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  • Banfora teachers modeling a running dictation. American Language Center trains English teachers

    The American Language Center (ALC) of the US Embassy in Ouagadougou organized a workshop for secondary school English teachers in Banfora February 25-26, 2010. Regional Senior English Language Fellow Susan Strand and ALC Director Lynn Hanson Ouédraogo carried out this two ...

  • Susan Strand leads communicative teaching activity, Gaoua American Language Center trains English teachers in Gaoua

    The American Language Center (ALC) of the US Embassy in Ouagadougou organized a workshop for secondary school English teachers in Gaoua February 22-23, 2010. Regional Senior English Language Fellow Susan Strand and ALC Director Lynn Hanson Ouédraogo carried out this two-day intensive training for 30 regional teachers

  • Before transporting women to the health clinic, the donkey cart was used to transt zomkoom to the ceremony Donkey Cart Ambulance given to the village of Amsi

    In Amsia, a small Fulani village in Seno Province, women want to deliver their babies in a health clinic, but distance can be an obstacle. The closest health clinic is 6 km from Amsia in Bani, the departmental capital. When it is time to deliver, women generally travel to the ...

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Democray beyond Elections
On Wednesday, February 24, 2010, the American Embassy held a roundtable about "Democracy beyond Elections." The roundtable was moderated by Ms. Constance A. Morella, in collaboration with the NDI (National Democratic Institute). Mrs. Morella came to Burkina Faso to meet with parliamentarians and lead ...

La Bonne Semence students with their new books

ALC donates English books to Lycée “La Bonne Semence”
On Friday, January 29, 2010 American Language Center (ALC) director Lynn Hanson Ouédraogo paid a visit to the students of Lycée “La Bonne Semence” in Zagtuli. This secondary school just opened its ...

Beta members share with conference participants

PAS Ouagadougou helps BETA build professional networks
Two Ouagadougou members of BETA (Burkina English Teachers’ Association) accompanied American Language Center director Lynn Hanson Ouédraogo to a professional networking conference in Dakar. Organized by US Embassy Dakar and the Senegalese English Teachers’ Association (ATES), this two-day conference ...

Acting Director of the American Cultural Center presenting a book to the Amer. Corner Coordinator

Books and equipement donated to the American Corner in Zorgho
On December 10, 2009 PAO Angier Peavy and IRC Director Françoise SIDIBE traveled to Zorgho to visit the American corner and to donate books and equipments to this corner. The donation was composed of books-CD-Roms-computer-up –inks for printers and periodicals both in French and English...

EKHLASS from the muslim community

International Sacred Music Festival 2009 "Religious Tolerance, factor of peace a
December 4th 2009 marked the launch of the International Sacred Music Festival in Ouagadougou at the American Cultural Center on Worlds AIDS DAY. The Chorus Association which organized the Festival invited several talented artists including EKHLASS from the Muslim ...