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For education and sustainable agriculture we support projects in the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, D.R. Congo, Kenia, Mali, Niger, Tanzania and Togo.
This page provides information on our projects in Burkina Faso.
Projects in Burkina Faso
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Free school meals on four schools, Ouahigouya, 2012
The Sahel countries, Burkina Faso being on of them, are on the brink of a famine. Stichting WOL and local partner DSF have set up... more
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Sustainable agriculture, Sissili Province, 2011-2013
In the poor province of Sissili,
Woord en Daad and CREDO are training farm families to make
their companies and farming... more
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Reforestation, 2011-2012
The Burkina Faso desert is swiftly advancing.
And due to logging for home use, the country loses 80,000 acres
of forest every year.
ChildFund and the... more
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Teacher houses with solar panels, Rakissé-Toêghin, 2012
The AFOS Foundation is dedicated to improving the life standard in developing countries, with a focus on Burkina Faso. In... more
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Vocational training for girls, Ouagadougou, 2012-2013
The Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland (SKN) supports local NGO ATTous in offering technical vocational education to... more
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Developing organic vegetable gardens and orchards - Séguénéga, 2010-2012
The Burkinan organisation ADECUSS will teach 300 women in the extremely poor and dry northern region of... more
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Speed schools and teacher training, 2011-2014
Woord en Daad and partner organization CREDO have established dozens of so-called
speed schools in Burkina Faso. These schools offer... more
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Expansion of the secondary school, Gaongho, 2012
Zeewolde Werelddorp is dedicated to improve the lives of people from Gaongho in Burkina Faso,
a municipality Zeewolde has a... more
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ICT vocational training CPAEC, Ouagadougou, 2010-2012
The Zod Neere Foundation set up a vocational training centre for underprivileged youngsters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The... more
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Vocational education Sustainable Farming, Gbomboro, 2011
In Gbomboro in the northwest of Burkina Faso, Heifer and partner organisation Asudec will establish a community school for... more
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Teacher training and school expansion, Toungana, 2011-2013
The Association for Small African Projects (ASAP) focuses on the improvement of the well-being of inhabitants of 9 poor... more
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Free school meals, Ouahigouya, 2010-2011
The WOL Foundation built the Zoodo educational complex in Ouahigouya, the capital of the province of Yatenga in Burkina Faso. Their goal is... more
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Solar panels for four schools in Burkina Faso, 2010-2011
The AFOS Foundation is dedicated to improve living conditions in developing
countries and in Burkina Faso specifically. In... more
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Ecological sustainability and the promotion of (small) livestock farming, 2009-2010
In this project Heifer and the Louis Bolk Institute collaborate
in the neighbourhood of the... more
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Speed schools for 300 children, province of Kadiogo, 2010-2011
In Burkina Faso, Woord & Daad and partner CREDO started dozens of so-called speed schools. These schools give children... more
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Teacher Training solar enegry systems, Bobo Dioulasso, 2010-2011
At the request of six technical schools in Bobo Diolasso, Burkina Faso, the ETC Technical Training Programme will be... more
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Promotion and improvement of biological shea nut farming, 2008-2010
For millions of African people, in particular women, the shea nut provides one of the
most important sources of... more
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Extra classrooms and teacher training, Bona, 2010
The Association for Small African Projects labours to improve the welfare of inhabitants of nine poor villages in Western Burkina... more
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Sustainable Agricultural Programmes 2008-2009
In Burkina Faso, the Hunger Project is working on the improvement of sustainable agricultural methods, the protection of affected parcels of forest, the... more
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Introduction of the organic production of 'Niebe', 2009-2012
The floodplains around Lake Darkoye in the northwest of Burkina Faso are in the poor Sahel region, where malnutrition... more
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Construction of an educational institute in Yatenga, 2007-2009
The WOL Foundation is building an educational institute in Burkina Faso to further develop vocational training for rural youngsters in the region, and to prevent a relapse into illiteracy... more
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Technical and vocational training, Nyonko and Fada N'Gourma, 2009
By boosting technical training, ETC's Technical Training Programme focuses on human resource development and... more
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Free school meals on four schools, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, 2012
The Sahel countries, Burkina Faso being on of them, are on the brink of a famine. Stichting WOL and local partner DSF have set up the Zoodo educational complex in Ouahigouya, the capital of Burkina Faso's Yatenga province. Yatenga has been suffering from little rain, due to which the local population has only been able to harvest a third of the total amount of food that is needed. As a result, children are going to school on an empty stomach and the number of malnourished children is rapidly increasing. To prevent these children from having to stay home from school in 2012, which would be detrimental to the overall level of education, the Turing Foundation will be helping out by providing free school meals at four schools for a period of one year.
