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  • “Burkina Day” @ Williams College

    “Burkina Day” @ Williams College

    0 comments Sep 22, 2011

    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 [...]

  • Walking for Water for Burkina Faso

    Walking for Water for Burkina Faso

    Comments Off Feb 14, 2011

    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 [...]

  • The Passing of an African Queen

    The Passing of an African Queen

    Comments Off Feb 13, 2011

    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 [...]