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German Hour on Radio Horizon, Ouagadougou
Jeden Sonntag um 10 Uhr lädt „Valentin Der Bayer“ zur Deutschen Stunde im Radio Horizon, Ouagadougou ein. Am 28. Januar war Katrin zu Gast und berichtete über die Arbeit und
Every Sunday at 10 a.m., "Valentin Der Bayer" invites you to the German Hour on Radio Horizon, Ouagadougou. On 28 January, Katrin was a guest and reported on the work and facilities of AMPO. The result was an interesting interview in which many questions were answered.
Have a listen!
You can also find it on our youtube channel:
Impressions from the orphanages
What does a Sunday at the orphanages look like? We show you a few short videos, lovingly commented by Katrin Rohde. Come with us ...
There's always something going on at AMPO!
The graduation ceremony at the TondTenga organic training farm took place in mid-December. 68 girls and boys successfully graduated.
It is a tradition that this graduation is celebrated in a big way. High-ranking representatives are therefore invited, including a delegation from Luxembourg based in Ouaga. The Luxembourg Foundation FDEE finances this wonderful project.
The well-known Burkinabe singer Don Sharp de Batoro provided the entertainment with his new song "Show your flag high"
German Armed Forces at AMPO
Yesterday AMPO had a visit from some soldiers of the German Armed Forces who are stationed in Ouaga. Their task is to provide support in training programmes such as electrician or construction.
The contact came about through the former AMPO child DONDASSE, Aziz, who has been serving in the Burkinabe army for years.
And the soldiers did not come empty-handed. They brought gifts as well as a cash donation for food.
Apparently it was an exciting visit for everyone.
Beautiful photos were taken!
In silent memory
Shortly before Christmas, we received sad news from AMPO in Ouagadougou.
Souleymane Nana, also affectionately known as Chouchou, passed away on 12 December 2023 after a long and serious illness.
Chouchou was the director of the women's shelter MIA/ALMA for many years.
In his younger years, he himself slipped into the red light milieu of Ouagadougou. Then he met Katrin Rohde and changed sides.
He protected the young women like a lion because he knew exactly what had happened to some of them. He freed many young women from prostitution and gave them a new perspective in life.
During our trips to Ouagadougou, we also always felt that he was a guardian angel. He never left our side and organised our wonderful stays.
Today, Chouchou will be buried in his home village. The AMPO team will pay their last respects to him.
We mourn with his family and AMPO on site.
Farewell, dear Chouchou, we will not forget you!
UNESCO project school
The Bad Zwischenahn-Endewecht Gymnasium is a UNESCO project school and gave birth to the Förderverein für Schulpartnerschaften in Entwicklungsländern e.V. (Association for the Promotion of School Partnerships in Developing Countries).
In September this year, the Gymnasium organised a charity run in aid of AMPO to mark an anniversary.
And now we have received the donation. A total of €15,000 has been raised!
Thank you to all the students and teachers for the organisation and the opportunity to give a presentation.
It was an unforgettable stay!
Successful integration
The NDR SH will report on Aboulaye Kabore, a former AMPO child, in the media centre on 05.12.2023 at 19:30.
Abdoulaye originally worked in the catering industry in Kiel and became unemployed due to coronavirus. He successfully retrained as a carer and passed his final exam with flying colours.
NDR reported on his life back in January 2023. Now a sequel follows with the title "Successful integration using the example of Abdoulaye Kabore"
Congratulations, dear Abdoulaye!
Fight against breast cancer
In collaboration with The DEAR Foundation Switzerland, AMPO is also fighting breast cancer in rural areas of Burkina Faso. A total of 1,631 women were reached at 18 film screenings and a wide distribution of flyers. 16 women were immediately referred to the gynaecology department of the AMPO infirmary.
Through these media, the women learn to palpate their breasts themselves.
Table football
In July of this year, we spontaneously collected donations for new kicker tables in the orphanages as part of our summer party in Berlin.
During our trip in January, we realised that the old ones really couldn't be played on anymore.
We quickly raised the money from our visitors. The tables were bought locally and now there is one for the girls and one for the boys.
The matches can begin!
Successful weekend
The container has arrived!
We are always delighted when we can show you that your donations have arrived. This time it's your donations in kind. The container left the port of Hamburg at the beginning of September. Burkina Faso itself has no access to the sea, which is why it is transported by rail from the capital of Togo, Lomé, to Ouagadougou - and there it remains in customs for the time being.
But now it has arrived at AMPO!
Now every helping hand is needed to unpack it.
Siamese twins
Siamese twins were referred to the AMPO rehabilitation centre again today. This is the second time that maternity clinics have referred the mothers to AMPO, as the clinic has the best hygienic conditions.
What happens next?
The mother now has the opportunity to stay in the clinic with her children for 3 months. Then they will hopefully be successfully separated at the Charles de Gaulle Children's Hospital.
And even after the operation, AMPO will continue to look after the family until they have coped well with the consequences of the operation and can go home.
You can see the relief of the mother, who would not have been able to finance medical treatment for the children without the help of AMPO.
