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I end this blog with some new cultural differences between Burkina Faso and France ...

Beer
The Burkina drink lots of beer. There are three local beers: the Brakina the So.B.Bra and Castel, which are mainstream lager. The Flag, a Ghanaian beer, is also appreciated. But the favorite beer of Burkina Faso is ... Guinness, they drink with Coca-Cola (2 / 3 Guinness 1 / 3 Coca) and lots of ice! The mixture has a strange taste a little bitter chocolate, not at all unpleasant. Although it may offend the purists, I recommend you try at least once, it is very surprising and not bad at all.

Maternity
Some figures ... From what I told Faisal (geo-history teacher in high school and college) in his classes, 25% of girls in her class sixth were pregnant this year. On average, a woman still has between 5 and 8 or 9 children, but all will fail to adulthood. Finally, it is estimated that a girl who reaches age 26 who is unmarried and is a hopeless case ...

Food
In my time I will remember first Burkinabe tô, the national dish of millet paste, or sometimes corn, seasoned with a sauce, sorrel, for example. Benga is the local beans, very good. Even better is the dégué, a mixture of yoghurt and lumps of pearl millet. The soup of millet can be taken at breakfast, with at least 5 sugars (in a manner Burkinabe General sweeten their dishes a lot). Finally, to the exotic side, I will not forget the black caterpillars (a specialty of western countries), which have a very strong flavor, close game, but ultimately not that bad. All this without forgetting that 90% of meals, we eat mostly rice! With a little sauce (rice-cooking) or a little meat (rice-fat).

Kinship of pleasantry
Africans have a very interesting concept that will disable the inter-ethnic conflicts: the joking relationship. This concept links the two by two ethnic groups (or three), and indicates that member of an ethnic group may utter some insulting a member of another ethnic group without fear of injury, because it is a joke. Example: Samo (one of 60 ethnic groups of Burkina two members of this ethnic ACP) process the Mossi (the main ethnic group to which belong most members PCR) of thieves, and treat each other the Mossi Samo yontorô drinkers, a local drink. From what I've been told, a Samo may appear before the Emperor of the Mossi, the Mogho Naba, and a thief, it has no right to move a toe!



The current Mogho Naba, a highly respected for his wisdom, and always smiling (image yayemarieba.blogspot.com).


Talibé
Surprisingly, I did not encounter many beggars in Ouagadougou. People try to survive by selling various things or services, begging is frowned upon. The only beggars I've met are children running around with small cans and asking passers-by from an imploring look. According Mahamadi, it was members of the sect of Talibé (I do not know if there is a link with the Taliban: it is likely, at least an etymological point of view), a Muslim sect . All revenues from the "quest" will the guru, who then feeds the children and has them at will. Needless to say, they are frowned upon by the Ouagalais, I've never seen anyone give them anything (and yet they are good (to) live in one way or another!).

University
This topic primarily of interest my colleagues ... I had the chance to chat with a fellow teacher in computer science from the University of Bobo-Dioulasso (the second largest city). The entire country has fewer students than Grenoble (which has 60,000). A teacher must be statutorily about 220h course or equivalent ... knowing that Time is TD or TP, as in France, 66% of a class period. For comparison, in France we have to do 192 hours of TD or equivalent. Like us, they are all working overtime, but I do not know if like us they do research. The person with whom I discussed a DEA (French), but no thesis, and plans to make one. At the university where she works, there are only 3 lecturers in computing, known here as "assistant professor". There are, for the entire country, only a university professor in computer science (higher grade). Grenoble I think that we need a fifty computer teachers (minimum) and a hundred lecturers ...

Well, this was probably my last post on this blog (unless I add a few excerpts from my mission report, but almost everything I've written is also included here, or I do not answer some questions). I would like to thank everyone who made this mission possible:
- Development Without Borders , including Valentine Pécot;
- my father for all his advice and his help;
- the generous donors, the first Paul;
- all those who read this blog and have shared their comments or questions;
- finally Obviously members of the CPA, especially Mahamadi, Thomas, Koulsoum and Isa, and families Tassembedo and Nana, which I shared my life for a month. Thank you to all the hospitality of the Burkinabe.

