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Burkina Faso currently has 5 trained doctors for every 100,000 people. This figure reflects one of the greatest hurdles the country faces in its development: a lack of widespread tertiary education. Without teachers, lawyers, doctors, and engineers, Burkinabe society is doomed to the meager subsistence level of poverty that has plagued its population for generations. Heal the World views the most promising and sustainable remedy to this problem to be education. Currently, only 8% of secondary school-aged Burkinabe children are enrolled in secondary school...

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Ariel was born in Koutiala, Mali. He is 18 years old. His first language is French, but he also speaks the local tribal language Bambara, English and basic German. Ariel's father is a teacher, his mother died during labor.

Ariel is 1st in his class. He is a goalkeeper for his soccer team, a drummer, and he enjoys reading. Ariel, while a hard worker, is also naturally very intelligent. He would like to study politics with an emphasis in law.

Financial Crisis and Fund Raising
Heal the World regrets to report that various sources of funding have been affected by the current financial crisis. However, we see this as an opportunity to become better at maximizing what we have been given to help those in need. For example, instead of building, we will rent. While such solutions are not preferable long term, in the short term, as the world pinches its pennies, so will we.

Heal the World also views this as an incentive to diversify our sources of income. In 2009, Heal the World will be seeking government and large foundation funding for various projects. It is our hope that reliance on these larger and more stable institutions will create more consistent streams of available capital for Heal the World projects.

Our prayers are with all those affected by the financial crisis. We believe that with sound policy, perseverance, and some sacrifices, we will all get through this together.

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2009 Internships/Staff Positions
Interested in serving abroad? Heal the World is offering staff positions and volunteer opportunities in Burkina Faso and Irvine, CA. Read more.