According to the UN, it is one of the least developed countries in the world. It has one of the lowest values of HDI (Human Development Index). It amounts to 0.4, placing Burkina Faso on the 185th place among 188 countries.
14.05.2021
The dry season in Burkina Faso started this year much earlier than anticipated. Wells across the country are running out of water, resulting in poor harvests. But not in the village of Gourcy. Our Good Factory garden in the north of the country is teeming with life! This is only possible thanks to your support. A well funded by you provides the garden with a steady water supply. It is also the result of the hard work of locals involved in the project. They work late every night looking after their crops and making sure the garden is taken care of.
Right now we are growing mainly pimientos. Participating families have already harvested potatoes, onions and were astonished to believe there was enough water and land to keep working. They are about to plant tomatoes and lettuce. To keep the work going at full speed, they split into three shifts, the last one watering the garden in the middle of the night.
Over in the sewing workshop the school year is coming to an end. Our students are becoming more and more skilled at cutting dress patterns. Their final exam, which will allow them to work as seamstresses, will take place in September. Everyone is focused and motivated to make the most of these last months.
A warm hello from everyone! Spirits are just as high as the temperature – it’s 40 degrees in the shade!
When you go shopping this weekend don’t forget to drop in to our shop where you can purchase a gift that will keep on giving.
03.07.2024
Alimata packs balls of truly organic sumbala into plastic bags with slightly trembling fingers. For the first time, the fruits of her labor will be in someone else’s hands – nothing can crumble. Every movement of her worn-out hands carries the accumulated tension of recent years. Once, producing spice for sale in these harsh, poor […]
15.02.2024
Let’s go! Though for now it’s more like “Let’s run!”… Delayed flight and a forced half-kilometer sprint with a backpack and suitcase. What’s the reward? Gate K3 is open. We’ll be in Lomé by evening. And we really want to take you with us! The plan is to visit our pharmacy’s beneficiaries in Saoudé – […]
03.08.2023
Although there is a shortage of food in Burkina Faso, its production is further restricted by… safety concerns. The authorities have banned the cultivation of tall cereal crops. Maize fields are a potential hiding place for jihadists and a route for their expansion southwards. Imagine how paralysing this must be in terms of fear and […]
