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Since 2006, in partnership with CIAI, the Foundation has
supported the education of 119 underprivileged students
from the rural western province of Boulkiemde’, supplying
school materials, uniforms, school meals, and basic health
care, as well as micronutrients, vitamin supplements, anti-
parasite medication, soap, and hygiene training. Students
are also provided with bicycles to travel to school.
The Foundation completed several major infrastructure
projects including the expansion of a primary school in
2007 (sanitation facilities, canteen, kitchen, and extra
classrooms) in the village of Nibagdo, and a very large
Secondary School in the nearby village of Sogpelce’,
which now holds over 700 students.
In 2015, the Foundation contributed to the expansion of
the Secondary school with three new classrooms, funded
by the Foundation along with other local partners, and
the electric and water system was also completed. The
secondary school now consists of 10 classrooms, admin-
istration offices, library, reading room, computer room,
and director’s lodging.
Our secondary school is considered the best in western
Burkina
owing to the high quality of education, the low
student teacher ratio (53 as opposted to 60 nationwide),
and the quality facilities that have contributed to attract
top level school staff.
Scholarships also help fund micro credit programs to
provide income generating opportunities to families of
beneficiaries, including preparation and sale of meals,
eggs, sprouted millet, cereals, corn flour, and hand woven
handicrafts, among others.
From our Beneficiaries
Nikiema
“Hi, I am Nikiema and I am a student in year three at
Sogpelce’ Lycee. The scholarship support is very important
for us as it covers our school fees and supplies as well as
school meals, ever since we have been attending school.
We and our parents are happy and grateful for this. Thanks
to the intervention of CIAI and Pistorio Foundation, we are
very happy to have beautiful classrooms to be able to
take our classes in and to study well. I am thankful that my
parents chose to enroll me in school because it’s a great
opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of life.
School allows us to gain skills and become people that are
useful and helpful for the community and the country. If I
succeed in school, my objective is to become a doctor.”
Tindrebeogo, Nikiema’s mother
“My name is Tiendrebeogo and we live in Thathyou. The
impact of CIAI and Pistorio Foundation in our village
is very positive: our children are now attending school
and very happy. We mothers are relieved because with
our small financial means it was difficult to ensure our
children access to education. Thanks to the scholarship
support our children can also stay in school at lunchtime
and receive a meal in school, which also helps prevent
school drop-out as the children stay until the afternoon
and perform better in school. On behalf of all mothers I
would like to thank CIAI and Pistorio Foundation.”
2015 Scholarship Program Results
• Pass rate: 100%
• Retention rate: 60%
• Student teacher ratio: 53 vs. 60 national average
• Absentee rate of teachers: less than 5 days a year
Nibagdo Primary School
Sogpelce’ Secondary School a nd Library Building built by the Foun-
dation
New Classroom at Sogpelce’ Secondary School Campus built in 2015