Future Projects

Empowering EduNations Students Through Skills Training:

A Transformative Partnership
with Lighting The Path

February 5, 2019

11/18/20 Update – Due to the terrorist activity in Burkina Faso, travel to the region is banned and this project is on hold.

11/2/17 Update – Still looking to acquire land
11/16/15 UPDATE – Three additional water wells were drilled in Kimini at the end of March!!!

The village of Kimini is receiving additional water wells!  The Kimini project will include teaching skills to maintain a garden and harvest moringa trees.   The project will parcel land into blocks to be managed by women to feed their families and sell the surplus crops. Moringa has been found to have tremendous nutritional value.

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