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Context
: In the heart of
Burkina-Faso, in the province of
Oubritenga, a region of Guié,
10 villages have decided, since
1989, to take on their own development
in order to fight by all means against
desertification. They have created
the association Zoramb Naagtaabaa.
This Burkinabe association is directed
by a Frenchman, Henri Girard, whom
in the last twenty years, has lead,
side by side with this population,
agricultural, educational and health
programmes. In 1991, 89% of the
population was illiterate. The association
is developping the education of
the province's children by supporting
the public schools (creation of
6 schools), by organizing adults'
training sessions, setting school
sponsoring, alphabetization lessons
and creation of libraries.
Since 2002, Mission Enfance has
carried out educational training
back up to the teachers, has rehabilitated
the school of Lindi, constructed
the school of Kuila (teacher's loging
in Kuila financed by the Direction
de la Coopération Internationale
of the Principality of Monaco),
the school of Doenghin and Namassa,
constructed two classrooms in Guié
and the wells necessary to the schools'
existence. Mission Enfance sends
containers yearly, takes part in
the functionning of the AZN. Also,
since 2006, Mission Enfance has
created agricultural perimeters
in Cissé Yargo and Ouahigouya.
In 2010, Mission Enfance will be
building the second part of the
Guié secondary school for
240 pupils, who are obliged to walk
long kilometers in order to attend
the town schools. After having established
primary eduction in this region,
it came as logical to pursue education
towards young people of secondary
schools. This project is set in
partnership in 2010, with the DCI
and the Stavros Niarcho Foundation.
Our agricultural programme carries
on in 2010.
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