BRIDGING COMMUNITIES AND TOUCHING LIVES........

THIMOTEE ILBOUDO-VISIONARY-

BURKINA FASO

3rd poorest country in the world

Most people make less than $300 a year

90% of population are subsistence farmers

LIFE IN BURKINA FASO IS NOT EASY

THE LAND IS DRY AND CROWDED

THEY ARE IN A DROUGHT

THE LABOR IS HARD AND THE PAY IS MINIMAL

EVERYTHING IS DONE FROM SCRATCH....

THEY GROW THEIR OWN FOOD

THEY HARVEST THEIR FOOD

THEY PROCESS THEIR FOOD

MOST WOMEN HAVE NEVER SEEN A GROCERY STORE

ALL FOOD IS COOKED OVER AN OPEN FIRE

NO COUNTERS..... NO SINKS....... NO OVENS

THEIR HOMES ARE BUILT FROM THE DIRT UP

A BATHROOM

TOILET AND BATH

FARMINGMOST BURKINABAE SURVIVE OFF OF SUBSISTENCE FARMING

MANY CAN ONLY FARM A FEW MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR DUE TO LACK OF WATER

MANY FAMILIES SHARE A SINGLE WELL WITH NO PUMP

FEW FARMERS HAVE EVEN A PULLEY SYSTEM

SORGUM AND PEANUTS ARE STAPLE CROPS

OTHER COMMON CROPS INCLUDE TOMATOES..

MELONS, ONIONS, PEPPERS, OKRA

GRAIN HUTS

HEALTHCAREMEDICINE IN TINTILOU IS LIMITED

A CLINIC IN TINTILOU

A TABLE WHERE SHOTS ARE ADMINISTERED. MOST CLINICS HAVE NO ELECTRICITY AND USE FLASHLIGHTS AT NIGHT

FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES

A BIRTHING TABLE

WOMAN AND CHILD JUST HOURS AFTER BIRTH

WAITING FOR CARE

PHARMACY

SOLAR HOT WATER HEATERS

THE AMBULANCE

MANY OF THE CLINIC ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR

BOXES FROM PROJECT C.U.R.E

HRI WAS ABLE TO BRING 4 BOXES OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM PROJECT C.U.R.E. FOR THE CLINICS OF TINTILOU

THE MAYOR OF TINTILOU HELD A CEREMONY TO HONOR THE CLINICS AND DISTRIBUTE THE SUPPLIES

DISTRIBUTING THE SUPPLIES

SORTING THE SUPPLIES

COMMUNITY

THE CHURCH CONNECTS THE COMMUNITY

CHURCH IN TINTILOU

THE PEOPLE ARE PRAYING FOR THE U.S.

HOMEMADE DRUM SET

THE CHILDREN

THE LIFE OF A CHILD IN BURKINA FASO IS CHALLENGING

TOYS ARE FEW

THEIR CHORES ARE MANY

RUNNING ERRANDS FOR THEIR FAMILIES

COLLECTING FIREWOOD

HAULING WATER

HELPING ON THE FARM

SELLING AT THE MARKET

HELPING WITH ANIMALS

KITCHEN CHORES

CARING FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN

HRI WAS ABLE TO BRING JUMP ROPES

AND HACKY SACKS

SCHOOL

BURKINA FASO IS THE LEAST LITERATE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITH A RATE OF ONLY 23%

SCHOOL STARTS AT 7:00 A.M. AND ENDS AT 4:30 P.M.

TUITION COSTS RANGE FROM $30-$150 A YEAR

THE CLASSROOMS ARE CROWED

MOST CHILDREN WALK TO SCHOOL

THE ATTENDANCE IS PERFECT

THE LESSONS ARE DIFFICULT

THE TEACHERS ARE STRICT

SCHOOL CAFETERIA

FOR MANY CHILDREN SCHOOL LUNCH IS THEIR ONLY MEAL FOR THE DAY

STUDENTS DO THEIR HOMEWORK BY OIL LAMPS

SCHOOL IS A PRIVILEGE

BICYCLES

One of HRI main projects is to get bicycles to children so they can travel to school.

THE BICYCLE SHOP WHERE HRI BOUGHT THEIR FIRST BIKE

PRESENTING OUR FIRST BIKE!

SCHOLARSHIPS

HRI is working to provide scholarships for children to attend school

HRI interviewed more than 80 children who are in need of assistance

HRI WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CHURCH

ELDERS OF THE CHURCH

SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD

TEACHERS AND TRANSLATORS

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

INTERVIEWING THE CHILDREN

TAKING PHOTOS

EVERY CHILD WAS IN NEED

SOME HAVE UP TO 30 SIBLINGS

SOME WALK MORE THAT 8 KILOMETERS TO SCHOOL

SOME ARE ORPHANS

SOME WORK TO PAY THEIR OWN TUITION

SOME HAVE MEDICAL NEEDS

SOME ARE THE HEAD OF THEIR HOUSE

MANY HAVE TO BORROW MONEY FOR THEIR TUITON

MANY ARE ON VERGE OF BEING EXPELLED FOR NOT PAYING THEIR TUITION

MANY CAN NEVER AFFORD TO ATTEND SCHOOL

THEY ALL DESERVE A CHANCE

MOST DREAM OF ATTENDING A UNIVERSITY

SOME WANT TO BE SCIENTISTS

SOME WANT TO BE DOCTORS

SOME WANT TO BE PASTORS

SOME WANT TO STUDY LANGUAGE

SOME WANT TO BE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES

SOME WANT TO BE TEACHERS

THEY CAN HAVE HOPE

SMALL BUSINESS

Hosanna hopes to provide women with small business opportunities

Through fair trade these opportunities will aid HRI’s scholarship program

MAKING AND SELLING SOAP

MAKING CLOTH

SEWING CLOTHES

HRI WOULD LIKE TO SUPPLY SCHOLARSHIPS TO WOMEN TO ATTEND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR DONATIONS, PRAYERS AND INTEREST.