Project Description Region: Africa Country: Burkina Faso Location: Bobo Dioulasso Total Budget: $79,500 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy During the school year 2010-2011, around 7500 students of the town of Bobo Dioulasso, seat on the floor for their classes. classrooms did not have any benches and desks. there a pressure for parents to let their children go to schools but infrastructures are not always adequate for a good learning. The illiteracy rate is high in Burkina Faso and the objective of the government is to reach 75% of children going to school by 2015. With the help of some international partners and NGOs, schools are built but not systematically equipped. This year, some children were asked but teachers to bring stools at schools. stools were used as desks for writing. They seat on the floor and they used stools as desk to write on their notebooks. such a situation can lead to abandonment and discourage some parents to let their children go to school. In this town there is a need of 2000 desks. One desk can be used by 4 students. Primary Host Partner District: 9101 Rotary Club of: Bobo-Dioulasso Primary Contact: Some Donmozoun Telesphore Email: some_tele@yahoo.fr Primary International Partner We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Recording a pledge will make you the Primary International Partner for this project. Project Status Dropped This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped. Project listed for the 2014-15 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Bobo-Dioulasso (9101) 22-Aug-11 $500 $0 $500 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $52,500 - $52,500 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $26,500 $0 $26,500 Total $79,500

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History Log Entries 22-Aug-11 System Entry Creation of project page. 2-Sep-15 System Entry Project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.