From a Thorny Path to a Rocky one

If I close my eyes I can see their faces perfectly – with expressions both defiant and skittish – They are the boys from the first group of the education and reintegration project for street kids, who have gone on to become apprentices in vocational workshops: Salfo,...
A Second Chance for Inoussa

A Second Chance for Inoussa

Inoussa is 10 years old and will stay back this year in CE2 (4th grade of primary school in the Spanish system). Of the almost 500 children in the School Scholarship Program, he is the only one who was left back to whom we will give a second chance this year. His case...
Putting Down Roots in Rimkieta

Putting Down Roots in Rimkieta

In Burkina, the shade of a tree is the preferred place for get-togethers. Trees are the witnesses to discussions in which decisions are made and problems solved, and weddings, communions, baptisms and funerals are organized. And of course, where the best naps are...
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”...