Over the last few months I have been stuck in a creative impasse. As you well know, inspirational stories of every sort abound here almost daily. Nevertheless, when I’ve sat down at the computer, I’ve almost unconsciously ended up pressing a single key: “delete.”
You were aware that María had been working for some time on composing someone else’s eulogy. Neither of us, though, could ever have imagined that she would have to write yours first.
The beginning of the school year in Burkina Faso, which takes place in October, is always accompanied by an increase in requests for healthcare from the children in our projects. This healthcare is part of the overall personalized care that FAR offers to each beneficiary. However, this year, a deadly dengue epidemic has further complicated a situation already complicated by malaria
Unfortunately, this post does not require much introduction. As you will see, it is a translation of the latest report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), which is an independent humanitarian organization that aids displaced people (people forced to flee their homes). For the first time, Burkina tops the list of the most neglected displacement crises in the world.
The maelstrom of everyday life, that frenetic rhythm, which, thanks to a cup of coffee, goes from 0 to 1,000 the second the alarm clock rings each morning, makes it difficult for me to be aware of the reality that surrounds me. I can’t pretend I don’t often think it’s better that way. Yet it is a double-edged sword. It can distort my perception of what actually happens in this environment – a perception crucial to a healthy balance between the rational and the emotional. Stopping to observe and to put in writing a day in the life of the Burkinabé woman reconnects me with the essence of this wonderful land and its women