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Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in Africa. It is seldom in the news because it is politically stable. However, poverty is very widespread and Les Amis is working to relieve the hardship of many individuals in whatever way it can.
AIDS is a massive problem in Burkina Faso. In the dusty suburbs of Ouagadougou an Italian order of Camellians run an AIDS hospice. They are having to build more wards because of the increasing numbers of people that they treat. Les Amis contributes towards this hospice.
Life for women is very hard. This woman spends her day and sometimes the night beating the ground in order to create piles of gravel, which she will sell for about £1. It is likely that her children are not in school because she cannot afford it. Les Amis is conscious of the difficulties that women face and is committed to relieve their suffering. Les Amis will also pay the school fees of a number of children throughout their school careers.
Les Amis has contributed to the building of this new nursery school, which is run by a French order of nuns, and is looking at ways of helping them in their plans to build an orphanage. Click here to see lots more pictures from Gillie’s recent trips: |
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