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About Burkina Faso

Ne ye windiga! That is how you say “hello” in Mooré, one of the most commonly spoken languages in Burkina Faso. This West African country is known for its cultural diversity, being home to more than 60 different ethnic groups. Yet many families face poverty and food insecurity.

Country Stats

Churches using Compassion Causes

17

Children served

4149

Fun Fact

It is known for its cultural diversity, with over 60 different ethnic groups, each having its own unique customs, languages, and practices.

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Causes in Burkina Faso

Store
Building for meeting framework
Project for the development of a market garden area.
Team in working session
Agricultural land
Burkina Faso

Project for the development of a market garden area.

$0 of $8,075 raised
Machine handover to a survivor beneficiary
Undeveloped church land
Weaving loom given to a mother
Participants at the center making braids
Participants taking a knitting class
Burkina Faso

Sewing machines and weaving looms for training young people in the community

$0 of $10,698 raised
Okra from our little garden
Garden maintenance
Garden workers on break
transplanting
Image of our garden
Irrigation
Seed of the Garden
Parental support for the Garden's hilling
Burkina Faso

Agricultural Production

$160 of $11,909 raised
Our participants learning in the open air
Participation of trainees in a sales exhibition
After her training, Alice is installed with a kit
Grace is installed by the Church after training.
Sewing training with the trainer
Burkina Faso

Construction of a Professional Training Center in Sewing and Weaving Faso-Danfani Loincloths

$350 of $9,084 raised
The 3 classrooms intended for the private Early childhood education center
The 4-cabin latrines to be rebuilt
The remaining dilapidated playground to be renovated
The church kitchen equipped with equipment
The store
Burkina Faso

Creation of a Private Evangelical Early Childhood Education and Awakening Center (CEEP) (Vɩɩm ko-bũndum = Source of the Water of Life)

$100 of $10,266 raised
The mango drying factory building
Cashew nut drying factory building
The shed used for washing mangoes
packaging of mangoes for washing
The place where mangoes are stored to ripen
Burkina Faso

Project to set up a mango and cashew processing unit

$0 of $6,056 raised

Check out this progress update from a church who completed their cause.

A young girl with the loincloth she wove

Preserving Cultural Heritage with Traditional Loincloth Weaving

Dear donors and partners, We extend our sincerest thanks for your support and funding of the traditional loincloth weaving project. Your commitment is a true encouragement to our community. The women and girls remain deeply involved in this project. Despite limited resources, they continue their activities and are making progress thanks to available local resources, demonstrating determination, courage, and creativity. We look forward to further support from those of goodwill to strengthen this project and ensure its full and sustainable implementation. Your support will help consolidate our achievements, increase production, and promote the economic empowerment of women and girls. May God bless you abundantly for your generosity and commitment to community development. Together, we can preserve our cultural heritage while creating opportunities for present and future generations.

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