We plan to partner with the Ministry of Basic Education. This involves developing behaviors that protect children from health risks. We have two stra… - Sika Bella Kaboré

We are six (6) founding members who, at first, randomly found opportunities to talk. Later, we convinced ourselves that we had to do something to "help the country" outside the framework of our professional activities, in order to make our small contribution to the fight against poverty. But what to do?

I created KIMI Foundation to promote the prevention of avoidable diseases, in particular among women and children. To achieve this target, I implement educational programs and hygiene promotion campaigns. I believe that these will contribute to health policy as implemented by the Government and public authorities of my country.

Based on our objectives, we decided to implement five-year activity programs, the first of which began in January 2007. Health promotion involves several factors—behavioral, cultural, social, economic, etc.—that are not part of the traditional health domain. Our means of action are advocacy, social mobilization, awareness-raising, and education. For this first program, we decided to focus on certain conditions.