Dec 23, 2014
Thanks!!! To all Rimkieta’s friends who make possible the Foundations’ projects, we wish you Merry Christmas’s and a happy 2015, during which we will keep on compromised with our aims and illusions.
Dec 1, 2014
Just a few days ago the curfew was lifted. It doesn’t make much difference to my daily routine, but it’s a sign of the country getting back to normalcy. I mentioned in my last post “Six Days to Social and political change in Burkina” how impressive it is to see...
Nov 3, 2014
We could see it coming; everything pointed at what was to come. Yet it was more surprising than what I had imagined. On Tuesday, October 21, in a Special Council of Ministers, the Government considered a bill to modify article 37 of the Constitution in order to allow...
Oct 6, 2014
Today is the first day of the 2014-2015 school year. Like she does every year, Rihanata, the maternelle’s headmistress, has “forbidden” me to walk around the classes today. The thing is that the first few days of class for the maternelle children,...
Jun 30, 2014
I’ve had writer’s block for so long it’s worrisome. I attribute it to the heat we’ve been suffering. These last months have been really harsh. But the rains have started now, and with them my inspiration for this new blog post, which I hope you will enjoy (read...
