July 2020 Newsletter
Newsletter 2020 July
Staff changes at Transform Burkina
We’re please to announce the appointment of Jonny Wooldridge as our new Executive Officer. Jonny lives in York and is married to Anne with two grown-up children. He’ll be taking over from Kevin Lawrence who’s moving on to new new challenges after several successful...
On the front line of health care in Burkina Faso
Health services are currently under pressure throughout the world and Burkina Faso is no exception. In a country that the United Nations Development Programme regularly ranks as amongst the five poorest in the world, resources in Burkina Faso are scarce and support...
And then there were three
Recruiting and retaining high quality teachers for rural schools remains a constant pressure for our local partners. However committed the staff, with teachers in short supply in Burkina Faso, the temptation to move to city schools, where the standard of living for...
Responding to the need
Our local partners in Burkina Faso are offering immediate, practical help to families displaced by the recent insecurity in parts of the country. Areas of the north and east have seen a recent rise in attacks by militants. Many familes have been forced to flee to safe...
And the ‘scores’ are in
It may not be the shortest or apparently the most exciting document to read, but our latest annual report and audited accounts, just published, have a great story to tell. Thanks to the generous support of so many people and organisations, we are able, through its...
Coming soon to a school in Burkina Faso
Construction work on the latest improvements to the school we support at Soulyale are nearing completion. Fully funded by a generous donor, a new teachers' house will be finished in the next few weeks., This is the third such house we have provided at the school as...
Race to support Burkina Faso
Members of the former MAD group in Scotland are continuing their support for our work In Burkina Faso with a fundraising 'race night' planned in April Hosted in the Milltimber Community Centre Building, in Aberdeenshire, the eveing will begin from 7.30 pm on Saturday...
24 hours of mud and sweat for Transform Burkina
Taking fundraising to the 'next level', our trustee Stephen Buwert (pictured) emerged muddy but smiling from a 24 hour team challenge to raise funds for our work. Sponsors of Stephen's participation in the Srathpuffer 24 hour relay have already raised over £500 (and...
Flushing away disease
The lack of basic hygiene facilities is difficult at any time, but at a health clinic it can be particularly dangerous, with the risks of cross infection and disease increasing for often already ill and vulnerable people. The completion of new latrines and washing...
Latest News
We managed to get our agricultural starter kits to students in Burkina Faso just in time for them to sow seeds before the rainy season started, resulting in a great yield of crops for this year.
We haven't got any more funding for this project for future years, so please get in touch if you would like to help to fund this. Each kit costs £200 and pays for one more young person to be able to start their own farming business.
jonny@transformburkina.org.uk
Carolle is being sponsored to attend nursing college for the next 3 years, thanks to a kind donation from supporters in the UK.
In the UK there is one nurse for every 120 people. In Burkina Faso there is one nurse for every 2,000 people.
The cost of training is £75 per month for 3 years ( or £60 per month plus Gift Aid ). If you're interested in helping to support young people like Carolle to become nurses then please get in touch.
jonny@transformburkina.org.uk
This year 50 students completed the agricultural course at Bethel School. We are now helping 20 of these to set up their own businesses by giving them a starter kit of tools, seeds and organic fertilizer and pesticides.
We haven't got any more funding for this project for future years, so please get in touch if you would like to help to fund this. Each kit costs £200 and pays for one more young person to be able to start their own farming business.
jonny@transformburkina.org.uk
We've funded our first dam!
In Burkina Faso, there is plenty of rain in the wet season, but the problem is having enough water for agriculture throughout the year. One simple solution is to build a dam to trap the water during the wet season, so it can then be used throughout the year.
The village of Mako now has a dam across the seasonal river Nakambe which will give them 10 Million Litres of water to last the year.
As part of our project funded by UK Aid, we've now introduced the project to the 3 villages involved - now it's time to drill wells and build toilets.