This document provides an overview of life in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world. It describes the difficult living conditions, including subsistence farming, lack of infrastructure and healthcare challenges. It also outlines the work of Thimotee Ilboudo's organization, HRI, which aims to improve education access through bicycle donations, scholarships and small business opportunities to fund further schooling.

2. BRIDGING COMMUNITIES AND TOUCHING LIVES........

3. THIMOTEE ILBOUDO
-VISIONARY-

6. BURKINA FASO
3rd poorest country in
the world
Most people make less
than $300 a year
90% of population are
subsistence farmers

8. LIFE IN BURKINA FASO IS NOT EASY

9. THE LAND IS DRY AND CROWDED

10. THEY ARE IN A DROUGHT

11. THE LABOR IS HARD AND THE PAY IS MINIMAL

12. EVERYTHING IS DONE FROM SCRATCH....

13. THEY GROW THEIR OWN FOOD

14. THEY HARVEST THEIR FOOD

15. THEY PROCESS THEIR FOOD

16. MOST WOMEN HAVE NEVER SEEN A GROCERY STORE

17. ALL FOOD IS COOKED OVER AN OPEN FIRE

18. NO COUNTERS..... NO SINKS....... NO OVENS

19. THEIR HOMES ARE BUILT FROM THE DIRT UP

20. A BATHROOM

21. TOILET AND BATH

22. FARMING
MOST BURKINABAE SURVIVE OFF OF SUBSISTENCE FARMING

23. MANY CAN ONLY FARM A FEW MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR
DUE TO LACK OF WATER

24. MANY FAMILIES SHARE A SINGLE WELL WITH NO PUMP

25. FEW FARMERS HAVE EVEN A PULLEY SYSTEM

26. SORGUM AND PEANUTS ARE STAPLE CROPS

27. OTHER COMMON CROPS INCLUDE TOMATOES..

28. MELONS, ONIONS, PEPPERS, OKRA

30. GRAIN HUTS

31. HEALTHCARE
MEDICINE IN TINTILOU IS LIMITED

32. A CLINIC IN TINTILOU

33. A TABLE WHERE SHOTS ARE ADMINISTERED. MOST CLINICS
HAVE NO ELECTRICITY AND USE FLASHLIGHTS AT NIGHT
FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES

34. A BIRTHING TABLE

35. WOMAN AND CHILD JUST HOURS AFTER BIRTH

36. WAITING FOR CARE

37. PHARMACY

38. SOLAR HOT WATER HEATERS

39. THE AMBULANCE

40. MANY OF THE CLINIC ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR

41. BOXES FROM PROJECT C.U.R.E

42. HRI WAS ABLE TO BRING 4 BOXES OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES
FROM PROJECT C.U.R.E. FOR THE CLINICS OF TINTILOU

43. THE MAYOR OF TINTILOU HELD A CEREMONY TO HONOR
THE CLINICS AND DISTRIBUTE THE SUPPLIES

44. DISTRIBUTING THE SUPPLIES

45. SORTING THE SUPPLIES

47. COMMUNITY

48. THE CHURCH CONNECTS THE COMMUNITY

49. CHURCH IN TINTILOU

51. THE PEOPLE ARE PRAYING FOR THE U.S.

54. HOMEMADE DRUM SET

57. THE CHILDREN

58. THE LIFE OF A CHILD IN BURKINA FASO IS CHALLENGING

60. TOYS ARE FEW

62. THEIR CHORES ARE MANY

63. RUNNING ERRANDS FOR THEIR FAMILIES

64. COLLECTING FIREWOOD

65. HAULING WATER

66. HELPING ON THE FARM

67. SELLING AT THE MARKET

68. HELPING WITH ANIMALS

69. KITCHEN CHORES

70. CARING FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN

71. HRI WAS ABLE TO BRING JUMP ROPES

72. AND HACKY SACKS

76. SCHOOL

77. BURKINA FASO IS THE LEAST LITERATE COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD WITH A RATE OF ONLY 23%

78. SCHOOL STARTS AT 7:00 A.M. AND
ENDS AT 4:30 P.M.

79. TUITION COSTS RANGE FROM $30-$150 A YEAR

80. THE CLASSROOMS ARE CROWED

81. MOST CHILDREN WALK TO SCHOOL

82. THE ATTENDANCE IS PERFECT

83. THE LESSONS ARE DIFFICULT

84. THE TEACHERS ARE STRICT

85. SCHOOL CAFETERIA

86. FOR MANY CHILDREN SCHOOL LUNCH IS THEIR ONLY
MEAL FOR THE DAY

87. STUDENTS DO THEIR HOMEWORK BY OIL LAMPS

88. SCHOOL IS A PRIVILEGE

89. BICYCLES
One of HRI main
projects is to get
bicycles to children so
they can travel to
school.

91. THE BICYCLE SHOP WHERE HRI BOUGHT THEIR FIRST BIKE

92. PRESENTING OUR FIRST BIKE!

93. SCHOLARSHIPS
HRI is working to
provide scholarships
for children to attend
school
HRI interviewed more
than 80 children who
are in need of
assistance

94. HRI WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CHURCH

95. ELDERS OF THE CHURCH

96. SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD

97. TEACHERS AND TRANSLATORS

98. THE APPLICATION PROCESS

99. INTERVIEWING THE CHILDREN

100. TAKING PHOTOS

101. EVERY CHILD WAS IN NEED

102. SOME HAVE UP TO 30 SIBLINGS

103. SOME WALK MORE THAT 8 KILOMETERS TO SCHOOL

104. SOME ARE ORPHANS

105. SOME WORK TO PAY THEIR OWN TUITION

106. SOME HAVE MEDICAL NEEDS

107. SOME ARE THE HEAD OF THEIR HOUSE

108. MANY HAVE TO BORROW MONEY FOR THEIR TUITON

109. MANY ARE ON VERGE OF BEING EXPELLED FOR NOT
PAYING THEIR TUITION

110. MANY CAN NEVER AFFORD TO ATTEND SCHOOL

111. THEY ALL DESERVE A CHANCE

112. MOST DREAM OF ATTENDING A UNIVERSITY

113. SOME WANT TO BE SCIENTISTS

114. SOME WANT TO BE DOCTORS

115. SOME WANT TO BE PASTORS

116. SOME WANT TO STUDY LANGUAGE

117. SOME WANT TO BE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES

118. SOME WANT TO BE TEACHERS

119. THEY CAN HAVE HOPE

120. SMALL BUSINESS
Hosanna hopes to
provide women with
small business
opportunities
Through fair trade
these opportunities
will aid HRI’s
scholarship program

121. MAKING AND SELLING SOAP

122. MAKING CLOTH

123. SEWING CLOTHES

124. HRI WOULD LIKE TO SUPPLY SCHOLARSHIPS TO WOMEN TO
ATTEND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

127. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR DONATIONS, PRAYERS AND
INTEREST.