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    Preparing for rain!
    • 13 hours ago

    Preparing for rain!

    Digging has begun in Konkourona to prepare for the trees to be planted for reforestation in the rainy season from June to September....
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    Big plans for 2022!
    • Apr 10

    Big plans for 2022!

    The medical equipment and supplies for the new health center in Konkourona made it to the port in Accra, Ghana 4 weeks ago, from West...
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    Progress continues!
    • Mar 5

    Progress continues!

    A delegation from Burkina Faso's Ministry of Health visited Konkourona in February and met with village leaders (below) to discuss the...
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    Message from President
    • Mar 5

    Message from President

    You may have seen news about the President of Burkina Faso being overthrown by the military. Many of you have contacted KAFO to ask...
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    Happy Thanksgiving!
    • Jan 2

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Family and friends from Merck & Co., Inc., the Souderton-Telford Rotary Club, and Care and Share Thrift Shoppes came together this week...
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    Back to school!
    • Sep 30, 2021

    Back to school!

    School typically starts in October in Burkina Faso, but sixth grade students and their teacher started one month early this year, with...
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    Students in Konkourona are Thriving!
    • Jul 17, 2021

    Students in Konkourona are Thriving!

    Congratulations to the Konkourona Primary School Graduating Class of 2021! History was made again this year when 33 students passed the...
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    Gift of Transportation
    • Dec 3, 2020

    Gift of Transportation

    When the founders of KAFO sat down to discuss Edmond’s first year of university, they considered the challenges this year may present....
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    Laptops have arrived!
    • Oct 27, 2020

    Laptops have arrived!

    Hey everyone! I’m writing with some very exciting news! All 6 teachers and the school director now have laptops! Seven laptops, 3 TV wall...
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    Teachers' housing is complete!
    • Oct 21, 2020

    Teachers' housing is complete!

    The keys were handed over to the six teachers and the school director who moved to Konkourona for the new school year. When classes...
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    Help KAFO with AmazonSmile!
    • Oct 20, 2020

    Help KAFO with AmazonSmile!

    Have you been doing more shopping from home? Have you have started to think about holiday shopping? With the giving season approaching,...
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    Students and teachers are celebrating!
    • Oct 14, 2020

    Students and teachers are celebrating!

    After weeks of work by contractors and volunteers, the teachers' housing is complete! Four new buildings stand on the school campus, and...
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    Congratulations to Edmond!
    • Sep 5, 2020

    Congratulations to Edmond!

    As early as the 1980's, KAFO President, Dr. Jules Millogo had been using his own money to support health and education in his village....
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    More students make progress!
    • Aug 28, 2020

    More students make progress!

    Agnés, Marie, Antoine, and Daniel stand inside the dormitory compound in Bobo-Dioulasso. Although the COVID-19 pandemic led to major...
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    Thank you for believing!
    • Aug 20, 2020

    Thank you for believing!

    Here at KAFO, it is a part of our mission to help every child become great through power of education. Because of our supporters, we are...
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    New classrooms are finished!
    • Aug 13, 2020

    New classrooms are finished!

    A priest, a teacher, and an elder walk onto campus. This is not the beginning of a joke, it is the inauguration of the new classrooms at ...
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    Students make history on exams!
    • Aug 10, 2020

    Students make history on exams!

    The development in progress on the primary school campus has invigorated the people in Konkourona. In a village with so many families,...
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    Walls Rise with Hard Work
    • Jul 19, 2020

    Walls Rise with Hard Work

    As another week passes, more progress is made. The current project to construct teachers' housing is progressing ahead of schedule. The...
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    Blueprints Turn to Buildings
    • Jul 11, 2020

    Blueprints Turn to Buildings

    As the walls go up for new houses for teachers, the team in Konkourona shares new pictures and updates. It’s amazing to see how the work...
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    Construction of Housing for Teachers Continues
    • Jul 5, 2020

    Construction of Housing for Teachers Continues

    The teachers in Konkourona come from other villages which are too far to travel to and from every day, and the only housing available is...
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    Building Housing for Teachers
    • Jul 2, 2020

    Building Housing for Teachers

    Construction of housing for teachers is now underway! Supplies have arrived in the village and bricks are being laid! Support of the...
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    New Classrooms are Finished
    • Jun 30, 2020

    New Classrooms are Finished

    Officials decided to end classes for Grades 1-5 for the summer as a result of COVID-19, but students in Grade 6 are studying hard for the...
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    School Starts Soon
    • May 5, 2020

    School Starts Soon

    Construction of three new classrooms and an office for the principal and teachers is almost finished. In the past month, the walls have...
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    Construction Continues through Pandemic
    • Apr 3, 2020

    Construction Continues through Pandemic

    Construction continues in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.  It is hoped that the remote location of Konkourona and restrictions on...
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