Burkina Gives Back Twice the Energy it Robs You Of

Burkina Gives Back Twice the Energy it Robs You Of

Losing your hearing to an infection at the age of 14 would be hard anywhere, but in Rimkieta even harder, if that’s possible. The case of Ismael, who recovered his hearing at 23 …provides the daily dose of energy I need to keep going! I always say that Burkina...
I Don’t Want to Follow You!!

I Don’t Want to Follow You!!

Influences, be they good or bad, are a part of life. When you are a child “on the street” and they come from bad company they can be a problem… just ask JK… JK is one of the 100 children in the “Education and reintegration of street children”...
And You, What Makes You Happy?

And You, What Makes You Happy?

“And You, What Makes You Happy?” This is the question we asked each of the twenty girls in this fourth year of the unschooled girls project during the monthly personal chat in March. What do you think their answers were? “I’ll be happy the day they buy me a bicycle”...
Corporal Punishment to Educate

Corporal Punishment to Educate

I’m back in Rimkieta after a few weeks in Barcelona. I’ve come back refreshed, and full of energy. And I’m convinced that after what this country has suffered over the past two years (the threat of Ebola, a popular uprising and the president stepping down, a year of...
A New President in Burkina Faso

A New President in Burkina Faso

On Sunday, November 29, 3,309,988 burkinabés chose their new president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, of the MPP party (Mouvement du Peuple pour le Progrès – or People’s Progressive Movement). But it wasn’t until December 15 – two weeks later – that the Constitutional...