I hope to have raised some vocations for the missions volunteer fair and / or Burkina Faso ...
Thank you all for your perusal.

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Following Fabrice sound issues, I would note that I have completed several messages with additional information. For those of you interested!

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Small French-lexicon Moore

French is the official language of Burkina Faso, used particularly in the administration, but it is the mother tongue of person (even if some parents, such as Fadil, make the effort to speak in French as their children). It is learned at school, from the CP1.

The Moore is the language of the Mossi (or MOSS), the country's main ethnic group (about 50% of the population), which is concentrated in Ouagadougou and the surrounding region. In this respect, Moore is understood by almost all Ouagalais, even those from other ethnic groups (although they do not necessarily speak).

The second main indigenous language in Burkina Faso is Dioula, especially in spoken west around Bobo-Dioulasso, the second largest city with about 300,000 inhabitants (cons 1 million in Ouagadougou). It is also one of the main languages of Mali.

I know only one word in Dioula: "Toubabou" which means "White". However I had time to learn a few words of Moore, and I can assure you that their job by a white man is always impressed with the natives.

The Moore is, like most African languages, spoken language (the only book I've seen written in the Bible is Moore), the spelling that I propose for each word is not guaranteed and comes from interpretation my ear. Besides, my friends Burkinabe have not been able to ensure a correct spelling for these words. In addition, certain sounds are unknown in French, I tried to transcribe the closest what I heard.

Hello
(morning) Yiibéogo (which one responds with: yiibékibéma )
(between 11h and 16h) Windga (which one responds with: windkéma )
(evening) Zaabré (which one responds with: zaabrékéma )
These six words, the salutation (when addressing an elder at someone important, etc..) request to add the prefix or : nizaabré , etc.. Good

arrival
Niwongo

How are you?
Kibar? or Manawan?

It goes
Lafi bala
Lafi literally means "health": " lafi bala" means "health is fine," "I am healthy."

gonna, and you?
Lafi Behem

No problem
Yellékabé

No problem
Yellékayé

There is a problem
Yellébém
You'll understand that "problem" is said yelle .

Goodbye (another day)
Nindaaré

A while ago
Bilfou
Bilfou also means "a little".

you tomorrow
Beogo
Beogo actually means "tomorrow".

soon
Wakata

Yes
Nye / The Änyé
n is inspired, giving a sound difficult to replicate in French, where the two translations that I offer.

Not
Ayo

Thank
Barka Barka
can mean many things, including "should be a go!" during a negotiation.

Come!
Waka

I come
Watami

I
Data
It's good

Yasoma

is the foot
Karaga
Thanks to Abdou young for teaching me that word :-)

White (color)
Nassara

Black (color)
Nissa Bleger

Friend
Dowa (or Zowa ?)

Abroad
Saana

Child
Biig

Big Brother
Kiema

Little Brother
Miow

God
Wend
Many shops called Wend something: "Wend konta " which means "Given by God" for example.

Cars
Mobile
Adapted from the French "car".

Moped / Motorcycle Engine

Adapted from the French.

Bike
Wifo

Water
Koom

Tea
Tee

Drink
You
Example sentence: "Data koom you.

How much? (request for a price)
Wanawana
Not to be confused with " Manawan " which means "how are you?"

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Music

Those who know me know that I could not do a blog without talking about music at one time or another ...

Before landing in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso is the only artist I knew was Victor Demetrius . Paradoxically, it is better known here in France, where he enjoys a good distribution (including at FNAC), that there. This the bluesman Ali Farka Toure is from Bobo-Dioulasso, the second largest city, and sings in Dioula, so it is not understood by the majority of Ouagalais, speaking Moore. However, the video for her song "Djon Maya begins to be broadcast on television in Burkina Faso.

