Bokuy-Ouest Community Develops School Garden with Borehole Support

Bokuy-Ouest:Tuy The residents of Bokuy-Ouest in the commune of Béréba have mobilized to develop the school garden at the public primary school in their village. This initiative, carried out on October 28, 2026, aims to utilize a well donated by the Ministry of Agriculture to aid the school's efforts.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the community came together armed with picks, hoes, shovels, and rakes to clear the site and mark out planting beds, facilitating transplanting and direct sowing. The chief of Bokuy-Ouest, Mamani Bonzi, expressed gratitude for the well, emphasizing its benefit to the school and invoking blessings for the authorities.

Robert Bonzi, chairman of the Village Development Committee (VDC), urged the community to collaborate for the garden's successful operation. Similarly, Désiré Thè, chairman of the school council, called on parents to support the school's teachers and students in the garden activities.

Jean-Baptiste Thè, a school council member, highlighted the importance of this initiative in encouraging children to engage in agriculture, stating the need for them to be self-sufficient even if they do not become civil servants. The school's teacher, Dongui Appoline Sanou, noted that the garden is part of innovative practices in Burkinabe schools, providing practical lessons, enhancing student nutrition through the school canteen, and introducing gardening skills. A fourth-grade student, Adeline Sanou, expressed excitement about learning proper plant watering techniques.