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Posted by BF0613, Burkina Faso

300 children impacted

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Fully Funded

Processing of non-timber forest products

Income Generation
Burkina Faso
300 children

$3,971 of $3,971 raised

20 Donations

  1. Cause Created: 06/22/2025
  2. Funding Complete: 12/31/2025

Donation Activity

AP

Abraham P.

$2,337
SD

Shelly D.

$50

Anonymous

$100

Updates

Processing of non-timber forest products

Date Posted: 01/05/2026

Dear donors and partners, We express our deepest gratitude for your continued funding of our non-timber forest product processing project. Your commitment is a powerful sign of trust and hope for us. Thanks to available local resources, women are mobilized, organized, and engaged in the initial preparatory activities. This momentum demonstrates their determination and the importance of this project to the community. Upon receipt of the funds, the project will be immediately strengthened and accelerated, enabling full implementation and a lasting impact. The expected benefits are significant: empowerment of women, improved living conditions, and strengthened community cohesion. May the Lord bless you abundantly for your support and generosity. Your contribution is already transforming mindsets and paving the way for other promising projects serving our community.

About the Cause

Posted by BF0613 in Burkina Faso on 06/22/2025

This project aims to empower vulnerable families in our community through the processing and marketing of non-timber forest products (such as soumbala, natural juice, and shea butter). By training households in processing and marketing techniques, we are creating stable income-generating activities while promoting local natural resources. This will strengthen economic autonomy, reduce poverty, and ensure food security for hundreds of families.

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What the church is contributing

  • Human

    Human Resources

    The church will invest full time, hiring a management committee.

  • Money

    Financial Resources

    $875

How the church will sustain the Cause

Our church has always been committed to supporting vulnerable families in a sustainable manner. For the past two years, we have supported around ten women each season by offering them practical training in local processing. Thanks to the fruits of this initiative, some women have already been able to launch small businesses. Given this positive impact, we plan to extend our support further to many beneficiaries. We have identified local artisans and technicians capable of ensuring the maintenance of equipment (dryers, mixers, processing units, etc.) at a low cost, which guarantees business continuity even in the event of a breakdown. Finally, beneficiaries will gradually be empowered through a community operating contribution, to ensure partial self-financing of the project. These strategies will allow us to maintain the project's impact without relying on long-term external funding.

Due to risk of persecution, we've hidden the name of this church.

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Due to risk of persecution, we've hidden the name of this church.

Donation Activity

AP

Abraham P.

$2,337
SD

Shelly D.

$50

Anonymous

$100

Anonymous

$50

Anonymous

$500
PC

Priscila C.

$50

Anonymous

$50

Anonymous

$100

Anonymous

$30
JB

Jane B.

$25
RC

Rhonda C.

$25
JL

Jessica L.

$75
MJ

Mary caye J.

$100

Anonymous

$20
LD

Lori D.

$50
BS

Bill S.

$100

Anonymous

$50

Anonymous

$100

Anonymous

$150
SR

Sharayah R.

$10

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