Category Archives: Graphic Work from Burkina

Design work produced in Burkina Faso during my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer there. All this work was created with the utmost intention of distribution and use. I only ask that you find some way to credit me in the process. Thanks.

a Visual Catch-All

Posted on 16/07/2012 by wagarob

(update 7-23-2012) Hygiene 2 (in English) The first set of images (in the following album) is meant to illustrate how certain things (such as hot pepper or microbes) stay on your hands even if they are not visible.  The bad … Continue reading →

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Burkina Faso – Reading

Posted on 06/07/2012 by wagarob

A little reading campaign.  This time, I will just let the images speak for themselves. Happy reading, Rob

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Initiatives

Posted on 25/06/2012 by wagarob

Bamako Initiative, Stomp Out Malaria, Bug Net Distribution.  These are just a few of the buzz-words you should familiarize yourself with if you plan to do health work in West Africa. — When I got to Burkina, the Bamako Initiative (BI) … Continue reading →

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Les Méthodes de Traitement de l’Eau

Posted on 16/06/2012 by wagarob

For the Anglophone purists, I recommend trying out Google Translate.  If nothing else, it’s a funny read that way. — Dans les pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, la disponibilité de l’eau potable est des fois très bas.  Sans les systèmes nationalisé pour la purification de l’eau … Continue reading →

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Hygiene

Posted on 12/06/2012 by wagarob

If you travel far enough down the rabbit hole, you may find it is not the rabbit you chase, but your self. — Since Saturday’s post, I have gotten advice from several great advisors, sought new directions, healed, danced in … Continue reading →

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Nutrition 2 – the “three” food-groups

Posted on 06/06/2012 by wagarob

In addition to counting only five continents (Africa, Europe, America, Asia, and Australia), anywhere from 49 to 52 states, and getting named in rough correlation to the saint associated with the day of your birth or in one of the … Continue reading →

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Nutrition 1 – Moringa oleifera

Posted on 04/06/2012 by wagarob

In Burkina, and much of the developing world, nutrition is both necessary and hard to come by.  Imagine the poverty line to be at somewhere around $1/day (this is already a bit out-dated).  Add that many Burkinabé live below that … Continue reading →

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