M'Borla-Dioulasso is a thriving village, fortunate to be just 14 km on a decent dirt road from the paved road. They do well with the selling of fruits from their abundant cashew and mango plantations, plus rice, yam, manioc. Most women have 5 to 10 children, girls still get pregnant quite young, so the population has quickly grown, and built already 3 mosques. Thanks to improved health services, government clinics in most larger villages, and even ambulance access, nearly all now reach adulthood. Parents want the kids as free labor for their farms. Most attend the free small public school for about 4 to 6 years.
Electricity has arrived some 7 years ago and changed quality of life. However, water still is not piped to the village, nor to houses. Women and girls carry all the water families need on their heads about 1 km home every day, and all the fuel wood for cooking.
Mango season is starting with the first varieties giving fruit at the beginning of the year, most varieties have the biggest ripe mangos by April.
Cashew fruits are ripe earlier, they start dropping by January and the seeds are collected from the ground at least weekly, better every 2 days to reduce fungal spoilage. They are mostly gone by April.