Project Report
| Apr 24, 2022
Medical equipment and supplies en route!
By Catherine Hoath | Cofounder, Secretary and Treasurer
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KAFO partnered with Project C.U.R.E. and Blue Sea Shipping to send medical equipment and supplies to Konkourona, Burkina Faso in January. The shipment reached the port in Accra, Ghana in March and is awaiting customs clearance before being sent on to the capital city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and then to Konkourona.
Leaders of the Mami Siara Na Association of Konkourona (MSN) will travel to Ouagadougou to escort the load on its final journey to the new health center. MSN is a community of over 400 people from the village that is providing leadership and labor for all of the development activities. Members will ensure sustainability of development projects through donations and careful management of fees paid for medicines and health care.
In parallel, MSN leaders have been working with District and National health officials to gain final approval to open the health center once the equipment arrives. That approval will be needed for government health workers to be assigned.
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Dec 28, 2021
The Health Center is almost finished!
By Catherine Hoath | Co-Founder, Secretary and Treasurer
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Thanks to YOU, such great progress has been made!
The Primary Health Center being built by the Konkourona Alliance Foundation (KAFO), Inc., in conjunction with the Mami Siara Na Association in Konkourona, Burkina Faso is almost finished. The following structures are now completed:
- Water tower
- Public water fountain
- Primary care center
- Maternal and child center
- Pharmacy
- Housing for health workers
- Latrines
- Laundry
Solar panels have been installed to provide electricity to the buildings and the water is in the process of being connected to the Primary Care and Maternal and Child centers. Medical equipment has been donated through Project C.U.R.E in the United States and is expected to be shipped out in January 2022.
Access to healthcare in Konkourona, Burkina Faso is about to be changed forever, promising to save or improve the lives of each and every resident in the village.
Thank you so much for your help in making this happen!
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Sep 1, 2021
Healthcare in Konkourona will be Changed Forever
By Catherine Hoath | Cofounder, Secretary and Treasurer
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School is starting in Konkourona, Burkina Faso and there is so much hope for what this year will bring. The sixth grade teacher and his wife are expecting a baby in October and are so eager for the new Health Center to be completed. It will not quite be ready, but it will be close! Improving maternal and child mortality rates, which are among the highest in the world, is one of the primary goals of construction of the Health Center.
Such great progress has been made over the past few months. The walls for the primary care facility, maternal and child facility, pharmacy, housing for healthcare workers, kitchens, and latrines have now been finished and roofs have been installed. Wiring has been run for electricity and plastering has started. Medical equipment is being ordered and plans are being made for management of the Center. There is such great partnership among so many people to make sure the quality of the construction is high, the project is within budget, and the Center will provide the best possible care available in the region.
Village leaders are beginning to plan a celebration for the grand opening later this year.
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