Here
is a summary of our latest actions.
Please click on
the relevant action for
photos and additional details of our
approach and results.
- Action
#12: April 2009: Paper for All
distributed 1,000 notebooks, 1,000
pens &
pencils and 50 boxes of chalk
- Action
#11:
January 2009: Paper for All
distributed 1,200 notebooks, 750
pens &
pencils and 35 boxes of chalk
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Action #10:
October 2008: Paper for All
distributed 850 notebooks, 2000
pens &
pencils and 30 boxes of chalk
- Action
#9:
July 2008: Paper for All distributed
800 notebooks, 500
pens, 300 pencils and
10 boxes of chalk
- Action
#8:
April 2008: Paper for All distributed
800 notebooks, 400
pens, 200 pencils, 20
boxes of chalk, etc.
- Action
#7:
January 2008: Paper for All
distributed 500 notebooks, 10
reading
books and 200 pens and pencils
- Action
#6:
October 2007: Paper for All
distributed 150 notebooks, 140
reading
books and 100 boxes of chalk
- Action
#5:
July 2007: Paper for All distributed
350 notebooks, 100
pens, 100 pencils and
12 school books
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Action#4: April 2007: Paper for All
distributed 350 notebooks as well as pens
books, chalk and
starter kits
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Action#3: January 2007: Paper for all
distributed 750 notebooks and 20 school
books to the 701
children
-
Action#2: October 2006: Paper for All
helped the 701 children start the new
academic year in better
conditions
-
Action#1: June 2006: Paper for All
distributed 300 notebooks to disadvantaged
children in an
elementary
school
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ACTIONS
Paper4All reached four schools for its initiative #12, thereby continuing to increase its reach:
- Cité
de l’Avenir (670 pupils) : 200 notebooks of 100 pages, 50
notebooks of 200 pages, 100 pens, 108 pencils, 12 boxes of chalk, 15
academy kits (rulers, etc.)
- Trame d’Accueil A (880 pupils): 200
notebooks of 100 pages, 50 notebooks of 200 pages, 100 pens, 108
pencils, 12 boxes of chalk, 15 academy kits (rulers, etc.)
- Trame d’Accueil B (500 pupils): 200
notebooks of 100 pages, 50 notebooks of 200 pages, 150 pens, 108
pencils, 12 boxes of chalk, 20 academy kits (rulers, etc.)
- Yaaka (150 pupils): 200 notebooks of 100 pages, 50 notebooks of 200 pages, 100 pens, 108 pencils, 12 boxes of chalk
In each school, Paper for All focuses on the neediest 50% children.
Children the schools receiving the academic
supplies
Distribution and supplies
Supplies before distribution and bill
Our actions targeted four schools for the first time. The two new schools, Trame A and B have about 250 students
each. The notebooks and pens are as always given to the neediest
children. For this action, 450 notebooks were given to the Ecole
de la Cite, 150 to the Yakaa school, 300 to the Trame A school and 300
to the trame B school. The actions were realized on several days.
The
school director and the children n the schools receiving the academic
supplies
The
bill and screening of the students
The supplies and event organization
We matched the first
days of class and ensure that we provide
notebooks
(100-page: 600, 200-page:
180), pens (1000),
pencils (1000),
30 boxes of chalk and 10 algebra kits.
The children were thrilled and the
professors delighted
of the continued
efforts. Our actions not only
enable learning and development but also
entice the
children to learn in better
conditions and enable the
professors to
focus on their teaching. Classes are
still overcrowded with 100 students
fitting in rooms of
30-40 and much
remains to be done to help the people of
Burkina Faso help themselves but
progress and
perseverance is key.
We wish to thank again all
our donors
and supporters who consistently help us in
our mission and assist the children of
Burkina Faso in
their development.
The
children in the two schools receiving the academic
supplies
The
distribution of the academic supplies
The
bills for the supplies
bought
For
its ninth action, Paper for all distributed 800
notebooks, 500 pens, 500 pencils and 10
boxes of chalk
to the children in the
two schools. Special
emphasis was
given to providing them with the goods
before the academic year ended so that
the children can
work and acquire
knowledge during the summer, be it by
themselves or through the few summer
courses sessions
that are being help by
volunteers. Again a big
thank you
from the children and the Paper for All teams
to the donators who allow this
improvement of the
learning conditions
to happen.
The
children in the two schools receive the
academic supplies
The
distribution of the academic supplies
The bill for the supplies
bought
Action
Thanks to your
support, Paper for All could cater for the
two schools of Yaaka and Ecole of de l'avenir
for a total of 1,000 students. 800
notebooks, 400
pens, 25 boxes of chalk,
200 pencils and 6 board rulers were
distributed.
Approach
- This action
will allow the students to finish their
school year in good conditions and be
equipped for their
final exams.
