Saturday, April 11, 2009


A Giant Birds Nest? ... no, its bean stock and leaves being dried before being fed to cattle, sheep, and donkeys.
A Women's group cleaning and drying plastic store sacks before turning them into 'thread' to weave clothes (see blazer below!) and beautiful hand bags. Smart, resourceful and job producing!
A blazer made entirely of recycled plastic sacks!
This is how trucks are typically (over)loaded here in West Africa! and yes, they do tip over from time to time, so dont linger on the side of one!
I nearly fainted when I saw this sign announcing the Mayors office(mairie) of the Konsa district (arrondissement) of the major city of Bobo Dioulasso in the southwest of Burkina.

3 Comments:

Blogger Ward said...

I am about to fly to Burkina and drive one of them overloaded trucks munching Sorghum and searching for cassettes.

PLEASE write me sometime!

April 13, 2009 at 11:33 AM  
Blogger matthew konsa said...

wait, a.l., who is this. so i can write you back!

April 19, 2009 at 5:13 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Hi Matthew! What's the deal with those plastic bag blazers? Hope you are well.

May 12, 2009 at 2:30 PM  

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