(Part 2 / 3) Having grown up in a rural village himself, Mr. Abdoulaye is acutely aware of the challenges his students face accessing education. He laments the higher rate of drop-outs of girls, due to the entrenched gender inequality that exists in rural areas. He also cites the rise of gold panning in certain areas as a driver of boys dropping out hoping to get lucky with the dream of being able to afford a motorbike. But he sees motivating and encouraging students as his critical contribution to the future improvement of Burkina Faso, which he believes is dependent on a more highly educated youth that grows into the next generation of the country’s leaders. “Education is like the computer’s central processing unit of the country. This means that everything depends on the elements that we put into it.” #Teachers #TeacherAppreciation #TeachersInAfrica #AfricanTeachers #EducationIsKey #SustainableDevelopment #CommunityEngagement #CommunityDevelopment #RuralDevelopment #Educational...