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Burkina Faso

Compassion partnership began 2004

EST. 2004

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Ney y windiga! When you arrive in Burkina Faso, you’ll be stepping into the ‘Land of Incorruptible People’. Your Burkinabè neighbours are known for their friendly and honest demeanour. You’ll hear storytelling expressed through folk songs, stories and poems that have been orally passed down through generations.

Population

23 M

Capital city

Ouagadougou

Local time

Current Weather

, 0°C

Distance to Australia

16,627 km
For children in Burkina Faso, a future beyond poverty can feel out of reach. In the first year of life, survival is not guaranteed. As they grow, many children suffer from malnutrition. Only 5 per cent of youth complete high school because most families cannot afford the high fees, continuing generational cycles of poverty.

Poverty in Burkina Faso

1 in 4
people live in extreme poverty
95%
of youth do not complete high school
1 in 20
babies do not reach their first birthday

Yet God's Church is on the move in Burkina Faso. Our local church partners are providing scholarships for youth to complete secondary or tertiary education and equipping them with vocational skills to earn a good income. Compassion's Mums and Babies program is ensuring vulnerable babies have a strong start to life.

Compassion in Burkina Faso

490
local church partners
116,664

children supported

2,510

babies and their mums supported

Impact in action

Silvie and triplets Marita, Maryse and Marinam

Change is happening across Burkina Faso. When Silvie gave birth to triplets, she feared they would not make it to their first birthday. And yet, they recently celebrated turning five! Through the Mums and Babies program, over 2,500 precious babies in Burkina Faso will have a safe start to life this year.

“I owe everything to Compassion because they saved me and the triplets. I would have died without the support of generous people at the centre, and I am not sure the triplets would have celebrated their fifth birthday this year.”
Silvie, mother to Marita, Maryse and Marinam

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