- The teachers also received
chalk and board rulers to
better teach as
the lack of school supplies is making their
task difficult.
Results
-
The students are very happy to and want to work harder
to build their future
- The teachers are also very
happy as the school supplies
facilitate
their work (see thank-you letters below)
- The children's parents are
also very happy to see that
their children
are being helped and wish to thank the
charity and the donators.
The
1,000 children in the two schools receive the
academic supplies
The
school directors and teachers distributing the
schools supplies
Thank-you
letters from the two schools directors
Bill for the academic
resources
Action
Paper for All
targeted for the first time a second
school, the school of
Yaaka, based in
Circonscription d'Education de Base( C E B)
Ouaga3, with 208 students from 6 to 12
years old. As
for the Ecole of de
l'avenir, the children do not have pens,
pencils or notebooks, and the teachers do
not have rulers
and chalk to properly give
lessons.
Approach
- The focus was
on equipping the 208 students in
notebooks, pens and pencils
- In addition,
the teachers can now give lessons in
better learning
conditions as they now
have chalks and school board rulers
Results
The
equipment was key both for the students and teachers
to learn and teach in better conditions.
The school of
Yaaka is a second school
Paper for All is now targeting
thanks to
the donations and free volunteering of Paper
for All's members.
The
newly targeted school of Yaaka and the distribution
of the academic resources to the 208
children
The
school directors and teachers and the official bill
for the academic resources
A
school teacher with the academic supplies and a thank
you letter from the students
Action
Paper for All
focused on getting reading books and chalk
as well as
notebooks for the new academic
year. For this sixth
action, Paper
for All was helped by volunteers who kindly
contacted the organisation prior to their
trip to Burkina
Faso. Their
significant contribution in terms of
academic resources and efforts allowed a
much greater
impact. We wish to
thank them for their help.
In addition,
the government has this academic year
decided to subsidize
books in Burkina Faso
and has distributed some books for
free. The numbers are insufficient
but it still
resulted in a significant
decrease in price for books sold
by
retailers, which allowed Paper for All to buy more books.
Finally, the
Papier pour Tous entity based in Burkina
Faso could also
fundraise and add to the
funds available to buy the academic
resources.
Approach
- The focus on
school reading books followed the
indications given by the
school
professors. 20 reading books were bought for
each of the age levels: CP, CE1, CE2, CM1,
CM2 (age: 6 to
11). This was made
possible thanks to the decrease in
the
price of books, the local Papier pour Tous fundraising
and the volunteers' help.
- In addition,
150 notebooks and pens were distributed to
the neediest
children. These
children were the ones the school
directors, among whom Mrs. Coudialti,
indicated most needed
these academic
resources.
- In addition,
chalk was
bought as the professors did not have
enough to teach in
good
conditions.
Results
The
chalks were
very much appreciated by the
teachers for their lessons.
In
addition, the feedback indicated that the reading books were
greatly appreciated as they were badly
needed. Pupils now
not only have a
couple of
notebooks but also books,
which will allow them to start reading
in better conditions. We are
making good progress
in equiping the
children equip with academic resources
and must definitely continue to give
them proper
conditions for their
education and development.
Volunteers
kindly visiting the school beforehands and the reading books
distributed for the sixth action.
The
distribution and the children with the reading books
The
notebooks and books before the distribution and the
official bill approved by the
teachers
Action#5: July 2007:
Paper for All distributed 350
notebooks,
100 pens, 100 pencils and 12 school books
Action
Paper for All
continued diversifying the scope of
academic materials
distributed to increase
its impact on the pupils. 350
notebooks, 100 pens, 100 pencils and 12
school books were
distributed to cope with
the needs of the pupils.
Approach
- The 701
children still
need support in getting the most basic
goods such as pens
and
notebooks.
- In addition,
they absolutely need school
books
to be
able to learn more effectively, which is why this
action was focused on this aspect
too.
Results
The
feedback obtained from the pupils indicated that
they were once again very happy to see
that they were
receiving help for their
academic efforts. Our
sustained
efforts will allow the seeds to slowly grow to
become trees sheltering the next
generation.
The distribution
of
the academic resources for the fifth
action
Members of
Paper for All distributing the academic
resources to the
pupils
The distribution of the
notebooks to the pupils
The official
bill for the fifth action
Action#4:
April 2007: Paper for All distributed 350
notebooks as well
as pens books, chalk and
starter kits to the neediest
children.
Action
In
April 2007, Paper for All distributed 350
notebooks, 10
reading books, 4 calculus
books, 250 pens, 10 boxes of chalk
and 10
starter kits to the neediest
of the 750
children. In addition, the African entity
of Paper for All, 'Papier pour Tous' was
funded.
Finally, ideas such as
sending French volunteers to teach
and
reinforce Paper for All's actions are being explored.
