by Jonny Wooldridge | Dec 2, 2016 | All News
A team from our good friends at Legacurry Church in Northern Ireland have just returned from a working trip to Burkina Faso. Members of the team were involved in drilling wells in rural communities and supporting projects at the Stafford Centre, an orphanage and...
by Jonny Wooldridge | Nov 25, 2016 | All News
At the Bethanie medical centre maternity unit, things can get a bit hectic at times. Led by its Director, Muriel Ouedraogo (pictured right) the centre is based in Zongo, an informal settlement on the edge of the capital Ouagadougou, serving a local community of over...
by Jonny Wooldridge | Nov 17, 2016 | All News
We believe every child should have the opportunity of a high quality education, whatever their background or economic circumstances. Yet in Burkina Faso, many young people struggle to get to school, with fees (however modest) and long distances to reach classrooms in...
by Jonny Wooldridge | Nov 15, 2016 | All News
A team from a church in Northern Ireland is currently in Burkina Faso, working alongside our partners to offer practical help at some of the projects we support. Whilst some of the members, all from Legacurry Church in Northern Ireland, are working on projects in the...
by Jonny Wooldridge | Oct 27, 2016 | All News
A Christmas concert in Shrewsbury will include an opportunity to support our work in Burkina Faso. On 10 December the Shrewsbury Cantata Choir will be singing Mendelssohn’s Elijah in Shrewsbury Abbey and, during the concert, a retiring collection will be taken...
by Jonny Wooldridge | Oct 17, 2016 | All News
Demand for chickens is rising rapidly in many Africans countries and farmers in Burkina Faso would love to seize the opportunities that such demand brings. The reasons for the increased demand for this ever popular food staple are summarised in this helpful BBC...
