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.
08.03.2023
A rocket fell on Mrs. Maria’s farm, demolishing her safe family home. All she had left was a tiny hoe. She cradles it in her arms, saying she has lost everything that was important to her.
For Women’s Day, Ms. Maria would like to receive a food parcel. With a loaf of fresh bread, which she misses so much, and which is now so hard to come by.
Rachi grew up in Burkina Faso without her mom and dad. She stayed with some extended family for whom she was a burden. Her aunt abused her and starved the girl. Today, Rachi’s life is slowly changing. She got into a school in Dakar, which guarantees her a valuable profession and an independent life. For Women’s Day, Rachi would like to receive another day of schooling.
When asked about her biggest dream, Regine tells us that she would like to get well. When getting out of bed became an effort beyond her capabilities, she didn’t understand what was happening to her. Going to work filled her with anxiety, yet it was necessary for her to survive. Fortunately, she was not afraid to ask for help.
For Women’s Day, Regine would like to receive funding for treatment of her depression. She very much wants to return to work. She doesn’t want to ask for food or housing. She wants to earn it herself.
Celine’s first dream has come true – she gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Today she only dreams that her hard work will provide their family with a roof over their heads, security and independence. On the occasion of Women’s Day, Celine would like to receive some gardening tools.
All it takes is PLN 25 – the equivalent of a bouquet of flowers – to make each of these women’s lives a little better. If you’d like to help us make these and other women’s dreams come true, give them a non-fading BOUQUET OF GOOD today. Such a bouquet is worth much more than just money. For many years it has given the chance for a happy life, which is so hard to come by in many parts of the world.
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 […]
27.06.2023
Catherine looks at the sewing machine as if she has been given the keys to an expensive car. This is the reward for 3 years of difficult cutting and sewing lessons, ending with an exam. She passed and will therefore take up an apprenticeship at a tailor’s atelier any day now, and then she can […]
