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“We also want our daughters to be like the female visitors coming to us”

The bad weather conditions did not seem to alter USNO Acting Chief Executive Officer Audrey Bracey Deegan and her team’s desire to listen to the Tangassogo community members talk about education. She has come to Burkina Faso, together with Famari Barro, Program Manager for West Africa Region and Trudy Coleman, Deputy CFO to take part in the launch of BRIGHT II, a major project that the USNO helped to boost education in Burkina Faso. The delegation used the opportunity to visit one (...)

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The BRIGHT Spirit

Dear friends, I have many things I want to say here, but before I do, I hope you have all heard by now the good news about BRIGHT II Phase II project that was approved on September 31, 2009. The second phase will be implemented over the next three years. We should all be proud of Plan’s leadership and the good collaboration among BRIGHT I implementing consortium members that have made this possible, namely Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the Forum for African Women Educationalists (...)

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Brightening up girl’s education the more

In the 132 villages which benefited from the $12.9 Million BRIGHT project that started in 2006, there is no doubt that a new dawn is gradually settling in, as a different generation of enlightened girls and boys is growing up there. As soon as 2007, brand new school complexes were standing in the villages; they opened the door to small girls and boys who got the privilege to attend a school in the vicinity of their communities. Their elder brothers and sisters did not get this opportunity, (...)

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BRIGHT II PHASE 1 PROJECT: February-December, 2009

Prepararing for School year 2009-2010

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