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USAID, NASA, And Partners Develop Workplan For The Second Phase Of SERVIR In West Africa

Geospatial experts from West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal), Rwanda and the United States of America are meeting from August 29 to September 2 in Saly, Senegal to plan the implementation of the second phase of SERVIR West Africa. SERVIR West Africa is one of five regional hubs that connect space to the village by helping developing countries use satellite data to address critical challenges in agriculture and food security, water resources, weather and climate, land use, and disaster prevention or management.

The United States Announces Additional Funding to Respond to Global Food Insecurity

At the Global Food Security Call to Action Ministerial Meeting convened by the United States today in New York, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced nearly $215 million in additional humanitarian assistance to address the global food security crisis, which has been exacerbated by Russia’s war on Ukraine and its corresponding impact on global markets. Even before the war began, approximately 768 million people were chronically hungry. This new crisis has only made an already dire situation significantly worse, with as many as 40 million people projected to be pushed into poverty and food insecurity through the end of the year.

USAID Provides $91 Million in Urgently Needed Food, Water, and Health Care for COVID-19 Response Across Africa

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) COVID-19 Task Force Executive Director Jeremy Konyndyk announced more than $91 million to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support for people across Africa, in order to address urgent humanitarian needs caused by the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.

Burkina Faso Health

This fact sheet describes USAID’s nationwide health activities in Burkina Faso.

Food Assistance Fact Sheet - Burkina Faso

Increasing conflict has led to a deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso in recent months, forcing people from their homes and exacerbating needs. Additionally, limited livelihoods opportunities and recurrent environmental shocks, such as floods, contribute to hunger in the country. 

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After Fleeing Violence, Bibata Finds Land, Peace

Bibata and her daughter

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Burkina Faso is facing unprecedented levels of insecurity as organized armed groups (OAGs) operate within the country with increasing mobility. Currently, an estimated 60% of the country is controlled by these OAGs, and 1.9 million people fleeing violence have been displaced from their homes and communities.  

Grain by Grain, Burkinabe Women are Building a Sense of Community

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In Burkina Faso, water sources and mills have traditionally been places where women can speak freely amongst themselves and share their challenges with one another, such as fetching enough water and grinding enough grain to meet their families’ needs.

Thiou Youth Generate Income Using New Cell Phone Repair Skills

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Thiou is a rural commune situated between the city of Ouahigouya in Burkina Faso, and Koro, the closest Malian city on the other side of the border. The commune’s degraded security situation severely limits economic opportunities, leaving many young people in financially precarious positions without steady employment or viable sources of income.

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