Japan funds CFA 78 million for schools in Pazani
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Burkina 24
Japan signed a CFA 78.2 million grant agreement with the SINI-LABE association to build six classrooms and a water tower at schools in Pazani, Ouagadougou. The project, funded through the APL programme, also includes latrines, a solar-powered borehole and school furniture, according to Burkina24.
The Embassy of Japan in Burkina Faso and the SINI-LABE “Sécuriser le Futur” Association signed on Friday 13 November 2026 in Ouagadougou a grant agreement worth 78,195,116 CFA francs for the Kamboinsé C and Kamboinsé F public primary schools in the Pazani district. The funding is intended in particular to improve their capacity to accommodate pupils and their sanitation conditions, Burkina 24 reports.
The project provides for six classrooms, divided between the two schools, as well as two blocks of latrines. It also includes a shared borehole with a water tower, equipped with a solar-powered pumping system, and the purchase of school furniture and equipment, according to Burkina 24.
SINI-LABE president Zakaria Jean Yves Traoré explained that the lack of classrooms causes overcrowding and makes individual monitoring of pupils more difficult. Japan’s ambassador to Burkina Faso, Takanari Kakuda, said the funding was part of cooperation that places human capital development at the centre, Burkina 24 reports.
