Gender Equality
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We have a new record!
Two weeks ago, 50 students travelled from Konkourona to a neighboring village in the back of the KAFO/MSN tricycle trailer to take the middle school entry exam, with the hope of breaking the record of 33 students (76%) passing set 2 years ago. We just found out minutes ago that… 46 STUDENTS PASSED! This is…
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The Health Center is flourishing!
Nadia, new nurse in Health Center The Sandia Millogo Health and Social Promotion Center has been opened for almost two months now and it is flourishing in the community of Konkourona, Burkina Faso and the surrounding region. There was so much demand in the first month, that the District Medical Officer assigned Nadia, a fourth…
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Happy New Year!
Larissa, thriving middle school student There is so much to celebrate at KAFO as we begin a new year. We have big plans for 2023, but before sharing those, I would like to share a few notable accomplishments from 2022. This is the work of hundreds of people in Konkourona, Burkina Faso and around the…
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Healthy baby girl!
The new Sandia Millogo Health and Social Promotion Center in Konkourona, named after the mother of KAFO’s President, Dr. Jules Millogo, was scheduled to officially open today. This precious baby girl was ready early though, and was born at 11:47 pm last night. She is the first baby to be born in the Health Center,…
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People of Konkourona
Burkinabe photographer, Warren Saré, visited Konkourona in September to document the progress being made as a result of development efforts over the past three years. Irène and Ben, the couple responsible for freeing the medical equipment and supplies for the Health Center from customs, entertain Sandia, the matriarch of the village, in this picture. These…