Author Archives: Bartay

The one thing about driving through Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali, besides the bumpy roads is, speed bumps. Large enough to make you drop your speed to about 5 mph. They are everywhere and each village has their own at … Continue reading →

Welcome to Mali. I don’t think the African soil gets redder than this. It’s green, lush, and the rivers are full. I guess you could call this spring? The rains are ending, not stopped! just ending. I think it is … Continue reading →

Well it’s now Sunday and I’ve made it to Bamako in Mali. Plans got change a bit and I was driven to Bamako today. I wrote the following post yesterday then tried to get on the internet. The power was … Continue reading →

Well, I’m now in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. I am only going to be here overnight and then I’m leaving in the morning to drive to the Southwestern corner of Burkina Faso and center out of the town … Continue reading →

It’s been a couple of days and I’m back in the capital of Niamey. Actually have today (Sunday) as a day off, to get laundry done, post a blog, go out on foot to discover Niamey, and get ready to … Continue reading →

Coming in the latter part of September and October, I will be traveling through Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali documenting in photographs, the projects Helen Keller International (HKI) is providing in those countries. Their programs prevent blindness and reduce malnutrition … Continue reading →

I had the opportunity in Nov. of ’09 to travel to Nepal to see what Helen Keller International was doing to help the people there. I thought it might be worthwhile to do a short post here, to give you … Continue reading →