On top of the €32,500 grant that was already provided for free lunches for the pupils of the Zoodo complex, the Turing Foundation will make an extra one-time contribution of €18,600 to that end.
see also:
WOL: other projects
DSF - Association Développement Sans Frontière: other projects
Free school meals, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, January 2011
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Sustainable agriculture, Sissili Province, Burkina Faso, 2011-2013
In the poor province of Sissili,
Woord en Daad and CREDO are training farm families to make
their companies and farming techniques more sustainable.
Organic manure will be implemented in their farming, 600,000 bushes will be planted,
and walls will be built to prevent water loss and erosion. On a provincial level,
agreements will be laid down with regards to conservation and distribution of available resources.
Through 2013, the Turing Foundation will be contributing €80,000 to the project (€25,000 of which in 2012).
see also:
Woord en Daad: other projects
CREDO: other projects
Sustainable agriculture in Burkina Faso
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Reforestation, Burkina Faso, 2011-2012
The Burkina Faso desert is swiftly advancing.
And due to logging for home use, the country loses 80,000 acres
of forest every year.
ChildFund and the local IDEES/ACG
offers trainings for sustainable land use and alternative
sources of income, and provides small wood-saving stoves made
of clay. Moreover, in six village communities 'Community
forests' will be planted, accompanied by agro-forestry trainings.
In 2011, the Turing Foundation will be donating €30,000 to the project,
followed by another €25,000 in 2012.
Energy-efficient wood stove
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Teacher houses with solar panels, Rakissé-Toêghin, Burkina Faso, 2012
The AFOS Foundation is dedicated to improving the life standard in developing countries, with a focus on Burkina Faso. In collaboration with the Burkina development aid agency Association Femmes de ZENA they want to complete the facilities of a Rakissé-Toêghin elementary school by adding a school kitchen and two teacher homes, as well as equipping six teacher homes with solar panels to generate light. Aim of the extra facilities for teachers is to have them stay on at the school for an extended period of time.
The Turing Foundation will contribute €17,500 to the project.
see also:
AFOS: other projects
Other building projects
Primary school in Rakissé-Toêghin, Burkina Faso
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Vocational training for girls, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2012-2013
The Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland (SKN) supports local NGO ATTous in offering technical vocational education to deprived girls in Ouagadougou at the Centre Féminin d'Initiation et Apprentissage à la Mécanique. Every year, 130 girls in the ages of 13-21 are being trained in either car electronics, bodywork (dent removal, spraying), clothing design/sewing, or electrical engineering.
Starting in 2012, the Turing Foundation will be contributing €23,000 for tools and teaching material for the car electronics and bodywork trainings, and career guidance for graduated girls.
see also:
SKN: other projects
Other vocational training projects
Car electronics and bodywork training for girls, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Developing organic vegetable gardens and orchards - Séguénéga, Burkina Faso, 2010-2012
The Burkinan organisation ADECUSS will teach 300 women in the extremely poor and dry northern region of Burkina Faso
modern market gardening and agricultural techniques (such as how to make compost and how to graft fruit trees)
and sales techniques. This way the women can generate income and a sustainable investment is made in
soil improvement and biodiversity in this region. A total of 2000 fruit trees will be planted,
one well will be dug and three fenced organic vegetable gardens and orchards covering 1.5 hectares will be set up.
