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Rainer Willfeld is a soccer coach currently working in Burkina Faso in West Africa. Since September, he has been training the youngest pupils at a project for street children in the capital, Ougagougou. In addition to good soccer coaching, the children also get to attend school. The German ambassador in Burkina Faso launched the project three years ago. It is funded primarily by the German development aid organization, the DED.

"Kick off!" attended the open day , where everyone who is anyone in Burkina Faso came, including President Blaise Compaoré, who is also the official patron of the project.