Clean water for 11 970 students in Burkina Faso

The Tallé-Bouli school did not have a borehole, pupils and teachers got their water from a well located near the school. The well is neither clean nor protected. Dust and debris carried by the winds poured into it.

One day, the students went to fetch water. Unfortunately an 8 year old student slipped and fell down the well. Alerted by the cries and screams of children, teachers and parents came running. A parent descended into the well using a rope and was able to save the child who was only slightly injured. Luckily, there wasn't much water in the well. Since that day, they have decided to plug this well and seek funding for the construction of a modern borehole.

It is for this reason that they approached Global NEEED Burkina who agreed to drill a modern  borehole in the village. This borehole was drilled to allow the school's 362 students and teachers to have drinking water nearby and available for consumption at all times.

Also the painful chores of water and the diseases of water origins are largely reduced. This action by Global NEEED Burkina allows students to be in good health and regularly attend classes. It is also allowed for villagers who live near the school to also get water from this well.

WendYida is a village located on the borders of the rural Commune of Thiou in the North region of Burkina Faso. Due to its geographical position, WendYida was relegated to oblivion. Both from the public administration and from NGOs and Associations involved in the field of local development.

Indeed, basic social needs including health, education, water, hygiene and sanitation there was no infrastructure. There was no drinking water point, people used water from the few wells in the village. This caused diarrheal diseases.

During a usual tour in the villages of intervention of Global NEEED Burkina, we were intercepted by a large crowd when we crossed the village of WendYida. It was to submit grievances to us. The bearer of the message said in essence that a delegation from the village was to travel to Ouahigouya at the headquarters of Global NEEED to explain the difficulties faced by the village. But as the opportunity presented itself, they seized the opportunity.

The Coordinator, who was part of the mission, offered to visit the village. The conclusion was not at all rosy. The coordinator submitted the grievances to the partner “Friends of Burkina” who, given the urgency, agreed to finance the drilling and the construction of a school with three equipped classrooms.