Burkinabe music is a mixture of many things: music very Ivorian dance (dance known is the "coupé décalé" and the latest dance craze is the "broken shoulder"), reggae, hip hop, Mali impregnated Kora (instrument stringed West African, one teacher is the Malian Toumani Diabate , you can listen here ). We also sometimes feel Cuban or Creole influences. I let the experts discuss the links between African music and music of the descendants of African slaves in these islands ...

The tube cartons currently in Ouagadougou is the artist Floby and is entitled "Kardjatou. Needless to say he is dancing, even if the artist can also be quieter songs. He sings it in Moore. Other popular artists: Bil Aka Kora , which I admired the excellent guitarist in concert (with another group), Ismo Vitalo (the latter because of reggae). Personally I like also Alif Naaba and Pacific Messengers (reggae band well paced).

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Expressions

French spoken in Burkina has some tasty expressions. I tried to note some of that here with their meaning. See also the website Ouaga Move .

Atmosphere: have the ambience.
Example: "event organized by the children was well ambiancée last night."

Good finish: welcome. See my message
about it.

Cailler: get hot.
Example: "It was not until 10 o'clock in the morning, and it already quail evil evil evil."
Paradoxically, also means "get cold". In conclusion, only the context captures the meaning :-)

Chinoiserie: Chinese product.
Generally poor quality but offered at an unbeatable price. See my message about it.

Ask the Road: take leave.
As a courtesy, before leaving a person who invited us (to be discussed in a drink), he "calls the road". This does not in general, it's just an expression: "It's getting late, we will ask you for the road."

It's been two days: it's been .
Example: "Hey Blaise! It's been two days [we did not see] how are you?"

Spoil: damaging.
Example: "Fadil has spoiled the camera Franck.

GB: daughter.
Example: "Did you see the go there?"

Tar : paved road or street.
Example: "to go Mahamadi from cyber, you have to cross the tarmac and then take the third 6-meter line.

Drops: raining slightly.
They say "it rains" when there is a real rainstorm, virulent. Otherwise, they say "drop it".

Maquis: bar / brasserie.
Ouaga full of these establishments cheap popular Burkinabe.

Or: is not it.
Example: "To be attractive, a girl must have a good weight. Or Frank?"

Chicken bicycle / chicken television [or TV]: grilled chicken / chicken on a spit.
"Bicycle" because chickens run free here in the courtyards and streets, and so have the thighs of cyclists. "Television" as the oven in which the chicken turns like a television.

Product: drug.
Example: "You have a headache and body aches? Maybe malaria, take the products."

Sap sap: quickly.
Example: "I have 18 hours training, I have to get sap sap.

Six meters: block.
Example: "killer with an ax has been strangely murdered one person in each of the six-meter area.

Candy: non-alcoholic sweet drink.
The sweets we are meeting in Ouagadougou Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Tonic.

aunt woman at least thirty years (affectionate term).
Example: (his neighbor) "Hello Auntie!" Ca va? "
Many stores are called eg "Aunt X. Just

: means, not top.
Example: "How are you?" "It's going a bit." Generally the other answers, so something like: "Oh well then" => Burkina, it does not complain, and when something is really wrong, that his friends talking about, not that which we demand.

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Recipe Burkinabe green tea

Burkina My friends gave me their recipe for green tea (see my previous post about it). I have made my first tea, they found very good but I personally found it more difficult to digest :-) So they awarded me the title of "fakir" (tea maker) .



The necessary equipment.


Tea bags found in Ouagadougou from Hong Kong (still a chinoiserie!).


Quantities:
30g green tea, possibly mint or ginger
much sugar
lot of water

1) Put tea leaves into the teapot and cover completely with water . Possibly add mint or ginger. Boil over low heat. The longer the tea boils, the better the tea. Personally, I let boil 5 to 10 minutes.