Approach
- The 701
children having received at least 1-2
notebooks in the
academic year, we focused
on other academic resources such
as
reading book calculus books, rulers, pens, etc. (included
in starter kits) for the pupils and chalks
for the teachers.
- In addition,
we asked the teachers and school directors
to create a list
of the hardest-working
and neediest children in the school.
We want to make sure they are the first
ones to benefit from
Paper for All's help.
- The creation
of the African entity, 'Papier pour Tous'
was also needed
to contact people within the government
and gain further
credibility. In the
future, this could enable Paper
for All to
get support and possibly start sending French
volunteers to teach.
- Feedback from
the students has now also been
collected.
Results
-
The feedback from the children shows how happy and
proud they feel (letters below).
They want to
learn and they are
delighted to be given the means to
help
their family, friends and country.
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The teachers are also very happy to see that our
actions are on-going. Sending
volunteers would now
be a possible next
step to further our actions.
The distribution
of
the academic resources for the fourth
action (April 2007)
Members of
the 'Papier pour Tous' team (African
entity of Paper for
All) and the official
bill
Feedback/Thank-you letters
from the pupils
Letter 1:
"Thanks to the academic resources, we can
finally work.
[...] We thank you
very much"
Letter 2:
"My class friends and I thank you for the
academic resources
you send [...] They
reduce our parents expenses and help us
not to give up on school. Thank you
for thinking of
us."
Action#3: January 2007: Paper for all
distributed 750
notebooks and 20 school
books to the 701 children
Action
In
January 2007, Paper
for All distributed 750 notebooks to the
701 pupils
and 20 books to the teachers of
the elementary school (8
classrooms).
Approach
Our
main aim for this third action was to make
sure that all
children had at least one
notebook to write their lessons.
Our
secondary aim was to start addressing another need:
books. Each classroom of 90 pupils
now has 2-3 books.
This should
improve the learning conditions. Much
remains to be done though, so that these
children, who show
such energy and are so
proud to become educated, can learn
in
proper condition and themselves contribute to the
education of the next
generation!
Results
-
The 701 children were very proud and happy to each
have their own notebook to write
upon. Education
is really of prime
importance to them. Ultimately,
it
will allow them to improve the situation in their
country.
-
The teachers are very happy as their teaching
conditions are improving as well.
They now have
books for their classrooms
and can have 2-3 books shared
among
their pupils to make them read and help them
learn.
Photos
The 701
children now have at least one notebook to
write their
lessons and
exercises
The
distribution of the 750 notebooks and 20
books to the
children
Alfred with
the school director and the official bill
for the third action
Action#2:
October 2006:
Paper for All helped the 701 children start the new
academic year in better
conditions
Action
Paper
for All led the way to repaint the
boards, give additional notebooks and
provide boxes of chalk
(15 large boxes)
for the teachers, so
that the children
start the new academic year in better
learning conditions.
Approach
In
October 2006, we decided to focus
on the new academic year to offer better
conditions to the
children. The
teachers urgently needed chalks and
the
school boards were in a shocking state. Paper for
All therefore arranged for the school
boards to be repainted
and distributed 15
boxes of chalk to the teachers
so that the
children have better learning conditions.
Results
-
Starting the new academic year in good conditions is
crucial. This second action
significantly improved
these conditions,
as outlined by the feedback we got
from
the children and teachers.
-
The school boards were indeed successfully repainted
and the teachers could again write the
lessons thanks to
the chalks we provided
(see before and after the
action).
-
The 701 children were delighted to be able to
read the lessons again on the boards,
and especially for the start
of the
academic year.
Photos
Notebooks
being distributed to reward the students
with the best
academic
performance\
The school
boards before and after our
work
The children
in the class room more pictures of the
notebook distribution
The
notebooks being distributed
The official
bill for the second action and and
thank-you letter from the
school
director
Action#1: June 2006: Paper for All
distributed 300 notebooks to disadvantaged
children in an elementary school in
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Action
More than 300 notebooks (+
pens)
were distributed to about 300
children aged 10-15 !
Approach
In June 2006, a first
partnership was created with an
elementary school in
Ouagadougou, the
capital city of Burkina Faso. The
funds collected in the UK were sent to
Burkina Faso
where the local heads took
care of the logistics to buy
and
transport the academic resources. The
notebooks were distributed first to the
children who
needed them the most, then
to reward the ones who had
obtained the
best academic performance and finally on a
family basis.
Results
-
We are very pleased with this first action. A child who wants to learn and
walks several hours to come to class
should not have to
write in the margins
of the notebooks used by his/her
brothers/sisters before.
- The
children were thrilled. Having the
possibility to
write is key to pride
oneself on learning and becoming
educated.
- We feel
that we can and must do more. If
you feel that
this fight is yours too,
we urge you to have a look at
our
How you can help section.
