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Making Children More Resilient To Optimize Their Chances Of Success At School
"My name is Estelle; I'm 11 years old. I'm in fifth grade in Tamasgo, and I like math. When I grow up, I want to become a doctor to treat people." Estelle attends Tamasgo Primary School in Torodo, Zorgho Commune, Plateau Central Region. I her school, water flows abundantly. "As water is available in our school, we...
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Orphan and Displaced Soré Finds Her Way Back to School
7-year-old Soré Habibou, is diligent and curious CP1 student at Sibiougou B Primary in Kaya, the capital city of the Centre North region in Burkina Faso. But her journey could have taken a very different path. Orphaned by her father, she was forced to flee with her mother and her three siblings from their village ...
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Saudi Esports Federation and King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre grant 1.7 million USD to UNICEF to strengthen emergency education in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, 30 December 2024, – The Saudi Esports Federation (SEF), through Gamers Without Borders, the largest virtual charitable event for gaming and esports, and under the supervision of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), has granted 1,705,000 USD (approximately 1 billion CFA francs...
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Displaced twin sisters Fadilatou and Neimata return to school
When Assèta Sawadogo, 52, was fleeing the violence that gripped her village of Damesma, in north-central Burkina Faso, she certainly cared about the lives of her children, but she was very concerned about the interruption of their education. Upon arrival in Kaya, the regional capital, she wanted to enroll them in ...
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Three hours on the ground to save lives
Aminata Oubri, a 22-year-old young woman, lives one of the happiest days of her life this Monday 5 August 2024. Around 3 a.m., she gave birth to twin girls and they were both healthy. “Everything went well. The mother did not suffer, and the babies are doing well,” says Martine Poda, the midwife. The babies' birt...
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“Bisongos”, enhance early childhood education opportunities for children in Burkina Faso
Florentine Sawadogo is 4 years old. She is an internally displaced child. She lives with her uncle Amadou Sawadogo. Amadou Sawadogo alone raises nine children under the age of 10. Of these children, five are his and the others were taken in by him. Originally from Tongomayel in the Sahel region, Amadou had to flee...
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The radio education program: children in the commune of Pama rediscover the taste for studies.
Originally from a village in Eastern Burkina Faso, Madina is now an internally displaced person. Three years ago, she and her family were forced to flee by armed men bursting into their village, leaving everything behind to seek refuge in the nearby city of Pama. In her hometown, Madina used to attend school daily...
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A ray of light for Amadé
At 13, Amadé can no longer see well. Since birth, he has had a problem with his left eye. Over time, it has got worse and worse. Sometimes, it hurts so much he can't do anything. But he's a brave man. His visual handicap doesn't stop him from wanting to get on in life. Originally from the security-challenged town...
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Little Juliette remains hopeful of becoming a teacher
There are situations that remind you that it is not always easy to realize your dearest dream, and that many parameters come into play. When Juliette, 14, harbored the hope of becoming a teacher one day, she had little idea that her country would fall into an armed conflict which would force her to leave her nativ...
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Burkina Faso: New academic year starts with one million children out of school due to ongoing violence and insecurity – UNICEF
OUAGADOUGOU/DAKAR/NEW YORK, 2 October 2023, - On the first day of the new 2023-2024 academic year in Burkina Faso, UNICEF warns that at least 1 in 4 schools – or 6,149 – remain shut due to ongoing violence and insecurity in parts of the country. As a result, an estimated one million children are out of school and...
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Djibo's unschooled and out-of-school children back in school thanks to crash courses
In the classroom, all the students are focused on what the facilitator is saying. We're at the El-Nour Centre in Djibo in the Sahel region, northern Burkina Faso. Here, around a hundred pupils are taking classes; some to catch up with the formal school curriculum, others to learn the basics of reading and writing,...
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Burkina Faso: UNICEF and Japan inaugurate 18 junior secondary schools amounting to 12.9 million US dollars
OUAGADOUGOU, 21 JUNE 2023, – UNICEF and the Government of Japan inaugurated 18 post-primary schools amounting to of US$12,972,656 equaling 1.8 billion Japanese yen, to improve learning conditions in Burkina Faso. Schools built in the Center and Center South regions have the capacity to accommodate 60,000 students ...