2) Cool the liquid successively pouring from the teapot into a tall glass or cup, and vice versa, this many times (at least 3 or 4: Personally, I do it about 10 times). If we do it very high, the tea cools faster (see pictures below).

3) Repeat steps 1) and 2) and repeat 1) a third time.

4) Collect the water in the tall glass, add sugar to taste one second teapot, and convey water from the second glass teapot.

5) Put the same amount of water in the first teapot (which contains the tea leaves), and put to boil in preparation for the second round. A third may possibly be considered, but tea will not be very strong.

6) Create the foam by pouring the mixture successively water / sugar in the second large glass teapot, then conversely, a large number of times and very quickly.

7) Pour the mousse into the glasses of tea, the tea warm a few minutes (you can optionally add mint or ginger this time), then add the tea mousse into the glasses. Good tasting

! And thank you for this recipe Hyacinthe and advice.







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Pissy District: some additional pictures

Before I start, here are some additional pictures of the neighborhood in which I lived for a month.



The house of Thomas, where I spent the second half of my stay. Left corner toilet, in the background the block where Thomas lives (his parents live in a block behind), right he piled cinder blocks to build his own house, scheduled for this fall.


A scrub (bar / pub), on the other side of the road.


Shops next door to Thomas.


It sells food.


Neighbours Mahamadi sell the equipment to make tea: sugar, charcoal, etc..


They also raise two goats (like everyone), they the day before leaving home.


A nephew of Mahamadi with his favorite toy.


A little neighbor.


Street adjacent to the street where Mahamadi lives, and where I spent the first two weeks of my stay. Typical, but with a more luxurious door: the entrance to the house of a (very) rich book (I went to meet him: he is one of the sponsors of PCR).

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Mission: review fourth week

This past week, I continued, according to the current denominations random (people ranting elsewhere against the lack of planning cuts from the national electricity company), my training with members of the ACP: maintenance, OpenOffice ...

I also supervised the new young trainers in their handling of the training office. They are motivated and are doing quite well, despite some flaws classics among new teachers (temptation to show and do instead of people trained, etc.). Here they are at work:






We have also, with some members, continued to assess the needs of the association. We have added two projects to the list of planned activities, quoted last week: first, the organization of courses (free) holiday for children in 6th grade and 3rd in Math, English and French (see my message about the education system ), and secondly improving services offered to e (better connection speed, adding a color printer and a binding machine documents, ...). Both projects generate human needs difficult to fill locally, and which will be offerings of Mission Development Without Borders need one or several teachers volunteer (s) for the first project, a network specialist for the second. If you're interested, please let me talk!

Furthermore, we made several visits to the authorities: Borough Hall, Ministry of Youth and Employment, Embassy of France. I have noted on this occasion that the association is an already well known from various officials, and there were among the "godfathers" (private sponsors who funded the association in its early stages) of PCR prestigious names: Chief Justice Accounts, direct cousin of First Lady, etc..

We have also made the official presentation of gifts to the association. CPA thanks the generous donors, and through me indicates that they are welcome to Ouagadougou, where they will be treated like royalty (as I was!).






My holiday ends, I go into the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. I still have many things to tell you, so I will complete this blog on my return to France. I invite you to continue to visit him!

Finally, a short personal message: good luck to Valentine, now former head of DFS Francophone Africa for his new business.

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Education System In

The education system in Burkina Faso is both close and different from the French system.

It is convenient in the sense that the country has modeled the curriculum and the name of diplomas of former colonial countries. Minor exceptions: the PC takes two years, and we enter into CP1 to 7 years. Hopefully, we go to the tray 20.

