revenue-generating

Workshop for the Physically Disabled

fbf — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 14:27:15 +0000

Workshop for the Physically Disabled fbf Sun, 04/13/2014 - 10:27

2014, Ouagadougou, disabilities, fostering innovation, revenue-generating

Tigoung Nonma (TN) is a cooperative for persons suffering from physical disabilities in Ouagadougou. FBF and TN formed a partnership in 2014 in an effort to raise funds to build a workshop for TN members. The cooperative operates two primary income-generating activities: handicrafts and a catering service. Artisans with physical disabilities make and sell jewelry, baskets, textile products, ceramics and sculptures. Other members living with disabilities operate a catering service that prepares and delivers meals to clients living in or near Ouagadougou. These revenue-generating activities enable individuals belonging to the TN community to increase their independence and to participate in the socio-economic development of Burkina Faso.

Ashoka and Social Entrepreneurship

fbf — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:34:12 +0000

Ashoka and Social Entrepreneurship fbf Fri, 04/13/2012 - 10:34

2012, Ashoka, Ouagadougou, fostering innovation, revenue-generating, trees

Ashoka is a non-profit organization that promotes social entrepreneurship throughout the world. FBF formed a partnership with an Ashoka fellow from Burkina Faso in 2012. This fellow launched a nursery/forestry project designed to train youth about methods to cultivate and develop plantations of eucalyptus, jatropha, acacia, and fruit trees within the Bendatoege zone near Ouagadougou. Planting trees in the Sahel mitigates the adverse effects of climate change, enriches the ecological environment, and provides a source of income for producers who sell fruit and wood used for fuel, furniture, and home construction.

The Moringa Reseau

fbf — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:53:08 +0000

The Moringa Reseau fbf Tue, 04/13/2010 - 10:53

2009, 2010, Peace Corps, Ténado, food, health, moringa, revenue-generating

Moringa is the name of a “miracle tree,” originally imported from India, which grows well in savanna regions of West Africa. Food prepared containing moringa ingredients is an affordable and nutritious source of vitamins, minerals, and protein. Moringa leaves and powder are a valuable and enriched food source during portions of the year when fresh vegetables are not available. In collaboration with PCVs and local farmers in the village of Ténado, FBF resources helped launch a seedling nursery in 2009-10. The nursery supplied moringa saplings to farmers in neighboring villages interested in developing their own small plantation. The project also gave birth to the creation of a profitable agribusiness enterprise that produced and sold moringa powder in local rural and large urban regional markets.

Shea-Butter Entreprises

fbf — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:36:43 +0000

Shea-Butter Entreprises fbf Tue, 04/13/2010 - 10:36

2003, 2010, Babora-Pegora, Tiogo, fostering innovation, revenue-generating

Two Burkinabe NGOs--Association ASUDEC and Association NOWON--approached FBF about collaborating with them in efforts to promote shea-butter as a source of income for women’s cooperatives in the villages of Babora-Pegora and Tiogo. FBF provided funds to ASUDEC in 2003 and to NOWAN in 2010 to purchase a hydraulic oil press in Babora-Pegora and Tiogo, respectively. The mills, in combination with ASUDEC’s and NOWON’s educational programs, provided incentives for cooperative members to collect shea nuts, process them into shea butter, and sell the butter in the market. Thanks to these shea-butter projects, women have been empowered and household incomes have increased in both villages.

Garden Cooperatives in Lake Bam

fbf — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:38:45 +0000

Garden Cooperatives in Lake Bam fbf Mon, 04/13/2009 - 10:38

2007, 2009, Darigma, Koumbango, Loulouka, food, fostering innovation, revenue-generating

FBF funds were used to purchase garden tools and irrigation equipment for women’s garden cooperatives in the villages of Loulouka and Koumbango in 2007, and Darigma in 2009. The irrigation equipment allows for increased food security and revenue for the members of the three cooperatives and their families. FBF channeled its financial support through Association APRODES (Action de Production pour le Développment Economique et Sociale), a Burkinabé non-governmental organization whose goals are consistent with FBF’s priorities, namely a focus on sustainable community development, indigenous capacity building, and economic empowerment of women.

An Integrated Farm Fostering Orphans

fbf — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:41:20 +0000

An Integrated Farm Fostering Orphans fbf Fri, 04/13/2007 - 10:41

2007, Loropeni, food, fostering innovation, orphans, revenue-generating

Omigbéfitè, loosely translated as “help our brothers,” is an organization of 30 Burkinabé adults residing in the village of Loropeni in south central Burkina Faso. Each of its members grew up as an orphan or in a single parent household. The group welcomed the arrival of many young orphans into their community in 2006-07 due to the influx of people crossing the border from war-torn Ivory Coast in the mid-2000. Omigbéfitè provided these youth with food, housing, and apprenticeships educating them about farming grains, vegetables, and livestock. In 2007, FBF defrayed material costs that enabled the group to irrigate an enlarged garden consisting of fruit trees peanuts, yams, tomatoes, eggplant, corn, peppers, melons, and cabbage. Produce was sold in the local market to raise funds to train and school orphans supported by the Omigbéfitè.