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	Burkina Faso - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Like all of the west of Africa, Burkina Faso was populated early, notably by hunter-gatherers in the northwestern part of the country (12 000 to 5000 BC), and whose tools (scrapers, chisels and arrowheads) were discovered in 1973.
		Burkina Faso was a very important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.
		Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season with between 24-35 inches (600 and 900 mm) of rainfall, and the dry season during which the harmattan blows, a hot dry wind from the Sahara.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Burkina_Faso (1856 words)

	Burkina Faso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Burkina Faso was populated early, notably by hunter-gatherers in the northwestern part of the country (12,000 to 5000 BC), and whose tools (scrapers, chisels and arrowheads) were discovered in 1973.
		A relatively dry tropical savanna, the Sahel extends beyond the borders of Burkina Faso, from the Horn of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the Sahara to its north, and the fertile region of the Sudan to the South.
		Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Côte d'Ivoire · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Liberia · Mali · Mauritania · Niger · Nigeria · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Togo
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burkina_Faso (1952 words)

	Burkina Faso Information Center - burkina faso education
		Burkina life expectancy in burkina faso Faso was an important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.
		Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season with between 600 and 900 mm (24-35 inches) of rainfall, and the dry season during which the schools in burkina faso harmattan blows, a hot dry wind from the Sahara.
		Education is technically free names burkina faso and officially mandatory until the age of 16, however only about 28% of Burkina's primary school-age children actually receive a basic education, few adult Burkinabe have had formal education.
	www.scipeeps.com /Sci-Official_Languages_A_-_C/Burkina_Faso.html (1765 words)

	Education in Burkina Faso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Education in Burkina Faso is structured in much the same way as in the rest of the world; primary, secondary, and higher education.
		Education is technically free and officially mandatory until the age of 16.
		The first private higher education school was established in 1992.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Education_in_Burkina_Faso (414 words)

	INHEA: Burkina Faso Higher Education Profile
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked country with a population of about 12 million people.
		The CVRS was withdrawn from the CESup on September 25, 1972.
		The board of directors is comprised of the representatives of the ministry of secondary, higher, and scientific research education; the ministry of finance; the ministry of public service; the ministry of health; the ministry of employment; a representative of the Chamber of Commerce; representatives of the administrative staff; the trade union movement; teachers; and students.
	www.bc.edu /bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/profiles/Burkina_Faso.htm (1471 words)

	UNICEF - At a glance: Burkina Faso - The big picture
		Burkina Faso is West African country where 56 per cent of the population is under 18 years old and more than half of the inhabitants are women.
		In education, UNICEF Burkina Faso contributes to the provision of basic education for children aged between seven and 14 years old via initiatives such as the establishment of satellite schools.
		Burkina Faso has ratified the CRC but as its initial report recommended, there is a need for international support in the administration of juvenile justice.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/burkinafaso.html (412 words)

	Education Today newsletter, July - September, 2003- Making up for fifty years of neglect in Burkina Faso
		In Burkina Faso, for 2002/2003, there was a deficit of 1,197 teachers at the secondary level, and some 12,500 vacancies at the primary level.
		Burkina Faso has done everything it can so that this Centre thrives; the government has provided temporary personnel for the Centres staff and UNESCO has provided other resources, but this is not enough for the Centre to be able to cover all of Africa.
		The education system plays a crucial role in HIV/AIDS prevention in Burkina Faso because we know that the most vulnerable population is between 15 and 25 years old, those who are in secondary and higher education.
	portal.unesco.org /education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27732&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (2910 words)

	JCEPS: Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies
		In Burkina Faso, the immediate challenges are the surrender of national sovereignty; the increasing inequality in education; the falling of standards; corruption that is eating into the fibre of education; teacher pauperisation; and the erosion of national languages and indigenous cultures.
		The private secondary education is very remarkable in the secondary school system as it occupies 35.64% of the classes in the general education and 31% of the student population in 1994.
		In the new sustainable approach to educational policy that I advocate, it cannot be overemphasised, the populations are to be the alpha and omega of the school, although the assistance of the external donors has a role to play.
	www.jceps.com /index.php?pageID=article&articleID=53 (15816 words)

