by Jonny Wooldridge | Sep 11, 2018 | All News
She may be a widow in her 80’s, but Idambie Kailou is still active and busy in the home she shares with the family of her son and daughter in law. The extended family live in the Zongo district of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, close to our Bethanie...
by Jonny Wooldridge | Aug 14, 2018 | All News
Following the erratic rains and poor harvests of 2017, hunger is beginning to bite hard in parts of northern Burkina Faso. The 2018 rains have now come, but it will be many weeks yet before the next harvest is gathered. Meanwhile food supplies from last year have now...
by Jonny Wooldridge | Aug 9, 2018 | All News
We all know what a difference a small amount of support and encouragement can make and that is what lies behind our new micro-credit and savings programme. All it look for Isaac to start his own small-scale chicken rearing business was a small loan. Now, from the...
by Jonny Wooldridge | Jul 25, 2018 | All News
The rainy season in Burkina Faso marks the busiest time for local health professionals, with diseases such as malaria effecting far more people in the hot humid months. At the Bethanie medical clinic (pictured), the average number of patients seeking help each day...
by Jonny Wooldridge | Jul 16, 2018 | All News
The chance of an education seemed an ever more distant dream for Timwende Sawadogo (pictured), until a generous UK donor got involved Growing up in a family of rural subsistence farmers, dependent on the annual rains for the harvest, the family always struggled to...
by Jonny Wooldridge | Jun 25, 2018 | All News
Access to education can be tough in Burkina Faso, particularly for girls. A recent United Nations report has provided stark figures for the country, suggesting only about 1% of all girls in the country have the opportunity to finish secondary education. It was...
