Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Walls Rise with Hard Work
As another week passes, more progress is made. The current project to construct teachers’ housing is progressing ahead of schedule. The exterior walls are mostly complete and it is very exciting to see the way the blueprints come to life! After the brick work is done, the interior and exterior walls will be plastered, the…
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Blueprints Turn to Buildings
As the walls go up for new houses for teachers, the team in Konkourona shares new pictures and updates. It’s amazing to see how the work being done unites the citizens of the village. The work gives them pride and excitement for the future generations who will benefit from all of their hard work. Here…
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Construction of Housing for Teachers Continues
The teachers in Konkourona come from other villages which are too far to travel to and from every day, and the only housing available is a small, two room structure infested with bats. As a result, teachers often leave as soon as they can find work under better conditions. Together with Mami Siara Na, we are…
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Primary Health Center Planned
Our next project is the construction of a Primary Health Center. In Konkourona, there is no access to any form of healthcare. Traditional medicine practices are used at first and if additional care is needed villagers must walk, bike, or hitch a ride for over 50 miles to the city of Bobo Dioulasso. It takes…
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Building Housing for Teachers
Construction of housing for teachers is now underway! Supplies have arrived in the village and bricks are being laid! Support of the teachers is very important to the quality of education in Konkourona. In Burkina Faso, the government assigns teachers to villages anywhere in the country, often placing them hours away from their spouses and…