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The village of Sindou is located at the western Burkina Faso, 500 km from the capital, near the border with Côte d'Ivoire, no running water, except for a privileged few who can afford the pipe connecting the water tower, without electricity, without garbage collection!
This large village has a school, post office, a police and a whole new market partly covered. It is in the region of the Cascades, agricultural area, equipped with dams and hydro-electric farm (see page 8). Since
Banfora, situated 51 km, Sindou is accessible by a proper track, through beautiful scenery varied, alternating lowlands and hills with cultivated rice fields and mango orchards. We are one of the finest agricultural regions of Burkina Faso.
The village of Sindou is located at the western Burkina Faso, 500 km from the capital, near the border with Côte d'Ivoire, no running water, except for a privileged few who can afford the pipe connecting the water tower, without electricity, without garbage collection! This large village has a school, post office, a police and a whole new market partly covered. It is in the region of the Cascades, agricultural area, equipped with dams and hydro-electric farm (see page 8). Since
Banfora, situated 51 km, Sindou is accessible by a proper track, through beautiful scenery varied, alternating lowlands and hills with cultivated rice fields and mango orchards. We are one of the finest agricultural regions of Burkina Faso.
Apart from agricultural activities, there are men and women traders, artisans, moped repair, baker, seamstress; women , sell the products of their manufacture, donuts, roasted peanuts and they have put in bags or vegetables but sparingly, and for some meager income. Producers and vegetable growers are many on the market. Young people have mounted for mobile phones, a small shop 
; Indeed, no "power generator", the batteries can be recharged at home! The mobile phone has become an essential tool in conjunction with a sign of modernity, replacing fixed phone, no subscription to pay, calling cards, on sale everywhere, to manage closer to the expense. In Ouagadougou, every street corner, small vendors stand under your nose displays filled with cards at all prices, their profits are minimal, but allow them to eat ...
The blacksmith keeps an important status in the village, he
manufactures agricultural implements, but also jewelry; seeing the little girl who helps operate the bellows, I thought of the child who gives the book its title Camara Laye "black child" in the first chapter, he describes a small black snake, the animal totem of the clan of blacksmiths, whose child will inherit wondered whether one day or if he preferred the way to school. It is a book that I read with pleasure Ouagadougou, during the siesta, overcome by heat (40 to 45 degrees in the shade!).
; Indeed, no "power generator", the batteries can be recharged at home! The mobile phone has become an essential tool in conjunction with a sign of modernity, replacing fixed phone, no subscription to pay, calling cards, on sale everywhere, to manage closer to the expense. In Ouagadougou, every street corner, small vendors stand under your nose displays filled with cards at all prices, their profits are minimal, but allow them to eat ... The blacksmith keeps an important status in the village, he
manufactures agricultural implements, but also jewelry; seeing the little girl who helps operate the bellows, I thought of the child who gives the book its title Camara Laye "black child" in the first chapter, he describes a small black snake, the animal totem of the clan of blacksmiths, whose child will inherit wondered whether one day or if he preferred the way to school. It is a book that I read with pleasure Ouagadougou, during the siesta, overcome by heat (40 to 45 degrees in the shade!). The weaver, Leontine, is passionate about his job! She sells her damask dyed with natural dyes and artificial (because there are still people in the village who know the plants that color), she also knows the art of mudcloth. She weaves and complexion. The canvas is a bogolan more or less thick cotton spun and woven in widths of 5 cm at a dozen cm and sold in rolls. These strips are sewn edge to edge and hand to form pieces of cloth of varying dimensions. 
With Leontine, the weaver, Assa, who wants to train a craftsman weaving and fashion, the idea of creating a cooperative artisanal production of textiles and clothing came to me ... oh my! It must first upgrade the facility trades to ensure production even during the rainy season, the two women will learn about
how to create a cooperative and I'm trying to find opportunities in Aquitaine, a huge program, but not unrealistic, difficulties lie in the formalities for export and transport costs, but we get information! 
With Leontine, the weaver, Assa, who wants to train a craftsman weaving and fashion, the idea of creating a cooperative artisanal production of textiles and clothing came to me ... oh my! It must first upgrade the facility trades to ensure production even during the rainy season, the two women will learn about
how to create a cooperative and I'm trying to find opportunities in Aquitaine, a huge program, but not unrealistic, difficulties lie in the formalities for export and transport costs, but we get information! 
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