Bouss©: The provincial committee of the Burkinabe Red Cross in Kourw©ogo convened a general meeting, attended by statutory members, to review the activity report of the previous office, which spanned the last four years, before electing new board members.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the meeting, held under the guidance of Denis Bationo, president of the national committee of the Red Cross, included the presence of administrative, customary, and religious authorities. Mahamadi Congo, High Commissioner of Kourweogo Province and honorary president of the session, emphasized the importance of assessing past mandates to enhance future actions serving the population.

Alain Sawadogo, Secretary General of the provincial office, presented a report covering the mandate starting in 2020, detailing the committee's key achievements and challenges, notably the lack of financial resources hindering the execution of their action plan. The report highlighted efforts such as awareness campaigns, training first-aiders, forming partnerships, establishing Red Cross clubs in schools, and distributing pharmaceutical products in partnership with the Swiss association Fonte De Grazia, despite financial constraints.

Denis Bationo commended the provincial committee's efforts and reiterated the humanitarian principles fundamental to the Red Cross's work. He emphasized the moral responsibility of each member to contribute to the committee's material, physical, and financial needs and encouraged the development of strategies to boost resource mobilization.

The meeting concluded with the election of new board members, where Pastor Nicolas Z. Sawadogo was re-elected as head of the provincial committee for another four-year term, along with 13 other members. Pastor Sawadogo expressed his commitment to invigorating the Red Cross's efforts in the province.