Burkina Faso May 2012 Study Abroad Photos

From May 14, 2012 to May 27, 2012, I led a group of 11 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students on a study abroad trip to Burkina Faso, with the goal to learn about economic development at the micro level in rural Africa. Below are some pictures from our adventures.

Jake receiving welcoming water from University of Ouagadougou English student group

UIUC students posing with elementary school dance and drumming group

Village health clinic nurse and Peace Corps volunteer teaching Molly how to take baby measurements

Xisheng learning how to weigh babies at village health clinic

James learning how to operate a “wheel” well

Group picture on the roof of a mud house in Bereba

Xisheng, Oscar, Hyunji, Meng, Jake, Neal, and James meeting with women’s organic cotton cooperative that sells their cotton to Victoria’s Secret

Jake learning how to properly measure food rations

Hyunji learning how to properly measure cooking oil rations

James, Oscar, Neil, Xisheng, Jon, Jake, and Julie posing with a women’s micro-credit cooperative and their “lock-box”

Meeting with women’s mico-credit cooperative