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5K Run for Water: Bapst, Bangor, BARKA
0 comments Oct 5, 2011Two years ago BARKA Foundation, together with Auguste Lompo, a friend from Burkina Faso, came to visit John Bapst High School, one of the top academic high schools in Maine. And so began a relationship…
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Williams College Burkina Day
Comments Off Oct 5, 2011Today is the result of many months of planning and years of patiently waiting for the right way to connect with Williams College, the nation’s #1 liberal arts college, and my alma mater. It would…
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BARKA, Burkina Electric & The Berkshires
0 comments Sep 26, 2011WILLIAMSTOWN — For the BARKA Foundation, change and progress is coming on in the forms of dance, art, water filters and the sounds of electronica… Download the full story by Jenn Smith of The Berkshire…
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“Burkina Day” @ Williams College
0 comments Sep 22, 2011September 22, 2011: Community Corner with Ina & Esu of The BARKA Foundation PITTSFIELD, MA (WAMC) – Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, is one of the poorest nations in the world. For…
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Glen Niemy Runs Maine Marathon for BARKA
Comments Off Sep 8, 2011September 8, 2011, The Bridgton News: Runner Looks to Make Difference… Like many people, Glen Niemy rarely gave much thought about how fortunate he is to have clean running water and a reliable sanitation system….
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Indigenous Peoples Rights and Sustainable Development
0 comments Jul 6, 2011There are an estimated 370 million indigenous peoples in the world in over 90 countries. The lands that indigenous communities live on and the resources that surround them are central to their faith, way of…
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The Youth Factor in International Development
0 comments Jun 21, 2011How do youth get involved? How do NGOs and governments engage youth? How can youth realize the power that they have? These are some questions that are becoming more and more necessary and useful to…
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World Water Day 2011
0 comments Mar 23, 2011water water everywhere and we don’t take time to think about the people around this earth that don’t have water to drink…… this little tune has been spinning around in my head all day. it…
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World Water Day- Reflections on the Day After
0 comments Mar 23, 2011I woke up on World Water Day, made a cup of coffee (I would learn later in the day from Huffington Post that it takes 37 gallons of water to make a cup of coffee)…
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Walking for Water for Burkina Faso
Comments Off Feb 14, 2011BARKA’s Walks for Water bring the rain! Don’t believe us? Watch the video… The BARKA Foundation held its 1st Peace, Water & Wisdom Walk in 2009– a 500-mile journey through 20-cities-in-20-days to raise awareness and…
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