The BARKA Foundation » burkina faso http://barkafoundation.org Peace, Water and Wisdom Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:43:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 “Burkina Day” @ Williams College http://barkafoundation.org/burkina-day-williams-college/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=burkina-day-williams-college http://barkafoundation.org/burkina-day-williams-college/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:25:39 +0000 esu http://barkafoundation.org/?p=2410 September 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 the past five years, the BARKA Foundation, a Berkshire County-based NGO, has been working to bring students and residents in Massachusetts together with those in Burkina Faso with the hope of improving the lives of both.

WAMC’S Berkshire Bureau Chief Patrick Donges caught up with BARKA Foundation founders Esu and Ina Anahata to talk about some upcoming initiatives both in Burkina and the Berkshires.

LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE.

]]> http://barkafoundation.org/burkina-day-williams-college/feed/ 0 Walking for Water for Burkina Faso http://barkafoundation.org/walking-for-water-for-burkina-faso/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walking-for-water-for-burkina-faso http://barkafoundation.org/walking-for-water-for-burkina-faso/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:58:51 +0000 esu http://barkafoundation.org/?p=2268 BARKA’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 funds for clean water for the people of Burkina Faso, West Africa. On Peace Day BARKA held a walk for water in Ouagadougou, Burkina’s capitol. BARKA now walks with schools and communities in North America to build cultural bridges which help secure the human right to clean water & sanitation for all. Join us!

]]> http://barkafoundation.org/walking-for-water-for-burkina-faso/feed/ 0 The Passing of an African Queen http://barkafoundation.org/the-passing-of-an-african-queen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-passing-of-an-african-queen http://barkafoundation.org/the-passing-of-an-african-queen/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:04:24 +0000 esu http://barkafoundation.org/?p=2278 Eeyah is our African grandmother in Burkina Faso, who lived to be over 100 years old. Before she passed, BARKA co-founder Ina had the honor and opportunity to sit down with Eeyah and talk through two translators. She had never agreed to a video interview before this. “Eeyah” is the Gour’mache word for grandmother. Eeyah was married to the King of the Gour’mache people in Gourma Province, eastern Burkina Faso. On January 26, 2011, this African Queen crossed over to the Other side, to be with the Ancestors. Upon receiving the news, the following song came through Ina:
“Eeyah, Eeyah, My heart is broken now that You are gone,
And then I remember that You’ve just moved on…
to a place,
where you can be with us all of the time.”
Please enjoy this excerpt from the feature-length documentary, “BARKA! BURKINA”.

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