The Turing Foundation finances this project of the Burkinan organisation ADECUSS through IUCN NL
(€ 33,000) from 2009 until its end in October 2012.
see also:
IUCN Nederland: other projects
Orchard in Séguénéga, Turing project visit, November 2010
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Speed schools and teacher training, Burkina Faso, 2011-2014
Woord en Daad and partner organization CREDO have established dozens of so-called
speed schools in Burkina Faso. These schools offer children aged 9-12 who haven't enjoyed any education
an opportunity to catch up with elementary education after all. The speed schools offer the first 3 years of
elementary education in a 9-month period, taught to classes of 30 children at the most.
After that, the children can enter regular elementary school. The Turing Foundation
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contributed to 10 speed schools. The project is now expanded to include 20 CREDO speed schools
a year in the Kadiogo province, and teacher training for teachers working at schools that accept speed-school children.
Up to and including 2014, the Turing Foundation will contribute €100,000 to the project,
which will cover 50% of the costs for the CREDO speed schools and teacher training.
see also:
Woord en Daad: other projects
CREDO: other projects
Other teacher training projects
Speed school, Project visit Turing Foundation, November 2010, Burkina Faso
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Expansion of the secondary school, Gaongho, Burkina Faso, 2012
Zeewolde Werelddorp is dedicated to improve the lives of people from Gaongho in Burkina Faso,
a municipality Zeewolde has a friendly relationship with. In collaboration with the developmental
organization l'Association pour le Développement du Département de Gaongho (ADDG) they want to
expand the municipality's only secondary school from 4 to 8 classrooms, including a storage room, administrative
office and solar panels to be able to offer education to twice as many children as is currently possible.
They also want to improve exam results by offering extra classes and homework nights (with light generated by the solar panels).
In 2012, the Turing Foundation will be contributing €30,000, covering 1/3 of the project's costs.
see also:
Other building projects
Secondary school, Gaongho, Burkina Faso
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ICT vocational training CPAEC, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2010-2012
The Zod Neere Foundation set up a vocational training centre for underprivileged youngsters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The centre (CPAEC - Centre Professionnel d'Apprentissage et d'Echanges Culturels) will open its doors come October 2010 and will be offering several vocational training courses: bronze, batik, leatherworking, carpentry, bricklaying, cutter and ICT (administration and technical support). The ICT training will consist of a two to three-year training, including an internship placement and can admit up to 270 students a year.
The Turing Foundation reserved €19,000 in 2010 for the furnishing of the computer rooms for the ICT training.
Currently, Zod Neere is working on gathering sufficient funds to open the school in 2012.
see also:
Turing Foundation en PUM (Magazine Zomer 2011)
PUM - Netherlands Senior Experts: other projects
Other vocational training projects
vocational training centre CPAEC under construction, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2010
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Vocational education Sustainable Farming, Gbomboro, Burkina Faso, 2011
In Gbomboro in the northwest of Burkina Faso, Heifer and partner organisation Asudec will establish a community school for vocational education on sustainable farming, as part of a broader sustainable development programme. Every three years, the school will train 60 young people, and help former students set up their own farming businesses. The target group are youths aged 15 and up who have enjoyed no (or very little) education. After three years, the school is expected to be able to generate sufficient funds to cover their own costs.
In 2011, the Turing Foundation will contribute €40,000 (30% of the costs for the school's first three years).
see also:
Heifer: other projects
ASUDEC: other projects
Other building projects
Other vocational training projects
Vocational education on sustainable farming, Gbomboro, Burkina Faso
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Teacher training and school expansion, Toungana, Burkina Faso, 2011-2013
The Association for Small African Projects (ASAP) focuses on the improvement of the well-being of inhabitants of 9 poor villages in Western Burkina Faso. In 2011, teachers from the villages and their surrounding areas will receive refresher courses and will be taught new teaching methods. On top of that, the elementary school in the village of Toungana will be equipped with three extra classrooms, teacher houses, toilets and school furniture. Construction activities will be spread over 3 years. Educational authorities have committed to providing an extra teacher every year.
