Stone by Stone was screened in the Vues d’Afrique festival on April 21st and 29th, 2023 in Montreal.

Here are some pictures of the Christmas celebration at the Paradise Orphanage. Due to the safety issue we have right now here, things were done simply not like the other past year. There was special meal, a lot of meat to eat, some vegetables, new clothes…

Here are photos from a meeting with the teachers working at SJ High School. We assessed all our activities, and the teachers reported the results in the two classrooms. Some recommendations were provided to keep the good work in order to make of SJ High School a High School of reference in Kaya.

All smiles! Just a quick “hello” from Charles and a Burkinabe child.

Here are some potatoes that we were able to harvest from our farmland. It is our first experience, and we will cultivate more in the next rainy season.

The students partake in the first day of class at Stephen Joseph High School in Burkina Faso.

Here are some pictures of the farm. We had a heavy rain yesterday. There was some damage at places, but we are okay.

Water is now available at the farmland. We can farm now around the whole year. It’s thanks to your support that this is possible now. We will be farming water melon, vegetables and beans.

These vocational/technical students are studying sewing.

We have been able set up the water tower that we are going to pump from the well and distribute for farming. The coming week we will immerge the solar pump in the well and also put the solar panels in place.

God answered our prayers. We drilled to 25 meters deep and we intially had some waterm but then it stopped. We keept working hard and drillin got 60 meters deep and the water started coming out again. This is a really big day!

This is one of our university students. It seems he’s having great time at the university.

Jean is a civil engineering student in Fada N’gourma, Burkina Faso.

Every month for the past 6 years, Impact Coaching Network has donated $200 towards the Paradise Orphanage in Burkina Faso with the goal of helping them develop a chess program & team.

These photos are from when we organized a food distribution in November in Kaya for refugee children.

Here are pictures of our 4 vocational students. They are all in the second year of training in auto mechanic and electrician training. They are doing well and will be back this Christmas holiday at the Paradise Orphanage. We say thank you again to the Herr family for their generosity and support to these young […]

Here are photos of five students attending vocational training. They are study studying metallic construction design, civil engineering and topography.

We drilled for many hours to get to a depth of 90 meters. We now have enough water for farming.

These are photos from the harvest during the rainy season. This rainy season was not good for the farmers here, but we are thankful to have harvested about 450 kg of beans for the orphanage.

Beans have been gathered from the farming practice. The homemade egg incubator has hatched more than 40 chicks and Guinea fowl.

Incredible! After only two weeks of intensive training led by Tunde Onakoya – the students of Kaya’s Kids in Burkina Faso, West Africa compete in their first ever chess tournament!

The Barn Sale is open for business!

Here are some pictures of the children with their Christmas 2020 uniforms.

The five boys are back to school!

Georges and Esther visited the boys studying at the Vocational/Technical School in Ouagadougou.

Reminiscing back to last Christmas when the girls wore their Christmas Celebration uniforms.

Setting the foundation for future learning!

Congratulations to the primary school and high school graduating class of 2020!

Grateful for the clothing for the children!

Wow! Clothing has arrived at the Paradise Orphanage!

Clothing (e.g., dresses sewn on Long Island) being shipped out of Montreal for the refugees in Kaya.

More on the high school construction!

A medical team visited the Paradise Orphanage to provide basic medical services to the children.

Below are photos from the first day of class at the Primary School.

Below are photos of the refugee families at the Paradise Orphanage.

The Impact Coaching Network (ICN), based in New York City, is thrilled to introduce the Kaya’s Kids chess program in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Below are a photo and videos from the high school construction on Feb 3, 2019.

Below are photos from A Shipment From Canada on Jan 24, 2019. This was made possible by Len and Carla.

Below are photos related to the documentary that took place at the 10th Anniversary Celebration.

Below are photos from the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Paradise Orphanage on Dec 15, 2018.

Below are videos from the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Paradise Orphanage on Dec 13, 2018.

Below are photos from the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Paradise Orphanage on Dec 9, 2018.

Below are videos from the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Paradise Orphanage on Dec 6, 2018.

Below are photos of students using the new computer lab.

A letter from Fran & Howie…

Charles Sawadogo attended the Yale Young African Scholars conference held in Ghana in mid-August 2018.

Here are photos and a video of the children working on a construction project and having fun at the Paradise Orphanage.

Here is a message from Charles Sawadogo along with photos of children celebrating Christmas at the Paradise Orphanage.

Esther and George try on aprons brought by the documentary film team.

This photo captures a rare moment when Esther and George actually were just relaxing at the orphanage on a Sunday.

Below are photos of the children starting the new school year at the Paradise Orphanage!

A message from Charles…

Photos below include additional work on the wall construction!

Photos below include the wall construction!

Please consider helping us fund the documentary.

Dance and be joyous!

Photos below include assembly of bed frames, the construction of the extra classroom for the school, and sand and gravel placed on new land for the construction of a store.

Below are photos of the arrival of mattresses at the Paradise Orphanage.

Below are photos of the first automobile delivered to the Paradise Orphanage.

Below are photos of the 2016 Christmas Celebration at the Paradise Orphanage.

Below are photos of students at the Paradise Orphanage High School and Primary School.

A message from Charles…

Newsletter Highlights: This year, 70 of the 120 children are off to the local High School.

Foggy Bottom presents a Benefit Concert on Friday, August 5th, 2016 in Advocate Harbour, Canada, for the Paradise Orphanage / Kaya’s Kids.

A note about our documentary…

Christmastime is here!

A training session was held in the Paradise Orphanage from June 11-13, 2015.

Attached please find an update from the Ontario Christian Gleaners and their support of the Paradise Orphanage.

Lots of learning to come!

Teamwork in action!

Newsletter Highlights include financial needs of today, a new dining room has been built complete with tables and benches, all 122 children boarded a bus with a picnic lunch and headed to the zoo for a class trip, and more!

Here is a wonderful update from Georges and Esther Sawadogo on the Paradise Orphanage complete with stories and pictures of the children.

The start of something new…

Newsletter highlights include children receiving new school uniforms from Canada, 1000 lbs of soup shipped from Ontario Christian Gleaners, surgery was a success for Guedalia, children help with fundraising and a trip planned for early 2013.