.m. this morning we were back in the therapy room with him!
The boy suffered cerebral malaria in early childhood, the effects of which he still experiences today. When we first met him, he was not moving at all. He was facing the prospect of spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
I dream of my son walking again. When Hyacinthe fell ill, those were nightmarish days. I don’t wish anyone, like me, to be stuck in complete helplessness and watch the disease take away their child. I howled in despair.” – said Alimata, the boy’s mother.
We could not accept this. Together with your help, we financed the tests that qualified the boy for the first round of rehabilitation.
Today, he lifts his right arm high up without any problem, he also lifts his legs! We know that this is not the time to rest on our laurels, and Hyacinthe still has a long way to go under the care of rehabilitation specialists. It’s three meetings a week, during which, step by step, we restore the boy’s dexterity and hope for full independence when he grows up.
One session with a physiotherapist costs around PLN 25, the equivalent of a Bouquet of Good, which you can get at GoodWorks 24/7. If you would like to take the next steps towards independence together with Hyacinthe, please give him and his mother one such bouquet.
08.03.2023
A rocket fell on Mrs. Maria’s farm, demolishing her safe family home. All she had left was a tiny hoe. She cradles it in her arms, saying she has lost everything that was important to her. For Women’s Day, Ms. Maria would like to receive a food parcel. With a loaf of fresh bread, which […]
30.01.2023
The garden is turning green. Our agricultural project in Burkina Faso is once again changing the face of the desert. Onions, courgettes and carrots are emerging. Potatoes are also growing for the first time. The warehouse is tidy, compost is being produced, everyone on the starting blocks, ready to get harvesting. In a word, work […]
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. […]