But it is rare that this is the case. Indeed, the success rate is extremely low compared to France, regardless of the class. Small example I was given by a teacher: in a class (standard) 6th of 79 students, only 26 pass in 5th in the fall. From what I've been told, this example is no exception and instead is representative (it is also effective for a class!). In years to review (CM2, 3rd, final year), the success rate is even lower. In the paper, it is exceptionally 40% this year, against 25% a few years ago (and coup, of course, the elders say that the tray is devalued ...). Two reasons cited by the Burkinabe with whom I discussed to explain these rates: a hand, the difficulty level of examinations compared to their French counterparts, and secondly the lack of education of many teachers (though class size seems to be a mitigating factor). Teachers are trained much like in France: Recruitment bac +3 or 4, a year of theoretical training in pedagogy, and one year internship in a classroom. Then they are tenured, if all goes well. You do not mention me, but I think many students do not have the facilities to review their French courses at home: parents unable to assist due to time or expertise, need for students to work more of the class to bring money to the family ...

In higher too, the French system has been modeled. Moreover, Burkina Faso will soon move to LMD (Licence-Master-Doctorate). The success rate does not seem much brighter: about 20% for BTS I was told about, ditto for the DUT. Another similarity with France: the strike of teachers in higher education this spring, for stories of unpaid wages.

The main difference between Burkina Faso and France stems from the fact that here the degree (graduation certificate - which has been preserved, and BEPC particular) are contests with a fixed number admitted. In addition, some students do these competitions but choose "encore" (increase) because they did not receive scholarships to continue, and are financially unable to do so, they hope to achieve next year an appropriately good contest to get the government purse. A student may only encore after each class, then it must change schools ... knowing that the private sector has a bad reputation (with the exception of some Catholic schools). To overcome these problems caused by lack of financial resources from parents, a unique system of sponsorship are: every teacher is to reserve two places in his establishment, parents or guardians of students wishing to change their college or high school therefore seek from their knowledge, or relationships of their knowledge, a teacher who would accept the child in his establishment. Teachers welcome these same children at home, where the institution is geographically distant from the parental home. Apparently they also serve as academic tutor for these students and help them in their studies. Finally, final difference with France and many teachers supplement their end of the month as a consultant.

As Abraham Lincoln said, "men are born free and equal, but it's the last time they were" this little description / comparison is a case at all points of view.
soon for the latest posts before my return.

PS: Following these findings about the financial problems and low rates of success, I raised the idea and ACP organizes free courses for students during vacations, not knowing if this European concept was applicable here . After several days of reflection, Mahamadi fully endorsed this approach and we've added this project to the association's projects. The rental of premises and equipment could be done through partnership with ACP qu'entretient already some neighborhood schools, and the arrival of a French ready to teach for free (against the management of its housing and his food like me right now) could be through Development Without Borders. The subjects covered are science subjects plus English: a French student in science faculty would be ideal speaker, given the low level required (level of primary and even middle school). Apparently, it seems difficult to find someone on hand to ensure that activity volunteers, hence the idea to use a European.

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Response to Fabrice:
I did not witness any progress ... Right now it is summer vacation! I just had the chance to chat with a professor of history and geography, from secondary school, and of course with other Burkinabe who have given their opinion.

I think they have textbooks, but the rest is their fees, so maybe everyone did not they? I do not think he has a lot of absenteeism, however, very good point about the French: they are quite a few spelling errors, including adults, and little control over the articles ("the", "the", etc..), which should not exist in their native language.

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The bulk

Hello,
here again a few observations exotic (at least I hope) on Burkina Faso, this time in bulk. Good

arrival
Here we do not say "welcome", it says "good arrival. However, we told all the time: when someone gets off the plane, arrived at home, returns from work (or at work to greet a colleague who happens). The hospitality is truly one of the main features of Burkina Faso.

Chinoiserie
Thus we call here the Chinese objects at great prices (but often poor quality) that are flooding the market and kill the local economy, textile synthetic gradually replacing the cotton produced locally in the motorcycle ... and daughters of joy direct from the Middle Kingdom that are tough competition to their African counterparts (read in the local newspaper, I have not tested!).

