A Ghanaian donated 6 Tons of Cement to Faso Mèbo.

 

A Ghanaian named Amenyo Mensah came to Ouagadougou to donate 6 tons of cement to the Faso Mèbo Initiative. He said that he was very pleased with the initiative and that’s why he came to contribute. Thank you Mr Mensah! We appreciate your support.

As a reminder, the Faso Mèbo is an initiative by

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to build tarred roads and streets, while all the cement and sand that the people are freely giving are used to pave the spaces between the houses and the streets. The work is ongoing first in Ouagadougou, then it will move to other cities. It’s important to note that at the reception site which is in the compound of Philippe Zinda KABORE high school, they don’t receive any cash or liquidity. This is to avoid corruption. It’s only cement, sand, water for the workers to drink or any other donation that is useful for the work. And guess what, everyone is a volunteer. So, no one is being paid for his service. I think one time I came across a comment by David who was rebuking an idiot who posted on his X page that Captain is using the Burkinabè to work for free without paying them . Can you imagine ? This is the type of Africans who will become sellouts if given a chance, because in their thinking, it’s always about what will I get in return? It’s all about their self, ego and evil desires. Patriotism means nothing to them. Let me give you a historical fact! On October 2nd, 1983, Thomas Sankara during his Political Orientation Speech (DOP) said, “Where did we come from? If we want to take a step towards development, we need to build roads.” It should be noted that among these roads stands out the Ouagadougou-Kaya-Tambao railway, dubbed the “battle of the rails.” For Thomas Sankara, this project should help open up the Sahel and exploit the country's mining potential. But on February 1st, 1985, faced with systematic refusals from international financial institutions like the AfDB to finance the project, President Thomas Sankara launched the “Battle of the Rail” project and decided to build the rails with the country's own resources, that is, the country's available workforce. All sections of the population were called upon to contribute to laying the rails, voluntarily on public holidays and otherwise. Burkinabe people from both urban and rural areas, civil servants and farmers alike, mobilized to build the railway. The workers, women and men, were given couscous and cans of food at the end of the day. The granite was gathered by hand, but with the utmost commitment. They laid 103 Km of rails with their bare hands from Ouagadougou to Kaya in 2 years.

The work from Kaya to Tambao where we have the manganese is 272km long and didn’t continue because, Sankara was assassinated. But think about that a moment. The workers built 103 km in 2 years. These were our parents and grandparents, they did that with their bare hands. They didn’t complain. On the contrary, they were proud for contributing to something. This is what we call patriotism! Last week Thursday, I saw on the site how Burkinabè are lining up like crazy just to get enrolled to render their service to the cause. I talked to the manager Mr KABORE and I told him that, Captain has rekindled the patriotic spirit that Sankara has taught us. To be honest, I was deeply moved by the determination of our people. This is what patriotism means, this is what we mean by, “Homeland or Death, We Will Overcome.” This is Burkina Faso , the land of the upright men. One love !