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Currently we are supporting the education of 100 children at the primary school of Nibagdo.
In Burkina, teachers are provided by the government and schools follow the French system. Although the native language of the children is the Muré dialect, in school they must learn a new language, French, which is not spoken at home.
Children’s sponsorship covers school uniforms, shoes, books, notebooks, backpacks, mugs, and one meal per day and drinking water, micronutrients, irons and vitamins. Children also receive medical check-ups during the year and instruction in sanitation as well as soap and mosquito nets. Each child obtains legal registration and birth certificate. In addition, the school of Nibagdo receives a small medical kit and teachers are trained on basic disinfection and medication of bruises and cuts. Parents of these children receive literacy classes.
One of the major obstacles for children of Nibagdo and neighboring villages to continue their studies after primary school was the lack of a nearby secondary school in the territory.
Project Update December 2008 
In the course of 2008, the Pistorio Foundation has constructed a secondary school in the village of Sogpelcé, district of Thoyou, province of Boulkiemdé, which will cater to children from the villages Nibagdo,Soula, Tathyou, Konkinaaba, Savili, Bouru and Villa. Children from these villages who previously had to interrupt their studies after primary school due to lack of infrastructure in this region will now be able to access secondary school.
The Municipality of Thoyou donated 10 hectares of land for this project and is building the road connecting the school and the village of Sogpelcé. The Local Education Authorities have provided the teachers and recruited students and are responsible for the maintenance of the school.
The secondary school has opened in October 2008 with the first class of 76 students. The school consists of seven classrooms with sanitation facilities, a library, a computer lab, a workshop, administrative offices and director’s accommodation. The school is 90% completed and will be fully running by January 2009. A formal inauguration with local and national institutional authorities is slated for February 19, 2009.
Burkina Faso Country Profile
The Project will tackle areas of children’s education, health and
sanitation, legal recognition, and of families’ empowerment in their
fight against poverty.
Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranked by the
UN Human Development Index as 175th out of the 177 countries. Its population
suffers from a high illiteracy rate and very low school enrollment rate.
The village of Nibagdo
Cooks preparing the meal at the Nibagdo School kitchen
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the
Human Development Index. The Nibagdo territory and Boulkiemdé
province, have been identified as the neediest regions of Burkina Faso.
In 2006, the Pistorio Foundation decided to partner with CIAI