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BRIGHT hands over 132 schools and MCC grants US 28 millions to complete them

Images of the ceremony One hundred and thirty two new school complexes built and equipped between 2006 and 2007 by the BRIGHT (Burkinabè Response to Increase Girls’ Chances to Succeed) project were handed over to Burkina Faso’s Minister of Education last October 3Oth, in the village of Katchari, Northern region. The BRIGHT project is the threshold program funded by the Millenium Challenge Corporation through the USAID (United States Agency for International development) in (...) (...) continue

Is Bright’s Future Bright?

When Courtney McCarney, a volunteer at Plan Burkina Faso visited the Bright project Coordination team on May 15, 2008, she wanted to know if Bright’s future was bright. “The answer is yes, said Mr. Kabongo, the project’s Chief Of Party, because we believe that Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will soon make a decision for additional funding that would allow the extension of the current 132 three class schools to 132 normal six class primary schools. We have no (...) (...) continue

April 2008 BRIGHT Update

The Burkina Faso 12.9 Million US Dollars threshold project known as BRIGHT is drawing to its end in September 30, 2008.
School construction work has been completed. Classes are being held in the 132 newly constructed buildings since October, the beginning of the school year 2007-2008. A final handover of the school infrastructures to Plan and CRS Burkina by contracted builders has started slowly. Plan and CRS Burkina technical staff continues to monitor the school infrastructures to (...) (...) continue

 

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