The action of the hard-working sisters missionaries

Sister Tomasa

 The orphanage of Holy Thérèse situated in the municipality of LUMBILA has been created by the sister TOMASA CUSIHUAMAN and the sister Elisabeth SOALLA, member of the monastic community of the hard-working sisters missionaries.

Face to the great number of abandoned children and orphans (mainly due to AIDS) in Ouagadougou (the capital), they decide in the middle of the 90s to help them, , to  try to offer them a normal childhood and to give them protection , a good education and a job for  the future.. The sisters of the community started to group together more than 100 hundred kids in a bush family (village of GUILOUNGOU)  (the relatives(parents) of the sister Elisabeth SOALLA). The demands were increasing so much (150 children of some months ) and so the structure was not any more adapted with the situation

So the THÉRÈSE orphanage was created, on a ground of 14 ha offered by the villagers of Lumbila. Since 1997 Graines de joie Development with other foreign associations (Italian,Spanish,USA) are working to build and organize the centre.

A local association THE AVE (Association des Voix de l'Espérance) is based for manager this project. She groups together civilians Burkina Bé, hard-working sisters missionaries
 and Graines de Joie Développement.

Sister Marie-Claire

The work was hard, the orphanage started to be  organized . Needs had been targeted, planified. From then on, the children have a home  , they are fed,taken care and since 2003,they can go to  school built inthe centre by our association . The school is opened also to the children of the village of Lumbila (very poor people). Unfortunately the six class rooms we have built are not enough and now we need 6 another one!

We are looking for a sponsorship and for any financialr help!

All the school boys are sponsored by many members of our association and for one entire school year. A cost of  minimum100 USD for one children  is requested and is automatically given to the sisters on charge of the education department. It allows to insure the gratuity of the school for the poor kids of the village.

In 2003, sister TOMASA, was calling back  b in Peru for another mission and now the sister MARIE-CLAIRE is on charge of the orphanage. She is assisted by 5 others sisters of the catholic congregation.:

The sister Berthe, the sister Pauline, the sister Solange, the sister Edith, and the sister Liliane

These last past 6 years, have been built in the orphanage::

- A building of reception

- a kitchen

- 3 dormitories

- a house for the staff of frame

- 1 restaurant

- 2 wells and a water tower

- the electric current

- a chicken run, a cowshed

- tubs of culture for the spiruline and laboratory

- a garage - two school buildings(ships) of 6 classes

- a school canteen, a kitchen and a dining hall (INAUGURATION PLANNED ON 28 OF OCTOBER 2006)
 

We want the center to be independant and for this we need the generosity of everybody.There are so many things to do,so many needs.....