In Burkina Faso the unemployment rate is very high for young people. More than of unemployed people are under years of age. Furthermore, the search for work, even for children and young people, causes significant internal displacement of the population, especially from rural areas to urban centers, with all the risks that forced migration entails. But this serious problem is a direct consequence of the lack of compliance with children’s rights that this African country must face. The most vulnerable boys and girls from families with few resources, most of them in rural areas, are deprived of such basic services as access to health centers, drinking water, education or even good nutrition or housing. This is the case of Aminata, a young Burkinabe who, at only years old, is already a single mother. She lived in a small town a few kilometers from the city of Ouahigouya, where a few years ago she moved with her aunt to be able to continue her studies.
An opportunity that could not be missed
After giving birth, she had to rest, which further increas her vulnerability. She had no one to help her raise her baby, not even the father of her son, and no way to earn a living. That’s when we met her and offer her to join our Lebanon WhatsApp Number Data vocational training program . Without hesitation she accept the proposal and began working as an apprentice in a sewing workshop. With this project that we carry out in the northern part of Burkina, specifically in Ouahigouya. We identify young people in extremely vulnerable situations and offer them a way out thanks to technical training . In addition, we provide them with a small financial sum that allows them to cover their most basic needs while the eight-month training lasts. However, due to financial difficulties and after repeating several grades, the girl was forc to drop out of school in order to help her aunt with cleaning the home and her small business. “She to sell mangoes in Ouahigouya and do housework,” she tells us.
Aminata was chosen because she is very young
She tells us that she would like to finish her training and reinforce her knowledge so that tomorrow. When she manages to gather the necessary resources, she can open her own workshop. “My life changed when Educo placed me as an apprentice Germany Telegram Number in this workshop. I have acquir knowledge in the field of sewing and this will be useful to me in the future. Am working to improve my life and that of my son. I am very grateful to Educo for what they have done for me.” And she does not forget other girls who may be going through the same situation that she experienc right now. I would tell young girls like me to concentrate on their studies and not let themselves be fool by boys. The father of my son promis me marriage, but when I became pregnant he left me with the child. The job I am learning will allow me to take care of myself and my son later.
