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First trip to Burkina Faso

The SEMAFO Foundation's first trip to Burkina Faso from January 26 to February 8, 2009. The objective was to meet the different communities around the SEMAFO mining sites in order to identify their needs and distribute the donations received for them. We also held the official SEMAFO Foundation launching ceremony.

Street in Ouagadougou Old Somona village Old house in the village of Somona New village of Somona Old well drilling in Somona
Showers in Somona Well drilling in Somona Animals in Dangouna Well drilling in Dangouna President of the women's group in Somona
Meeting at the school in Dangouna Meeting villagers in Wona Meeting villagers in Bana Selection of the boxes for the ceremony Uniform and stuffed animal donations
Official hand over to the director of the school in Kona Official handing over to the director of the school in Dangouna Official handing over to the director of the school in Bana Official handing over to the director of the school in Yona Official handing over to the director of the school in Wona
Dance troupe during the ceremony Loading of the boxes for delivery to the villages Preparing for the delivery of the boxes Delivery of boxes to the school in Kona Delivery of boxes to the CEG in Kona
Delivery of boxes to the school in Wona Meeting students at the school in Kona Canteen at the school in Kona Children fishing on the road to Ouagadougou Gardens on the side of the road to Ouagadougou
Man making bricks in Gourcy Children doing the laundry in Gourcy Women crushing millet in Gourcy Typewriter in the prefecture of Bana