There are now approximately 450 students from Konkourona (a small village in Burkina Faso) attending school between first grade and graduate school. The costs for tuition, books, school supplies, transportation, meals and housing rise significantly as students progress. At the same time, students become less available to help work on family farms to raise money for these expenses. Sponsoring a Child in Burkina Faso will reduce the financial demands of education on families who are living at or below the poverty level, so that they can better meet their needs and their children can have brighter futures.*
Abdoulaye
Abdoulaye is a motivated student who is passionate about studies. He is in second grade and likes to play soccer in his free time.
Nicolas
Nicolas is a self-motivated student in second grade who is eagerly learning to read and would like to become a teacher when he is older.
Bienvenue
Bienvenu is in second grade and likes to go to school. His favorite part of school is playing hide and seek with his friends during recess.
Collette
Collette is a brilliant girl in second grade who likes to go to the library to read during recess. After school, she helps her mother with the household chores.
Gerome
Gérôme is in second grade and is very passionate about his studies. He dreams of becoming a teacher in the future and strives to be the best student in his class.He works hard to achieve his goal and goes to the library during recess to read.
Irene
Irene is in second grade and loves school. She enjoys playing with her classmates and reading during recess. She wants to become a nurse to care for the sick when she is older.
Sous
Sous is in second grade and is a dynamic student who loves school. He likes to play soccer, but knows it is important to study hard too. He wants to become a great soccer player in the future.
Cécile
Cécile is in second grade and is very motivated. She goes to the library to read in her free time and does housework at home after school. She dreams of becoming a midwife in the future.
Clarice
Clarisse is in second grade and is happy to be enrolled in school. She likes math the best and goes to the library to read during recess. After school, she helps her mother with household chores. She wants to become a big trader in the future.
Amed
Amed is in second grade and loves school. He likes to read at the library and play soccer in his free time.
Moumouna
Moumouna is a very serious girl who is motivated to do well in second grade. She would like to be a nurse when she gets older.
Damou
Damou is an orphan who is currently in second grade and determined to succeed. He spends a lot of his free time reading in the library and helps with household chores after school. He dreams of becoming a doctor in the future.
Collette
Collette is a bright girl who is second grade. She is an ambitious girl, who likes to read and help her mother with household chores during her free time. Collette dreams of becoming a French teacher.
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Catherine
Catherine is in second grade and works hard in school. She loves reading during every chance she can find. After school, she helps her mother with housework. Her dream is to become a restauranteur in the future.
*Note that any funds remaining after your sponsored child’s needs are met will be used to help sponsor another child in need.
Sponsor a child
Make an impact on a student’s advancement. Your contribution will help provide:
- Tuition
- Books
- School Supplies
- Transportation
- Meals
- Housing
KAFO’s
Impact on Education in Burkina Faso
We helped ensure that every single student had textbooks, notebooks, and the school supplies needed to succeed.
We supported the expansion of the primary school, constructing three new classrooms to allow for each grade to have its own room.
The buildings are equipped with solar-powered electricity and modern technology.
We watched as young minds worked excitedly under the light, able to study after dark for the first time. Konkourona Primary School graduates have increased from one or two students each year to forty eight, making history.
We depend on your support to open the door to new opportunities for the children of Konkourona. Education will empower students to improve the community and lift the rural farming village out of poverty.
We built a new middle school, administration building, security building, and latrines so that students could attend classes in Konkourona, rather than ride bikes for two hours to the closest existing middle school.