	University of Iowa Center for International Finance and Development
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked Sahelian country located in the heart of West Africa and sharing borders with Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Mali, and Niger.
		The education sector in Burkina Faso is characterized by low indicators at all levels: 41% gross primary school enrollment, 12% secondary school enrollment, and 1% university enrollment.
		It focused on increasing school enrollment rates and strengthening the education sector by improving teaching training, increasing the number of classrooms, distributing micro-nutrients to pupils and expanding school canteens, supporting girls' education programs, and providing education managers with training to improve their administrative and managerial competence.
	www.uiowa.edu /ifdebook/issues/africa/perspectives/2000B1.shtml (1466 words)

	Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line - education in Burkina Faso, printable version
		Often parents can only afford to send one child to school, and able-bodied children are educated rather than their disabled siblings.
		Many disabled children in her country do not get the chance to go to school, either because their parents think it is not worthwhile, or cannot afford to send them.
		They were simply a burden on the family, and spending money on their education was seen as a waste.
	www.oxfam.org.uk /coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/burkina/prteduc.htm (707 words)

	Newsletter Vol. 8 No. 2-3: Education Reconsidered in Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso is located in the heart of West Africa.
		Its objective is to implement a system for basic education which will "provide every citizen with the fundamentals of education based on the country's needs and potential" and "educate citizens so that they can play an enlightened and effective role in their development and the development of the community" [seminar in Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 1989].
		The general legislation for the reform of education (Loi d'orientation du système éducatif) was adopted by the Assembly of Deputies on May 9, 1996.
	www.adeanet.org /newsletter/Vol8No2-3/en_n8v23_10.html (1251 words)

	Panapress Official Website
		Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A study commissioned by the Economy and Development Ministry reveals that the Burkinabes are "confident" and "optimistic" about the future development of their country's economy.
		Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A 24-year-old Burkinabe, André David Bounkoungou, said the 2,012-km "Tour du Faso" walk he embarked upon 12 September, was aimed at instilling patriotism in youth of the country.
		Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The election of the next secretary general and international migration and development are highlights of the 61st General Assembly of the United Nations scheduled to start 12 September in New York, an official of the world body said here.
	www.panapress.com /paysindexlat.asp?code=eng005 (738 words)

	Africare – A leading nonprofit organization, specializing in aid to Africa
		In Burkina Faso, 37% of the men and just 17% of the women are literate (UNDP statistics).
		Burkina Faso, formerly called Upper Volta, is one of the countries where Africare's work began.
		A landmark was the eight-year, $5.9 million project in Burkina Faso's Seguenega sector: From 1978 to 1986, this project pioneered Africare's concept of "integrated rural development," in which multiple forms of assistance (social services, infrastructure, and farmer training, for example) were applied to a single geographic area to improve the quality of life overall.
	www.africare.org /about/where-we-work/burkina_faso/index.html (325 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| Burkina Faso - Peace Corps Volunteers in Africa
		Education is the path to progress: it enables people and, in turn, communities to grow and prosper.
		Half the population of Burkina, also known as Burkina Faso or "land of the honest people," claims descent from the Mossi warriors who presided over one of the most powerful empires in West Africa from the 11th to the 19th century.
		Burkina Faso's culture is very similar to the other African cultures surrounding the country.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/3191.html (1033 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| Official Peace Corps Information on Burkina Faso Programs
		Burkina Faso ranks among the poorest countries in the world; fortunately, foreign investment and private sector development are on the increase.
		Volunteers provide assistance in the areas of health and education, which are priorities of the government of Burkina Faso.
		The Ministry of Education highlighted the event at local, regional, and national levels as one of the most important girls' education activities of the year.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/3184.html (569 words)

	Oxfam - Education - Promoting girls education in Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Salimata Ouattara is a tall, shy 15-year-old girl from the village of Sidéradougou in Comoé province in the south-west corner of Burkina Faso.
		Over the course of the school year, the 46 primary schools from the region participating in the contest are gradually eliminated – down to the final programme in which a winner is declared.
		Oxfam ’s ongoing commitment to promote girls education in Burkina Faso will no doubt increase the chances that many, many more girls will be on the winning team when it comes to succeeding in school.
	www.oxfam.org.uk /what_we_do/issues/education/story_burkinafaso.htm (657 words)

	Project Education Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Burkina Faso is a country situated in the centre of West Africa, which sits on a plateau 250 to 350 meters high and covers 274.200 square kilometers.
		The socio-economic context of Burkina Faso and of the region of Banfora is not very satisfactory.
		The opportunities of education could be promoted and diversified through the intervention in the sector of private school establishments.
	www.polyarchy.org /africa/school.project.html (559 words)

