Image source. Sankarism refers to the ideologies of Thomas Sankara, a Burkinabé military officer, revolutionary and Pan-Africanist. Sankara was Burkina Faso’s head of state from 1983 (coup) to 1987 (assassination). Upon taking power, he changed the country’s name from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, meaning, Land of the Upright People. His mission was clear – … Continue reading Sankarism – Thomas Sankara’s idea of development and implications for social work