Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso

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Since 2021, COOPI has been present in the country providing assistance to displaced people and host communities, with a focus on the most vulnerable groups, such as women and children aged 0 to 5.

Our results in the country

From 2021 to 2024

Areas of intervention :

Areas of intervention:

8 projects

25% development

75% emergency

675,362

direct beneficiaries

international operators

local operators

Areas of intervention:

COOPI presence in Burkina Faso

COOPI has been present in Burkina Faso since 2021. The country has been experiencing a serious humanitarian situation since 2018, that has already generated nearly 1.5 million displaced people and places an even greater burden on women and children. In total, the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance stands at nearly 5 million. COOPI has implemented an integrated emergency response to meet the basic needs of "people on the move," with interventions in the areas of nutritional security, health and mental health, food security and livelihoods, and access to water and sanitation. At the center of COOPI's interventions in the country are the displaced and host communities, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable groups, such as women and children ages 0-5.

Main sectors of intervention today

Nutrition Security

In Burkina Faso, the number of displaced people is rapidly increasing, due to the increasingly precarious health conditions of the population and, in particular, of women and children under five years. COOPI promotes health and nutritional security, among the most vulnerable segments of the population and in remote areas, through:

PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF MALNUTRITION;
IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO BASIC HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH TECHNICAL, MATERIAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HEALTH FACILITIES;
MENTAL HEALTH CARE, PSYCHOSOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING CLINICAL SESSIONS FOR COMMUNICATION OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGE ON IYCF AND COVID-19 BARRIERS;
REVITALIZATION OF LOCAL WARNING MECHANISMS AND SYSTEMS OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE;
CAPACITY BUILDING OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITIES ON HEALTH AND NUTRITION ISSUES.

2024

1

project

30,040

beneficiaries

Protection

In recent years, the context in Burkina Faso has forced the population to move to major cities that serve as regional capitals. This displaced population is welcomed by local residents, who share with them the few available resources. Some of these displaced people live in makeshift shelters to protect themselves. COOPI and its partner OCADES have formed a consortium under the project called TEEL TAABA, funded by the Italian Cooperation, to provide assistance to this vulnerable population. The project is being implemented in the Kuilsé region, Bam province, and particularly in the commune of Kongoussi, through

ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE DISPLACED POPULATIONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SHELTERS;
SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEMI-DURABLE HOUSING ADAPTED TO THE LOCAL CONTEXT;
SUPPORT FOR THE REHABILITATION OF HOUSING FOR RETURNEES AND VULNERABLE HOST FAMILIES;
TRAINING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN TECHNIQUES FOR BUILDING TEMPORARY SHELTERS;
INSTALLATION OF SOLAR STREETLIGHTS TO PROVIDE LIGHTING IN SITES HOSTING INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS).

2024

1

project

10,900

beneficiaries

Food Security

Given the security and humanitarian context that the country is experiencing, it is difficult to implement development projects due to the displacement of populations to other locations. Despite this, the Zood Nooma Development Association (AZND), the German NGO Welthungerhilfe (WHH) together with COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale have formed a consortium as part of a project funded by the German G5 Sahel Foundation. This project, called ZEMSTAABA, aims to contribute to peace promotion, conflict prevention and sustainable development. The project is implemented in Bam province, north-central region, as a hub for development through:

AWARENESS, INFORMATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE IDENTIFICATION, PRIORITIZATION AND VALIDATION OF INVESTMENTS OF COLLECTIVE INTEREST THROUGH A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS;
CREATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IMPROVES THE RESILIENCE OF THE COMMUNITY;
STRENGTHENING HARMONIOUS AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AMONG DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES;
ENSURING INCLUSIVE USE OF AND ACCESS TO NATURAL RESOURCES BY COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

2024

1

project

203,110

beneficiaries

Water and Sanitation

The context has forced the population to move to major cities, increasing the number of inhabitants and putting pressure on existing infrastructure. COOPI is working in consortium with Progetto Mondo and ADSN under the EDUC.A.RE project, funded by the Italian Cooperation, to provide assistance in the Kuilsé region, Bam province, through

ORGANIZE AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ON HANDWASHING, THE USE OF LATRINES, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT;
CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, EXTENSION, AND PROVISION OF SANITATION FACILITIES AND WATER POINTS;
DISTRIBUTION OF HYGIENE KITS (TO MOTHERS OF CHILDREN UNDER 59 MONTHS AND TO ADOLESCENT GIRLS) AND DIGNITY KITS (TO WOMEN AND GIRLS);
CONSTRUCTION OR REHABILITATION OF LATRINE BLOCKS IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.

2024

1

project

16,417

beneficiaries

Find out where we operate in Burkina Faso

COOPi development lines in Burkina Faso

COOPI's current areas of intervention in Burkina Faso, such as health, Nutritional Security, Protection, and Food Security, will remain the focus of COOPI's programming in the country. COOPI also aims to strengthen intervention in other areas such as WASH, protection, emergency education, environment, social cohesion, and socio-economic activities. Finally, COOPI intends to diversify its interventions in other regions such as the Boucle de Mouhoun region where humanitarian needs have recently emerged and in the Hauts Bassins region with development interventions.