INTERNATIONAL NEEDS, BURKINA-FASO.
We support Justin Sankara and Luc Roger Sanou who are in Year 7. They have fled their homes in their war-torn country and are flourishing at their new school where they are boarders. They have settled down at school and write regularly to TWOAT to tell us of their progress and their lives and family. We are also currently contributing to a group programme which supports children with an education, meals, uniform, but more importantly the support they need after experiencing harrowing events in their young lives. Our funding also helps children from the villages to learn skills in subsistence and carpentry, skills that they are otherwise not having an opportunity to learn due to leaving their homes behind.
2023 NEWS
THE ‘KAKAMEGA PROJECT’ (RUSH) – INTERNATIONAL NEEDS, KENYA & BURKINA-FASO.
Sadly the situation in Burkina-Faso is not good as it is one of the African countries that have been subjected to military coups which has caused considerable disruption to the civil population. International Needs, our contacts for this project, sent us letters from the children that we support. One of them, Justine, told us about her Christian faith whilst another, Roger, has ambitions to be a soldier to defend his country. Hopefully, if he eventually achieves his ambition, by then the armies in this part of the world will be focused on defending the rule of law. This is one of several projects that have asked us if we can increase our support due to the increased cost of living – we will be reviewing that request in January.
2022
We have been pleased with the level of feedback we have been receiving since a large charity, International Needs agreed to take over the RUSH project from the two Reigate school teachers who originally founded it but who were starting their retirement. We added an additional student to the two we were already supporting at the RUSH Academy in Kenya and agreed to send £500 to assist another of their school projects in Burkino Faso which was taking on extra pupils due to unrest in other parts of the country. International Needs periodically organise Zoom sessions so we can talk directly with some of the people working with the charity in Africa.