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Africa and Her Guardian Angels

May 28, 2015 | 0 Comments

I have often read that Africa is the forgotten continent, but I go to bed every night convinced that it’s anything but. How else can you explain that a group of children no more than 4 years old, shoeless and barely clothed with “loincloths” play with fire, metal and...

Burkina Is Saved!

Apr 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

This is my recount of my latest trip. It seems to me it merits the title “Burkina is saved!” Because among so many good things we saw, the most important is that Burkina Faso can serve as an example to the world of how an oppressed nation is capable of rebelling and...

Leopold’s Banner

Jan 30, 2015 | 0 Comments

This is a very special post, as special as it is the one who writes it, Leopoldo Abadía, a great person, as his wife Elena. Both have seen me to grow since I was little. I was lucky to eat with them a few days ago and from this lunch, between laugh and laugh because...

Merry X Mas from Rimkieta

Dec 23, 2014 | 0 Comments

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.

Back to Normality

Dec 1, 2014 | 0 Comments

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...

Six Days to a Political and Social Change in Burkina

Nov 3, 2014 | 0 Comments

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...

The “Rentrée” of the 2014-2015 School Year

Oct 6, 2014 | 0 Comments

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, particularly...

There Are Two Sides to Every Coin!

Jun 30, 2014 | 0 Comments

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...

1,000 Patients Seen in 7 Days

Jan 27, 2014 | 0 Comments

Many thanks are due to the Barraquer Foundation. Together we did it! It was a week of intense teamwork, between the Friends of Rimkieta and the Barraquer Foundations – characterized by harmonious cooperation and a positive atmosphere. Among the 1,000 patients seen,...

Merry Xmas!

Dec 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

Merry Christmas to all the friends of Rimkieta, and our heartfelt thanks for your support, without which the projects in Rimkieta would not be possible! Ney taabo! 🙂