By Action10 | Volunteer
Background
Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in Africa, ranks 182 out of 189 countries in the human development index. Additionally, it ranks below average compared to countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Action10 is now aiming to raise funds to provide lab equipment to the laboratories in Burkina Faso that currently experience a lack of resources. This will enable the laboratory to bring the research, on water quality among other things, forward and improve the standard of living.
Project update
A key to success in laboratory management is the establishment and maintenance of Stakeholder Committees. The stakeholder committees involve the laboratory management, researchers, the technicians and representatives from the suppliers of the equipment. We only work with Agreed Suppliers, these represent international equipment manufacturers and are trained and overviewed by them.
We also run a network for technicians and thereby create a platform for knowledge sharing and training of technicians. If funding is available, the technicians shall visit each other's laboratories to understand the availability of services they can share and learn from each other.
Hopefully, these initiatives can contribute to the development of the laboratories and the research in the areas, which is crucial to improve the standard of living in Burkina Faso.
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