Cdc collaborates with burkina faso to build core public health capacities in disease surveillance, laboratory systems, workforce development, and emergency management. A primary school built cooperatively by a whole village community. The polytechnical university in bobodioulasso was opened in 1995. The library will be finished in 2012and completes the school extension in gando. Description this chapter of architecture and polyphony. A primary school extension and teachers housing were built to support the overwhelming demand of educational resources. To safeguard burkinas model of peaceful coexistence, the government must address this sensitive issue through careful reforms, particularly in the education system. Building blocks for gando was set up by the award winning architect diebedo francis kere in 1998. As of 2008, despite efforts to improve education, the country had the lowest adult literacy rate in the world 25. Primary school in gando extension kere architecture. Gallery of modern art, brisbane, queensland, australia. Download citation school in gando, burkina faso in 2001, architect diebedo francis kere completed the design and construction of a primary school for his. November 2014 main assessment connecting repositories. Raising funds through an organisation in berlin, he applied the knowledge gained through his.
Primary school teachers housing school extension school library secondary school songtaaba womens center atelier gando. This is a village that sustains itself on agriculture and livestock. Radically simple extract by marcelo della giustina. I would wake up very early to deliver newspapers, work as a carpenter during the day, go to school at 6 p. There is a true struggle that exists in burkina faso africa today. Click on a thumbnail image to see the larger photo. Unicef burkina faso the children primary school years. Two years after the completion of the primary school, there was demand from more than 260 children from gando and the surrounding. It is also home to one of the very few schools in the areapassimnoghin primary school.
Primary school in gando kere architecture archdaily. Sustainable refurbishment of a primary school, near al azarije. Officially, children are supposed to attend primary school between the ages of 6 and 12, although many children enter late or are held back, creating significant age variation by grade. Philadelphia museum of art exhibitions the architecture. Data challenges in measuring access to education long path to achieving education for all. Inspired by this model, two neighbouring villages now have their own new schools, built entirely with their own labour and funded. Francis kere receives first lafargeholcim building better recognition. Kere was the first person from his village of gando to go to university, studying architecture in berlin, where his practice is based. But a perceived discrepancy between a significant number of muslims and their low level of public representation has created tensions. The primary school was completed in 2001 and received the aga khan award for architecture in 2004. The young students of gando are often the first in their families to learn how to read and write.
We are raising money to build a school in burkina faso. Kere architecture naaba belem goumma secondary school. Burkina faso gross enrolment rate in primary school. Help to selfhelp is the ideology of diebedo francis kere, a young architect from burkina faso who is attempting to improve the lot of his west african countrymen. Diebedo francis kere was born april 10, 1965 in gando, burkina faso and studied at the. Berlin, the aga khan award for architecture primary school gando, burkina faso. Jul 16, 2009 grando primary school, gando, burkina faso. Secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando, burkina. Primary school enrollment rates in burkina faso remain some of the lowest in the world, growing from 12percent in 1970 to 56 percent in 2005 unesco institute.
Burkina faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a literacy rate of 29% unesco institute for statistics. Grando primary school, gando, burkina faso dailymotion. Emergency operations burkina faso has made immense progress in increasing rapid response and public health emergency management capacity. The radical overhang of the schools tin roof panels provides shade around the school, catching and diffusing heat from above, at the dano secondary school in dano, burkina faso. The village became famous in 2004, when the architect diebedo francis kere, originating from gando and living in germany, received the prestigious aga khan award for architecture for the construction of the gando primary school. Ume 21 contents click button to view thumbnails of pages. Jun 04, 2012 primary school extension, gando eng eng three years after the opening, the school counts more than 280 pupils from gando and its surrounding villages. In a troubled region, burkina faso is a rare example of religious diversity and tolerance.
School life cathy seeley, peace corps volunteer in burkina faso. Gando is a village in burkina faso, in the centreest region, the boulgou province and the department of tenkodogo. Vernacular village compound in gando, aerial view, burkina faso, 2016. Primary school in gando, burkina faso education in burkina faso is structured in much the same way as in the rest of the world. Its clay walls are topped with a double roof structure of adobe and tin that blocks the heat of the sun, making the inside up to six degrees cooler than it would be with tin alone. Many elementary schools do not have adequate facilities to provide a descent educational environment. Kere was born in the village of gando, which lies in burkina faso, west africa, and was the first member of his community to attend school. As of yet, a secondary school, school library, and womens center are still under construction and pending funds. Download pdf burkina faso bradt travel guide burkina faso read online.