Justice
An anecdote to illustrate the functioning of the police and local justice: a few years or months raged around Ouagadougou bandits (bandits who stop vehicles for ransom occupants). One day, they make the mistake without knowing it, to stop and rob a minister, who returned to the village. A few months later, there was no road cutter in the country: all were hunted down and slaughtered without warning and without making a prisoner by police. This kind of "cleansing" of course has been marred by some flaws, like the bus driver shot without warning because he had the misfortune to take a ride, unknowingly, by highway robbers who tried to flee incognito ...

Malaria
It really is part of everyday life here. I the impression that everyone has caught at least once in their life. In three weeks, I met three current patients and was told of other cases. Since yesterday, my current host Thomas is suffering from the illness: muscle aches, joint pain, high fever, vomiting, headaches and occasional tiredness. Fortunately malaria is treatable now, and it is no longer a matter of a few days ... when it is done on time and we have the means to seek treatment: two weeks ago the son of a neighbor Mahamadi, aged 7, died of malaria.

Religion
In Ouaga people are either Muslim (approximately 60% of them from my personal estimates) or Christians (40%). It does not seem to be animist, while they are still 25% in the rest of the country (50% Muslim and 25% Christian). Coexistence between different religions seems to happen without problem (anyway, I remind you that "there is no problem!"). Christians do not complain about the calls to prayer muezzin of day and night, and Muslims say nothing against proselytizing by Christians, many of whom wear shirts with messages telling the glory of Jesus :-) Most Christians are Catholic, even if are some evangelical Protestant communities (including public demonstrations at the American way are the Burkinabe ...), smile and are very observant. I attended out of curiosity to two masses: the churches are crowded, and choirs, who perform similar singing gospel, to excellent (a treat for the ears!). Muslims are predominantly Shiite, and I think relatively few practitioners, many seem not to respond to the calls of the muezzin (but I've seen everywhere Muslims put their mats to pray and squat), I know who drink alcohol or eat pork, and bear little beard. There is a Sunni minority, apparently more radical: the few women that crosses burqa or niqab are Sunnis.

Informal Sector
are grouped under this term all sellers casual, ambulatory or not. Revenues evade taxes, which creates a big shortfall for the state. Nevertheless, they are so many (of) live this way they are part of the landscape, unlike France and people are buying very happy with those vendors of T-shirts, phone cards, peanuts, CDs, games scratch, fruit, newspapers, ... Others offer menu services for a nominal fee: I well done polishing my shoes for 50 CFA francs, or 7.5 cents!

In my next post, I will give some details about the education system in Burkina Faso. See you soon!

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Pissy district in photos

Now that I got my camera, I'll try to illustrate just the environment I find myself. The first three photos below are views from home Mahamadi, Chairman of CPA, which I hosted the first two weeks. The following pictures were taken in front of Thomas, who put me up for the rest of my mission, but the last two that illustrate the neighborhood of e (located 500m home Mahamadi).

For information, I also completed some previous posts with photos.







Mahamadi two small nephews.


shop next door to Thomas.


On the main road in front of Thomas, as elsewhere, the goats move freely.


A bush taxi.


The cyber café next.


A shop opposite the cyber.

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Rain Storm

Saturday we could finally have some rain in the area. Normally it rains a lot in August, but this year it is not the case (global warming ... a few years go down the Sahel to Ouagadougou, it is to fight against this trend of reforestation are regularly conducted). Suddenly, the heat is suffocating officially between 30 and 35 ° C, but the wind chill is closer to 40 ° C.

The problem is when the gutters overflow ...

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Mission: review third week

My mission this week has continued along two main axes: HTML training of some members and supporters of the ACP and the beginning of the study needs association, using the tools of project management provided by DFS. Meanwhile, I also followed the debut of young trainers in office, I had formed the previous two weeks: everything went well, although they tended to go top quickly at the start (which is normal ).

