Burkina Faso, Kalghin

Kalghin’s primary school, which is located in the heart of their community, has become a corner stone for meetings. It is additionally a place where increasing amounts of children are turning to receive a formal education. However, though this budding school responds to the community’s need for educational facilities, it had proven itself to be a challenge to keep up. With a roof made of hay and walls made of strewn-together materials such as woven mats and plastic sheets, this shelter had been unable to protect the student population from the environment. During the rainy season, the roofing and wooden supports often became soaked beyond use. During the dry season, the wind removed different layers of roofing or the make-shift walls. With the constantly changing climate, the classrooms often crumbled under the weather, leaving the parents liable to repair any damages so learning can continue. For some parents, these issues had turned their sense of joy, which came from the accessibility of formal education, towards a sentiment of guilt for sending their children somewhere where they could possibly be injured, just trying to receive an education.