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PLAN UK
PLAN PROVIDE NEW HOPE FOR CHILDREN
Plan provided a fresh start to the new year for pupils in Burkina Faso by refurbishing schools that had been used as flood shelters.
Plan provided a fresh start to the new year for pupils in Burkina Faso by refurbishing schools that had been used as flood shelters.
Plan Burkina spent the winter break cleaning, repainting and installing new equipment so classrooms would be ready when the children returned.
Pupils at Kilwin School in the suburbs of the capital, Ougadougou, were visibly delighted with the work that had been done.
“Everything is new again,” said 11-year-old Daoudou. “The ceiling, the windows, the walls, the blackboard and our benches are now new and beautiful.”
The scenes of children hurrying to lessons were a far cry from those in September when over 10 inches of rain fell on Ouagadougou, the most in any 12-hour period since 1953.
Schools were used as temporary shelters for victims of floods that left over 150,000 people homeless and affected over 700,000. Many were left in a terrible condition.
“We could not recognise our school, it was very dirty. In addition, it was stinking,” said 12-year-old Biba, a student at the school.
At the time Plan launched an emergency appeal, providing shelter, food supplies and water and sanitation facilities to those affected. Plan continues to work in the country to support communities who are rebuilding their homes and lives after the floods.
by Dan Sumners
