Loropéni Centre B school plans canteen and classroom electrification
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aib
The school council of Loropéni Centre B, in Burkina Faso, adopted its action plan for the 2026-2027 school year after presenting financial accounts showing revenue of 230,000 CFA francs and expenditure of 220,000 CFA francs. The programme includes repairing desk-benches, setting up a school canteen and providing electricity to classrooms, reports the Burkina Information Agency.
The school council of Centre B in Loropéni, in Burkina Faso’s Poni province, plans to set up a community-run canteen and provide electricity to classrooms in 2026-2027. These projects are included in its action plan, adopted at its first general meeting of the school year on 24 October, according to the Burkina Information Agency (AIB).
The plan also provides for the repair of desk-benches, securing the school grounds and building a kitchen and a chicken coop. The council also presented accounts showing revenue of 230,000 CFA francs and expenditure of 220,000 CFA francs for the past year, leaving a balance of 10,000 CFA francs. Expenditure included sports activities, work materials and the school garden.
At the meeting, chaired by inspector Sié Da, representing the head of the Basic Education District, headteacher Touorin Sou spoke about promoting national languages and adapting learning to children’s everyday realities. Sié Da said that teaching languages aimed to strengthen pupils’ linguistic and communication skills, as well as their intellectual, cultural and social abilities.
The meeting was held after classes resumed in Burkina Faso for the 2026-2027 school year on 1 October, according to the announcement of the start of the school year. In September, teachers and headteachers were also trained in national languages in Pensa, Burkina Faso, as part of an educational initiative.
