Today we’d like you to meet Rachelle. She was born on the 27^th of June 2007 into a totally regular family in Ouahigouya, in the north of Burkina Faso. She had siblings, her father was a teacher and had a nice childhood.

But then her father got ill. As we know, medical treatment in Burkina Faso is expensive and the family soon could no longer afford to pay the medical bills. The mother tried everything to earn enough to pay for medication and continue to support her family at the same time.

It was the beginning of a downward spiral. The father died. His family refused to take in the mother and her children since the marriage had not been concluded according to local tradition at the time.

An aunt stepped in to help in the meantime, but she too was in a precarious financial situation.

Rachelle’s mother appealed to AMPO and she was admitted to the Girls‘ Orphanage at the age of 13. At the time she was in the eighth grade at secondary school. AMPO paid for her school fees to enable her to continue her education.

Rachelle is incredibly hard-working and eager to learn. In May 2022 she passed her intermediate certificate and is studying hard for her final school exams this year, special subject, literature.

Our best wishes for success go to Rachelle and we congratulate her on her progress.!

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