The Turing Foundation will be contribute €45,000 over the years 2011, 2012 and 2013,
covering 100% of the teacher training and 50% of construction costs.
see also:
ASAP: other projects
Other building projects
Other teacher training projects
Teacher training and school expansion, Toungana, Burkina Faso
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Free school meals, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, 2010-2011
The WOL Foundation built the Zoodo educational complex in Ouahigouya, the capital of the province of Yatenga in Burkina Faso. Their goal is to high quality provide (vocational) education for rural youth and to prevent youth from relapsing into illiteracy due to lack of proper further education.
The Turing Foundation has supported this project before by donating €150,000 for the realization of school buildings and vocational training classrooms. This time, the Turing Foundation will contribute €32,500 to provide all students with a free lunch during the whole of 2010 and 2011.
see also:
WOL: other projects
DSF - Association Développement Sans Frontière: other projects
Free school meals, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, January 2011
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Solar panels for four schools in Burkina Faso, 2010-2011
The AFOS Foundation is dedicated to improve living conditions in developing
countries and in Burkina Faso specifically. In partnership with the Burkina Faso
development organisation Association Femmes de ZENA, the foundation aims
to equip four primary schools with solar panels, so extra classes can be taught
in lit classrooms at night. Goal is to teach children over 8 years of age that
cannot come to school during the day, at night. The evening school will
especially help girls that never before attended school, as well as dropouts
that could not go to school due to a lack of means and want to resume their education.
The Turing Foundation will contribute €16,500 to the project.
see also:
AFOS: other projects
Installation of solar panels for one of the schools in Burkina Faso
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Ecological sustainability and the promotion of (small) livestock farming, Burkina Faso, 2009-2010
In this project Heifer and the Louis Bolk Institute collaborate
in the neighbourhood of the villages Gonsé and Gampela.
The Burkinan organisation ASUDEC gives 'living loans' according to the Heifer philosophy:
families receive chickens, goats and sheep and the loan is paid off by passing on the offspring
of the livestock. The manure of the livestock is used as organic fertilizer in agricultural
farming and market gardening. The families are trained in sustainable agricultural methods
and the production of more varied and productive crops.
In order to restore the ecosystem, 15,000 young trees and bushes are being planted.
The Turing Foundation financed this project of the Burkinan organisation
ASUDEC through the Heifer/Louis Bolk Institute (€ 35,000).
see also:
Heifer: other projects
ASUDEC: other projects
ASUDEC community garden, Turing project visit, Gampela, November 2010, Burkina Faso
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Speed schools for 300 children, province of Kadiogo, Burkina Faso, 2010-2011
In Burkina Faso, Woord & Daad and partner CREDO started dozens of so-called speed schools. These schools give children in the ages of 9-12 who have not had any previous education the opportunity to still receive primary education. The speed schools teach the first three years of primary education in nine months time, with classes of no more than thirty children. After that, the children will be able to enrol in regular primary education at their own age level.
In 2010, the Turing Foundation will contribute a total of €25,000.
see also:
Woord en Daad: other projects
CREDO: other projects
Speed school, province of Kadiogo, Burkina Faso, 2010-2011
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Teacher Training solar enegry systems, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 2010-2011
At the request of six technical schools in Bobo Diolasso, Burkina Faso, the ETC Technical Training Programme will be training 26 Electricity/Electrical Engineering teachers in solar energy systems. After the training, the teachers will be able to install, maintain and repair a solar energy system as well as pass on their knowledge to their students. Every year, the 6 schools have a total of between 650 and 700 students taking the Electricity/Electrical Engineering course.
In 2010, the Turing Foundation will contribute €15,400.
see also:
ETC Foundation: other projects
Other teacher training projects
Other vocational training projects
Teacher Training solar energy at 6 technical schools, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Promotion and improvement of biological shea nut farming, Burkina Faso, 2008-2010
For millions of African people, in particular women, the shea nut provides one of the
most important sources of income. Forest fires, logging and the use of non-sustainable
artificial fertilizer pose severe threats to the shea nut trees in Burkina Faso.
