Friends of Burkina Faso Inc

Programs

1. Creating a Framework to Train Civilians to Identify and Respond to Life-Threatening Bleeding North North-Central Central and Central Plateau Regions This project is sponsored by Pull for Progress an organization founded by a Burkinabe physician and a US surgeon and whose purpose is supporting sustainable development through initiatives in health education and social and economic development in underserved areas. As Burkina Faso has experienced an alarming increase in firearm injuries due to extremist violence this has resulted in preventable deaths from hemorrhage as there is no formal emergency response system in the country. This project will bring the evidence-based Stop the Bleed training to critical provinces around Ouagadougou and Ouahigouya including rural areas and IDP camps. Using a train-the-trainer model a total of 18 instructors and 4,320 individuals will receive education on how to respond to life-threatening hemorrhage before the arrival of first responders.

   $15,000 spentof which $15,000 as grants
   20% of program spending

2. Supporting Market Gardening Production Sanguie and Boulkiemde Provinces Center-West Region This project is sponsored by Action Micro-Barrages an organization founded in 1987 to support community development efforts by constructing micro-dams. This project aims to improve the socio-economic status of beneficiaries by implementing market gardening production activities and the food security of the larger population through a greater supply of market gardening products. Working in four villages and targeting 25 individuals 2 3 of whom are women in each this project will increase the capacity of 100 producers through training infrastructure improvements irrigation pumps tillage and enhanced seed access.

   $15,000 spentof which $15,000 as grants
   20% of program spending

3. Improving Yam Production Systems for Greater Food Security Sissili Province Center-West Region This project is sponsored by Nekene Douane a cooperative representing yam farmers a research team from the Institute of the Environment and Agricultural Research INERA and the agricultural extension service in Leo. Yams are highly nutritious and contribute to food security in many parts of West Africa including Burkina Faso. However yam farmers face many challenges including low yields poor quality planting material disease pest and weeds low rainfall and declining soil fertility. The aim of this project is to build on 6 years of research on new yam production methods that contribute to sustainable land use while improving yam yields. A total of 420 farmers 50% women from the commune of Leo will be selected to participate.

   $15,000 spentof which $15,000 as grants
   20% of program spending

4. Improving Living Conditions for Internally-Displaced Women through Sheep Fattening Zoundweogo Province Center-West Region - This project is sponsored by the Croix Rouge du Zoundweogo which provides relief and assistance to those impacted by disasters and also permanently supports the elderly and persons with disabilities. FBF has partnered with the Croix-Rouge de Zoundweogo on several projects since 2020. Large numbers of IDPs continue to arrive in the province most of whom are originally from the Sahel and East regions where women notably were involved in sheep fattening activities. In order to help regain financial agency this project will provide 20 women with sheep as well as access to savings accounts.

   $10,000 spent
   14% of program spending

5. Helping Internally Displaced Persons Regain Essential Civil Documents North and East Regions - When individuals are forced to flee their homes and villages due to terrorist activity they often lose essential civil documents such as national identification cards or birth certificates. In some areas municipal buildings have been destroyed along with vital records. Regaining lost documents is often a necessary first step to starting a life in a new location within Burkina Faso. FBF partnered with Tabital Lobal who worked with over 300 displaced persons in the North and East regions to coordinate with the National Office of Identification in acquiring these important civil documents.

   $10,000 spent
   14% of program spending

6. Providing Agricultural Extension and Advice to Vulnerable Producers Zoundweogo Province Central Region - This project is sponsored by Appui aux Initiatives pour la Valorisation Durable du Potentiel Local AIVDPL with whom FBF has partnered since 2017. AIVDPL builds the technical capacity of local producers including women with a goal of increasing agricultural production and combating food insecurity. Past efforts have resulted in increased yields and greater income generation and funds will support training an additional 225 individuals of whom 60% are female.

   $9,000 spent
   12% of program spending

The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $74,000.