Adama Bance bought a container and water barrels at private expense in May 2020 to transport collected donations to Burkina Faso. Donations were collected from May to August. We say thank you very much again to all who have donated so generously for the poor people in Ouarégou, Burkina Faso. Due to the Corona pandemic, the container could be shipped to Burkina Faso in November 2020 at first and arrived there on 18th of December. Therefore Adama Bance traveled on own costs to Burkina Faso in December 2020 to distribut these goods in Ouarégou. Beside he informed the villagers about our project to build a fontain and the maternity ward and did some other organisational stuff for the association. Here is the report about the trip, written by Roukia Bance who lives in Burkina Faso and acompanied Adama on this trip.
Roukietou Bance with Grandmother
December 2020 – Ouarégou
Container and barrels for the transport
June 2020 – Siegburg Bonn
Filling of the Container
June 2020 – Siegburg Bonn
Van with donation
Loading the van with the goods for donation in Ouarégou
Van with donation
Van ready to leave Ouaga for Ouaregou
Due to corona virus, there was a delay on the arrival of the container so we could leave Ouagadougou to Ouarégou at first the 21/12. On board we had 15 barrels which contained foods (spaghettis, flour, salt, sugar, oil, rice …) clothes, shoes and lots of games for the chidren along with 5 wheel chairs, 2 bicycles, tea mugs, and drinking glasses.
24/12/2020
In Ouarégou we distributed the donations. We gave the wheelchairs to those who needed them the most, and went on greeting other members of the family which live far from our home. Back home we shared some of the toys for the children and showed them how some are played.
Old man with donated weelchair
December 2020 – Ouarégou
Donated toys for children
December 2020 – Ouarégou
Donated toys for children
Roukietou Bance showing how to play with the castle
Old woman
December 2020 – Ouarégou
25/12/2020
That day being Friday, from the night before, the women started getting things ready for the next day. After the Friday prayers we preannounced the event to everyone there and they agreed to come help us.
At home food was served to everyone.
After eating we sat down for a meeting to talk about Hand in Hand Burkina Faso, what the goals of the association are and sharing the flyes to those who can read and explain.
Cooked donated meal
December 2020 – Ouarégou
Presentation of the Association in Ouarégou
Adama and Roukietou Bance with poster
Presentation of the Association
December 2020 – Ouarégou
Girl reading the French flyer
December 2020 – Ouarégou
26/12/2020
The day after the meeting, we visited those people in the houses who could not come because of their age or other reasons. We brought them food and other donations.
28/12/2020
Back in Ouaga, we distributed more donations to people in need. Among the donations were wheelchairs, clothes, food and much more.
Man with donations
December 2020 – Ouarégou
Sale of fruits on the street
Way from Ouarégou to Ouaga – December 2020
Family in Ouaga with donations
December 2020 – Ouagadougou
Canisters for Watertransport
December 2020 – Ouagadougou
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