Moreover, traditional production methods are hardly eficient. The local
Association Songtaab-Yalgre and IUCN Nederland
seek to advance biological farming through training and thus to
increase the production of shea nuts. Their goal is also to guarantee
the women's access to the shea nut trees by, for example, stimulating
fresh plantings and lobbying with authorities for women's rights.
The Turing Foundation financed the full costs (€58,000) of this project, which runs from 2009 until the end of 2010.
see also:
IUCN Nederland: other projects
Women of Songtaaba, Turing project visit, November 2010
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Extra classrooms and teacher training, Bona, Burkina Faso, 2010
The Association for Small African Projects labours to improve the welfare of inhabitants of nine poor villages in Western Burkina Faso. In 2010, teachers of the nine villages and the surrounding area will be trained further in modern teaching techniques. Apart from that, the elementary school in the village of Bona will be expanded by three news classrooms, toilets and two teacher's houses.
In 2010, the Turing Foundation contributes € 30,000 to the teachers training programme and the expansion of the school.
see also:
ASAP: other projects
Other building projects
Other teacher training projects
Extra classrooms and teacher training, Bona, Burkina Faso
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Sustainable Agricultural Programmes, Burkina Faso 2008-2009
The Hunger Project is a global organisation that takes action against hunger and chronic poverty.
The foundation works together with communities from so-called 'epicentres' in Burkina Faso
on the improvement of social circumstances, especially in agriculture, because 80% of the
population is fully dependent on it. The agricultural programmes focus on the improvement
of sustainable agricultural techniques, the protection of affected parcels of forest,
the establishment of food banks for times of scarcity, and the provision of micro credits to women.
Just like in 2008, the Turing Foundation adopts the entire agricultural programmes of The Hunger Project in Burkino Faso
in 2009, for the sum of € 62.000.
The Community Garden of The Hunger Project in Sapouy, Burkina Faso, Turing Project Visit, November 2010
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Introduction of the organic production of 'Niebe', Burkina Faso, 2009-2012
The floodplains around Lake Darkoye in the northwest of Burkina Faso are in the poor Sahel region, where malnutrition and hunger are still prevalent. The farmers use traditional agricultural methods in combination with strong pesticides. As a result the scarce agricultural land and nature have become exhausted or even poisoned. This project trains 375 farmers in ten villages in the organic production of 'Niebe' (a native type of pulse with a high market value), it invests in storage silos and it teaches farmers sales techniques in order to structurally increase their revenues.
The Turing Foundation finances this project of the Burkinan organisation AGED through IUCN NL (€ 32,450). The project will run until August 2012.
see also:
IUCN Nederland: other projects
Organic production of 'Niebe', Darkoye Meer, Burkina Faso
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Construction of an educational institute in Yatenga, Burkina Faso, 2007-2009
The WOL Foundation
is building an educational institute in Burkina Faso to further develop vocational
training for rural youngsters in the region, and to prevent them from relapsing
into illiteracy as a consequence of a lack of suitable secondary education.
The experimental school and knowledge centre is being built in Ouahigouya,
the capital of the province of Yatenga.
The Turing Foundation has committed € 150,000
for half of the construction and equipment costs of this educational institute,
not only for the primary and secondary education buildings, but also for the
practical training rooms, the multi media centre, the computer rooms and the canteen.
The ambition is to finish construction in 2009.
see also:
Nieuwsbrief uit Yatenga mei 2009
Beroepsonderwijs in Burkina Faso weer een stap dichterbij
Turing Foundation draagt 150.000 Euro bij aan bouw onderwijscomplex
Nieuwsbrief uit Yatenga okt 2007
Grote sponsor voor project van stichting WOL
WOL: other projects
DSF - Association Développement Sans Frontière: other projects
Other building projects
The new Zoodo college buildings in Yatenga, 2009
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