ACP asked me to initiate some members to design websites. Rather than training in the use of specific software type Frontpage or Dreamweaver, I decided to teach them the basics of how this kind of software, they understand the underlying mechanisms and are independent. It is clear that using one of these programs is much simpler and more efficient than programming directly in HTML, so I told them also showed a small free software (NVU) and I brought them a book on this subject. However, mastering the basics of HTML, they can now create their website (s) (s) more flexible and also ensure that it will be viewed correctly around the globe (management problem of accents, etc.)..

In terms of project management, we have built with Mahamadi and two other members of the ACP a problem tree for the association, then a tree of the solutions, before deducting the specific objectives of the association and that the activities proposed to meet these objectives. To summarize, PCA addresses the (vast) problem of socio-economic integration of youth in Burkina Faso. These integration problems are caused by three types of causes:
- high cost of access to education, health, communication;
- offers training and insufficient and inadequate services to the local context;
- insufficient information.
To combat these three cases, ACP envisions a substantial number of shares:
- opening a second internet, in another district of Ouagadougou
- continued organizing computer training;
- introduction a resource center / library for children;
- opening a center for training in dyeing, sewing and soap making for young unwed mothers (pregnant adolescents are in fact rejected by their families, mainly for cultural reasons, and find themselves on the streets with their children, without possibility continue their studies);
- organizing campaigns in first aid and hygiene, harmful effects of female circumcision, and malaria.
We must now continue this study and make a case for funding. Hopefully they will prove useful!

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Response to Fabrice:
level health, nothing is free, and there is no social security system.
Education is theoretically free, but students must pay their own school supplies and textbooks. A bit like in France, except that many parents lack the means and it does not seem to help system.

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The ceremonial tea

As I wrote in a previous post, preparation and tasting of mint tea is a powerful act of socialization: the Burkina spend hours, and the opportunity to discuss any and nothing ... At the moment, especially the killer with an ax!

This custom is especially effective on the side of Bobo-Dioulasso, the second largest city in the West. It was made by the Fulani from the Sahara.



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tea now boil: it must boil three times


The tea is poured at length in a glass teapot and vice versa, several times and very high, which requires dexterity!


Enjoy!


Indispensable with tea: groundnuts (peanuts)

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Psychosis in Pissy

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Ouaga has nothing to envy in Hollywood? Last Thursday, several members of ACP's absence from the training that I provide to go to a funeral. Were buried in effect a local resident, brutally beheaded with an ax last night. This is the seventh of its kind in Decs few months in the area: apparently a serial killer lurks! He always acts the night, forcing the doors of houses and assassinating people in their sleep with an ax. Surprisingly, he does not steal anything. It is likely, because it is the approach taken by many thieves here, it launches through the window a sleeping pill to numb the person before entering her home (the windows do not usually have glass, just shutters see below).

In good Western, I suggested the solution of the watchdog, but here people prefer to eat ... Anyway, "they replied, simply throw the meat to the dog to be quiet: indeed here the dogs are usually not fed, they must scramble to find food.

Finally, the ultimate argument: it seems that some thieves use marabouts that give them the power to walk through walls ("It's Africa!" Concluded one who told me that). In this case, there is no point to barricade! It does not seem to be any defense against this serial killer, if not stay awake all night ... More prosaically, the locals lock their good will door (which is iron, pictured), apparently because the killer does not always go to: yesterday morning, following the latest murder, a neighbor of murder victim found two torn shutters and an ax in his door remained firmly closed ...



The type of doors and windows that meet here


History reassure my family, I said that I live at one end of the quarter, and as it seems that the killer methodically traverses the blocks one after the other (one death in each, except for two of them), I should be returned to France before he knocks on the door ...

soon ... I hope! Saturday 08

Addendum: Apparently, there was another murder in the same way just off the following night, that is to say Thursday night. The 8th in 6 weeks for an unsuccessful attempt (the person woke up and scared away the serial killer, but could not see who it was). History reassure all those who sent me messages or comments, watch the picture showing the appearance of doors and windows here: you really force it open when they are closed. All persons murdered sleeping outside (because of heat) or had unlocked doors.