Burkina Faso Student Sponsorship
November 2023 – June 2024
Project Overview
Full bursaries for 16 elementary and 18 secondary school students, covering school fees, educational supplies and health insurance. Secondary school students also received full access to the school canteen and bicycles.
16
Elementary Students Sponsored
18
Secondary Students Sponsored
~$6,500
Program Cost
- ✓Targeted orphaned children living in foster families at risk of having to break off their education due to poverty and conflict
- ✓All sponsored primary school students graduated to secondary school, resulting in literate youth with the opportunity to continue their studies or to seek employment later in life
- ✓Secondary school students received full access to the school canteen and bicycles for transportation
Direct Partnership Between Canadian Sponsors and Community Members on the Ground
Orphaned children are empowered to continue their education, while receiving free access to medical care, transportation to school from more distant villages and healthy, nutritious food on a daily basis.
In a region plagued by poverty and security threats, students are provided with the safe and sane environment of school while foster parents are relieved of financial burden.
Special Thanks
Together, we've contributed to long-term peacebuilding by providing vulnerable students with the possibility of continuing their education in a dignified and safe environment.
- ●Individual and Family Sponsors across Canada
- ●Association Aidons Afrique Ensemble
- ●Bosnian-Canadian Relief Association
- ●The teachers, parents, and students in Seguenega, Burkina Faso