Friday, 4 January 2013

Training in Burkina Faso

Marian has been to Burkina Faso again, this time to Koupela. 
Here are some pictures of the course to show how well the standing frames and chairs were made and also some with the children using them.
 Trying the insert in the chair


Putting together the pieces of the standing frame
Strapping the standing frame - see cup-holders in front

Frame drying


Making a bench

 







on left H is trying a chair ( too small)  which was made during the preparation week as demonstration model - still very happy to think of getting his own made-to-measure chair. The on right He in his chair all happy with Dominique, the chairman of the Baadtenga organisation for people with a handicap working together with the rehab centre . They will go on with APT together with the 2 other lady participants / members of the organisation and Annelies, the Belgium Physiotherapist, the organiser of this course and Nowee the Pysio assistant in Baadtenga. He translated every thing in Moree for the 3 people who did not talk French very well