	Burkina Faso education profile
		That system of faculties, institutes and schools prevailing in Burkina Faso educational structure is the result of reorganization initiated by government authorities in 1991.
		This profile of Burkina Faso’s educational system and the current trends in its higher education are the direct results and accomplishment of the reforms and adjustments proposed under a ten-year development plan (1996-2005) for higher education in Burkina Faso.
		This 1996-2005 development plan was agreed upon at the conclusion of a national symposium on higher education in 1995, and at a 1998 meeting of the national council for higher education and scientific research attended by Burkina Faso’s bilateral and multilateral partners.
	www.bibl.u-szeged.hu /oseas_adsec/burkina.htm (1345 words)

	Poor West African village girls will get a nutritious lunch at school to promote learning. \| GlobalGiving
		The Friends of Burkina Faso (FBF) supports NEEED, a Burkinabe grantmakers organization that enrolls young rural girls in village schools, using funds to purchase a lamb and school materials for students’ first year of schooling.
		The family assumes responsibility for their children’s education for 5 years of primary school, and 4 years of middle school for those who qualify.
		Education is one of the most important means of empowering women with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence necessary to participate fully in the development process.
	www.globalgiving.com /pr/1400/proj1349a.html (316 words)

	Parents Forum: Events: Congress of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso
		The conference is organized by the Burkina Faso National Union of Secondary School and University Student Parents' Associations (UNAPES-B) in collaboration with the International Federation for Parent Education (IFPE/FIEP) under the patronage of Madame Chantal Compaore, spouse of His Excellency, Mr.
		Statistics indicate that few parents, in Burkina Faso in particular, are aware of the importance of their responsibilities in providing both boys and girls equal educational opportunities.
		The Union (UNAPES-B) has a positive view of girls' education and is committed to urging parents in Africa in general and parents in Burkina Faso in particular to change their sexist and stereotyped attitude regarding their daughters' education.
	www.parentsforum.org /events/bf_english.html (663 words)

	Islamic World.Net: Countries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Embassy of Burkina Faso in Washington, D.C. France: Embassy in Ouagadougou
		Burkina Faso Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997 - released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. State Department.
		Burkina Faso Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998 - from the U.S. State Department.
	islamic-world.net /countries/burkinafaso.htm (347 words)

	Burkina Faso - Gurupedia
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation of western Africa.
		Formerly called Upper Volta, it was renamed in 1984 by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in Mossi and Dyula, the major native languages of the country.
		Burkina Faso was colonised in the 1890s by
	www.gurupedia.com /b/bu/burkina_faso.htm (224 words)

	Press Releases: West Africa, Presidential declarations at a Burkina Faso satellite school: Where girls have an equal ...
		Satellite primary schools are established only where the village community has not only indicated their interest in such a school, but where the community can also prove their full commitment to participating in both the construction of the school and in the co-ordination of the school’s day-to-day management.
		By the time the children have completed grade 3 in their third year of learning, they have not only acquired all the basic reading, writing and math skills they need, but they are also able to integrate easily into the French-language instruction of conventional schools at the grade 4 level.
		All studies on the subject show that the children of educated mothers enjoy a better state of health, a higher level of education and a higher level of protection as compared with children of mothers who have not been educated.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACOS-64D4CA?OpenDocument (1555 words)

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		OUAGADOUGOU, 13 May 2003 (IRIN) - Burkina Faso's government and education experts hope that the introduction of bilingual schools that teach pupils in both French and their mother tongue would increase school enrolment that are often as low as 12 percent in rural areas.
		"Bilingual education is in line with the practical utility of the child in its environment...
		The delegates, mainly education experts, called for the use of local and foreign languages in all primary schools in Burkina Faso.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=34059&SelectRegion=West_Africa (470 words)

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		U.S. In celebration of International Education Week 2002, Ouagadougou organized Open Doors on Thursday, November 21, from 10:00am to 12:00pm and from 1:30 to 5:30pm, in the Multi-purpose Room of the Public Affairs Section and a Forum on Education in the same evening from 6:30 to 9:30pm in the garden of PAS.
		The three guest speakers of the Forum on Education were directors of faculties from the University of Ouagadougou who were sent on International Visitors Program last January to visit American universities and gather some first-hand experience and facts they could use back home.
		Burkina Faso has a lot to emulate from the U.S. higher education system and they are in the process of doing so.
	exchanges.state.gov /iew2002/events/africa/reports/burkinafaso.htm (404 words)

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