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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...