Plastic bags had sadly become an usual element of African landscape. They are everywhere. They lay in the middle of the streets, they hung from tree branches, they float in the rivers, they fly around in the dusty wind, … Here there’s no … Continued
VGWB is proud to announce the collaboration with the Twins Ouattara on the first tale of “One World, a Million Stories”, its first project, Assane et Ousséni Ouattara are local artists, experts in African masks and sculptures. “Les Jumeaux” (The Twins), like … Continued
We are very happy to present our new logo… and, with it, the new visual identity of the whole website! We wanted the logo to transmit our ambition and optimism, while explaining clearly what VGWB is about. From the feedback we … Continued
On Monday we spent the morning at local Tech University (Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso) and we met the Faculty Director of Informatics (ESI – Ecole Superieur d’Informatique). The first impact with the campus is a bit weird… it looks like getting lost in the … Continued
When I met Shay Drohan for the first time it was only one month ago: it was the last day before leaving for Africa. Like always, we were overwhelmed by the thousands of things that resist to be done until the very … Continued
Almost one month has passed since we have arrived here in Burkina Faso. In this time we started discovering the country and its culture,.. and we have already identified a traditional tale that fits well in “One World, a Million Stories”! Now, … Continued
We all know the unstoppable attraction between Miriam and the kids… … well, last Sunday we were given another proof of that. Check out this video and see what happened when we went to La Guinguetta (a local river) to spend a refreshing … Continued
This week we visited the local office of CatSya, a Catalan association that runs several projects in Bobo-Dioulasso (Sya is the old name of the city). One of their projects is about literacy for women. Still too many women can´t read and write … Continued
Our African “office” is a real open-space: everybody can come in at anytime. 🙂 This afternoon was the turn of a group of women with Joyce, a lovely little girl. Joyce was willing to play with us, so we had to … Continued
Miriam and Francesco are walking in Bob-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) and they cross with a group of kids. The kids start singing “Tubabu! Farafi” (that means “White people! Black people!” in the local language). The song finally converts into a game … Continued