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Rotary continues to drill wells in Libore!

Carl Vahl is relentless in his desire to bring water to each and every village in Libore and all the schools. For the past five years, Carl, a Rotarian from the Olean Rotary Club, and many other Rotarians from other clubs, have come to Libore to drill wells. There are over 50 of them now […]

Farmers of the Future pilot shows promise!

In the second full year of our pilot program in three villages, we made a change.  We put all the vegetable gardens and tree nurseries in the hands of mothers, who would manage them full time, year-round. They would sell what they planted and earn a profit.  They would pay back expenses after a period […]

Amadou Madougou, former Mayor of Libore visits the P4K team in Toronto!

What a day! Amadou Madougou, former Mayor of Libore and Federal Minister of Education,  and his son Alioun, who lives in Quebec, visited Toronto for the first time on August 16th.  It was a whirlwind visit marked by a special lunch at the top of the CN Tower with Louise Sherman, P4K’s Treasurer and Program […]

SEVEN girls graduate from Secondary School in Libore with help from P4K’s scholarship program!!

Congratulations to the seven girls in Secondary School who just found out they passed their final exams and will receive their BAC diplomas!!! All of them are now automatically admitted to University, should they choose to attend. This is an amazing accomplishment for the girls, and for their teachers and community — only last year […]