Centre de Santa and Promotion Sociale (CSPS) are the health centers located at the village level. They are normally 3-5 buildings located in the villages and the main source of "health care" for the Burkinabe. Burkinabe also have to find their own transport to the CSPS there is no such thing as ambulances. On February 21, 2009 I headed out 15 km en brousse to the inauguration of a new CSPS in the remote village of Tiankura. Before the CSPS was built they used to have to walk 15 km to the closest CSPS. No mind you that a CSPS is still not a hospital. Hospitals are only in regional capitals or bigger cities.
February 21, 2009: Women standing outside their new CSPS.
The crowd of villagers that came out to celebrate the opening of the CSPS. I sat in the shade with the other functionaires. I know no fare.
After the inauguration of the CSPS we went to the inauguration of the mayors new building. I bet that in order to fund the CSPS the mayor of Tiankura made it a stipulation for the Italian NGO to build him a new office building for the village.
The walk up to the new building for the Mayor.
The line of village kids waiting in a line to greet all of the functionairs and "important people" like ME. Actually I just get stared at.
All of the "important" functionaires standing outside the Mayor's building as the ribbon is cut
The balafone plays and all of the villagers and students watch the ceremony.
February 21, 2009: Women standing outside their new CSPS.
The crowd of villagers that came out to celebrate the opening of the CSPS. I sat in the shade with the other functionaires. I know no fare.After the inauguration of the CSPS we went to the inauguration of the mayors new building. I bet that in order to fund the CSPS the mayor of Tiankura made it a stipulation for the Italian NGO to build him a new office building for the village.
The walk up to the new building for the Mayor.
The line of village kids waiting in a line to greet all of the functionairs and "important people" like ME. Actually I just get stared at.
All of the "important" functionaires standing outside the Mayor's building as the ribbon is cut
The balafone plays and all of the villagers and students watch the ceremony.
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