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Bonne Arrivée: Welcome to Ouagadougou
By Diana Biggs | KF18 | Burkina Faso One week ago today, I touched down in my new home of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The greetings of "Bonne Arrivée!" I received at the airport are now echoed each...
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Doing Good in ‘Dougou
Diana Biggs | KF 18 | Burkina Faso Last Friday, I had the opportunity to take part in «la Journée du Volontariat Français», an event at the French Institute of Ouagadougou which aims to promote the...
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Now you’re cooking with gas…
Diana Biggs | KF 18 | Burkina Faso As mentioned in my previous posts, the Field Partner I’m working with, Entrepreneurs du Monde (EdM), is not a microfinance institution in itself – however, the use of...
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Selling stoves in Burkina Faso, a humble field guide
Diana Biggs | KF 18 | Burkina Faso Last week I was lucky enough to join my Entrepreneurs du Monde (EdM) colleagues on a field mission in the Ioba province of Burkina Faso, a rural area that borders...
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Cause the money’s all been spent…
Diana Biggs | KF 18 | Burkina Faso The words of Arcade Fire’s song Lenin, “cause the money’s all been spent” took on a new meaning as I sat writing this blog. Savings has been on my mind a lot over the...
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