Secondary school with passive ventilation system in burkina faso. Primary school in gando, burkina faso in 2008, a new primary school, intended to accommodate 280 pupils from the village and the surrounding areas, was built in the village of gando in burkina faso. As the collective knowledge of construction began to spread and inspire gando, new cultural and educational projects have since been introduced to. Primary school, gando, burkina faso, 2001 to ensure natural and sustainable cooling in an extremely hot region, the roof over the classrooms is elevated from the interior construction. Building in the islamic world today covers the gando primary school project, in gando, burkina faso. Presentation of the global holcim awards gold 2012 for secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando, burkina faso lr. It provides the ability to add new books from the kobo store and various ways of sorting your library of ebooks.
The refurbishment of the abu hindi primary school of the bedouin community is located near al azarije, and less than 10km east of jerusalem. Primary school at gando gando primary school archnet. The restoration was completed and achieves climatic comfort and energy sustainability by improving natural ventilation. Kere, grew up in a small village which had no school infrastructure, forcing him to move to a village 40km awa y to. Escuela primaria en gando gando, burkina faso 2001 arq. Burkina faso build a school project by shape 1 africa. Nov 01, 2012 school in gando, burkina faso school in gando, burkina faso brislin, paul 20121101 00. Primary school extension, gando eng eng three years after the opening, the school counts more than 280 pupils from gando and its surrounding villages. Primary school, gando, burkina faso, 2004 panafrican institute of development, ouagadougou, burkina faso, 1992 kahere eila poultry farming school, koliagbe, guinea, 2001. As a native of burkina faso, francis kere grew up with many challenges and few resources. Enrique norten, principal and founder of ten arquitectos, and head of the global holcim awards jury congratulates main author of the winning project, francis kere, and members of his team, david jun, ines bergdolt, and hanna kummerle. This library represents for us an important accomplishment since it. Burkina faso secondary schools, buildings in africa earchitect. School in gando, burkina faso school in gando, burkina faso brislin, paul 20121101 00.
Apr 28, 2015 grando primary school, gando, burkina faso. In terms of education, the situation of children aged 6 is basically the same as the overall state of other children in burkina faso. It also includes a few pictures of the school and staff below. If youre looking for a reading app or you dont want to buy a separate ereader then the kobo app is a brilliant standalone. Francis kere, a native of gando, burkina faso is a german trained architect. May 25, 2009 eucalyptus is thought of as a weed in burkina faso. For manual work on the site kere architecture cooperated with local. The design is based on the same climatic ideas as the first building but using another expression. More importantly, however, the primary school became a landmark of community pride and collectivity. School in gando, burkina faso, architectural design 10. Recipients of the aga khan award for architecture 19802010. The addition of the secondary school enabled students to progress further in their studies and pursue a path towards higher education. Aid gando primary school architecture in development.
Kere, who leads the berlinbased practice kere architecture, is the 17th. The university of ouagadougou, founded in 1974, was the countrys first institution of higher education. In the center region of burkina faso, down national road 16 on the koupela tenkodogo axis, lies a small village in the heart of burkina fasopassimnoghin. The rural school as a place for sustainable community development. It is it was designed by kere, an architect living in berlin, who comes from burkina faso and very well knows the. Building in the islamic world today, edited by philippa baker.
After the overwhelming success of the gando primary school, it soon became clear that additional educational resources were greatly needed for older students. Later, he studied architecture at ber lins technical university, where his final project was a primary school in gando. A perforated clay ceiling allows for maximum ventilation. When the living water burkina faso team arrived, 300 families including a local primary school with 209 students. School enrolment rates are low, and for those lucky enough to attend there is a problem of poor performance, attributable to poverty and lack of information in the areas of health and hygiene. Primary school extension in gando kere architecture. Burkina faso 2015 school challenge ryans well foundation.
Apr 22, 2011 there is a true struggle that exists in burkina faso africa today. School enrolment rates are low, and for those lucky enough to attend there is a problem of poor performance, attributable to poverty and lack of. Secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando. Media in category primary school, gando the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Gando is a village in burkina faso, in the centreest region, the boulgou province and the. Aga khan award for architecture for the construction of the gando primary school. Eucalyptus is thought of as a weed in burkina faso. Burkina faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranked 161 of 169 on the uns human development index 2009.
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