Shreya Ramakrishnan
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Shipment was sent!
I had the great fortune to work with many people from Project c.u.r.e. over the past 10 months to prepare for shipment of medical equipment and supplies to Konkourona, Burkina Faso, some of whom are pictured here. Thankfully, Evariste Yanogo, who managed the actual shipping, purchased an extra large container for us, because we needed…
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Health center almost finished!
Hundreds of hard-working people gathered to clean the grounds around their brand-new maternal and child center, primary care center, pharmacy, housing for healthcare workers, kitchens, and latrines. Leaders are inviting people to make the health center a place that people from anywhere in the region, country and world would want to visit to obtain care.…
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Village Leaders Travel to Mali
Victorien Millogo, KAFO’s Field Program Director and Mami Siara N’a’s Vice President (in blue), traveled to Mpakasso, Mali with Moussa David Millogo (far left), and Ardiouma Millogo (second from right) at the beginning of August. The team met with Dr. Souleymane Kone (right) and leaders and community members from Mpakasso to learn best practices for…
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Health Access is on the Horizon
Everyday, great progress is made on the construction of the health center in Konkourona. As the team in Konkourona continues to work hard on the outside, we are hard at work on what to put inside. Establishing supply chains for essential equipment and supplies has become the next priority for the opening of the health…
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Students in Konkourona are Thriving!
Congratulations to the Konkourona Primary School Graduating Class of 2021! History was made again this year when 33 students passed the national sixth-grade exam! Teachers were encouraged by the growth and progress exhibited by the students, and for the first time an entire sixth grade class sat for the compulsory exam. Of the 43 children,…