Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Sortie d’animation avec la Bibliothèque Mobile Pénélope à l’école B de Houndé
- Ghana librarians do a group reading session
- Organisation d’une séance de mots croisés et d’une séance de dessin à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Appréciations des livres CMH par professeurs du CEG de Maro
- Animation d’une séance de lecture guidée à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Animation de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque de Béréba, Burkina Faso
- Encouragement des élèves de l’école Sainte Thérèse de Houndé à la lecture
- Organisation d’une séance de lecture à voix haute à la bibliothèque de Koho
- Visite du coordonnateur et de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque Lumière pour enfants à Houndé
- Une sortie d’animation de la BMP à l’école E de Houndé
Category Archives: Burkina Faso
Religion and politics in Burkina Faso
An old colleague Magloire Somé and I agreed to meet for dinner, after a panel he was on for the American Political Science Association “study tour”of Burkina Faso…. so I went to the panel. It looked like it might be … Continue reading
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Flash points ahead…. marches planned for Ouagadougou
The CDP is planning a march this Saturday and opposition talking of counter-march… responses to last Saturday’s march against the Senate. Opposition finally found a nice wedge issue… average person has hard time agreeing with fairly lame justifications for Senate, … Continue reading
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Remorse… five variations
Not remorse over what I’ve been reading/viewing lately (with one exception, you guess), but rather, sometimes you find the same theme in very different materials… a straight flush this time, actually. To Have and To Have Not. Found it on … Continue reading
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Évaluation des politiques et institutions nationale: Le Burkina classé parmi les meilleurs en 2012
En effet, la dernière édition du rapport CPIA Country Policy and Institutional Assessment de la Banque mondiale, attribue au Burkina Faso une note globale de 4,28, l’une des plus élevées après celles du Rwanda, du Cap Vert et du Kenya.L’évaluation … Continue reading
Not sure I have the whole picture…
Kerfluffle in Burkina Faso over some stolen, smuggled gold, magistrates demand resignation of Minister of Justice…. (and before you think that 23,000 kg is a lot, remember that in French numbers , is a . so it is 23 kg … Continue reading
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Burkina Faso : le tournant politique de 2015 pourra-t-il avoir lieu ?
A decent piece summarizing current political situation leading up to 2015, which will be a very interesting transition for Burkina Faso. Pundits and alarmists will have a field day I am sure. I think the lesson I draw from watching … Continue reading
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Research Initiative: Test the Impact of a Radio Campaign Addressing Child Mortality
Very interesting research project. The intervention that this research initiative is exploring is a 2.5-year radio campaign that began broadcasting in March 2012. It involves the broadcast of health messages using radio spots (60-second adverts) and radio phone-in programmes (see … Continue reading
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There is probably an interesting story here: Mayor of Ouagadougou “fires” all the youth employed at quasi-minimum wage ($75 per month) working as traffic guards (they are really helpful)
Pour le président du conseil municipal de la commune de Ouagadougou, c’est un manque de respect et de reconnaissance à l’endroit d’un gouvernement qui a été à l’origine de la mise en œuvre du projet en fin 2010. Si Marin … Continue reading
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Smackdown time… ouchie!
I think you have to be a development economist with a 15 year old indeed to appreciate this line which made me burst out laughing two minutes ago (11:25 pm Ouagadougou time) while we house-sit at unnamed European embassy staffer … Continue reading
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100 million dollars – upcoming Obama trip to Africa
I always like to do the basic math. We (FAVL) set up village libraries for about $15,000 and that covers about five years of operations until the office of the mayor can take over. Let’s say there is no book … Continue reading
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Sahel climate change alarmism
I got in a good Twitter back and forth with Michael Boyce of Refugees International…. what is right characterization of livelihood change in Sahel… @MP_Boyce Compare rainfall/temp dist 1960-90 http://tinyurl.com/jw9bz7x with 1990-09. Basically the same, no? #Sahel more complx than … Continue reading
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Le Roi du Djadjo de Bali Nebie
Over the past week I read Le Roi du Djadjo by Bali Nebie. I met Bali in February, when Jean-Pierre Jacob, the anthropologist, suggested we have a beer with him. Jean-Pierre had found his book in the FAVL library we … Continue reading
Encore des voitures de $100,000?
Vraiment je ne comprends pas la Banque Mondiale…Peut-être le car de transport ca se vend a $100,000, mais des 4×4? Et plus généralement, si le secteur minier et “porteur” pour le gouvernement, pourquoi la Banque ne refuse d’octroyer des crédits … Continue reading
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Why am I so skeptical about the cost – benefit outcome of the MCA rural land tenure project?
To me, after having seen the Programme Nationale de Gestion de Terroirs (PNGT), it seems like more of the same: a huge chunk of the budget goes into the shadowplay of per diems and training sessions, and everyone knows that … Continue reading
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Stylish and sexy… that’s us!
Elliot, Leslie and I were just at Villa Kaya four days ago… Elliot in bathing suit having a sprite, Leslie and I very dusty… we didn’t feel…. no, we were, people kept glancing over at our table… I may even … Continue reading
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Respect? Mais pour qui?
Ancien président du Sénégal, maintenant secrétaire général de l’Organisation internationale de la francophonie, mais il semble ne pas avoir lu aucun roman africain depuis ses jours de collegien… Et Mabanckou? Monénembo? Kourouma? Khadra? Achebe? Oubliez-les… chez M. Diouf c’est toujours … Continue reading
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Elliot and Leslie help Peter van Dingenen in a village health clinic for kids
Dr. Peter is a great, very dedicated, public health social entrepreneur. Doing all the good stuff. Leslie and Elliot were very grateful to have the chance to help out in a really efficient and effective way.
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Not Africa… Burkina Faso, specifically Bobo-Dioulasso… you find the weirdest things on the web
Jacques Resch (1945 – ) is a French born artist who lives in Africa. He began painting as a child. At around three or four years of age, his mother entered his drawings in a contest where he won first … Continue reading
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Nice analysis that about says it all re. Pres. succession in 2015
Mais le Burkina n’est pas le Sénégal. La société civile n’y est pas aussi soudée contre le pouvoir – le président jouit du soutien des autorités religieuses et de la chefferie, sans parler du patronat -, et l’opposition n’y a … Continue reading
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Down to a more reasonable $33,000 per car – Compte rendu du Conseil des ministres du 28 mai 2013
Better than the $100,000 cars…. almost reasonable. I still think the country ranked #174 out of 178 in HDI could buy $10,000 cars for government officials to go about their business in what is essentially a single city. Heck we’ve … Continue reading
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Michael Kevane 