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Students make history on exams!
The development in progress on the primary school campus has invigorated the people in Konkourona. In a village with so many families, parents, and children, everyone is so excited to see the construction building towards a better future for all. Education is the best thing you can give a child. It is the tool that…
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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…
Konkourona Alliance Foundation
Empowering a Village
Who We Are
Konkourona Alliance Foundation (KAFO), Inc. is a charity organization created to help break the cycle of poverty in one small village. KAFO aims to bring new hope and opportunities to the people living in Konkourona, Burkina Faso through access to education, healthcare, water and sanitation, economic development and environmental protection in our First Mile Community Development Program (FMCDP).
Our Projects
The Women’s Center is open!
Men, women and children gathered in the multipurpose center last week for training to improve the water management system…
Health Center capacity is growing!
Approximately 1.5 million people lose their lives to vaccine-preventable diseases every year, making vaccines one of the most…
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…
Where We Work
Konkourona Alliance Foundation (KAFO), Inc. is a charity organization created to help break the cycle of poverty in one small village. KAFO aims to bring new hope and opportunities to the people living in Konkourona, Burkina Faso through access to education, healthcare, water and sanitation in our First Mile Community Development Program (FMCDP) as a proof of concept.
Community and Project News
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