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Burkina Faso– project country profile.
Overview: Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.
Capital: Ouagadougou
Population: 13,902,972
Life expectancy: 47 years (men), 50 years (female)
Population below national poverty line: 45% (2003 est.)
GDP: $17.87 billion (2006 est.)
GDP per capita (purchasing power parity): $1,300 (2006 est.)
Religion: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Languages: French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Climate: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, its high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighbouring countries. Burkina Faso border regions remain a staging area for Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire rebels and an asylum for refugees caught in local fighting.
Bóthar in Burkina Faso:
Bóthar has been supporting projects in Burkina Faso since 2002. Bóthar works with a number of different animal species in Burkina Faso including poultry, pigs, goats and sheep.
BURKINA FASO Project Profile
Diébougou Aviculture Development
Location: departments of Diébougou and Tiankora in the Bougouriba province
Number of families: 600
Animals: 13 local hens + 2 exotic roosters to each family
Other inputs: construction materials, veterinary products
Training: in aviculture (the care and rearing of birds in cages, aviaries, or enclosures).
Brief synopsis of the project: based on the hypothesis that the inputs lead to a fourfold monthly income increase of a project family the project seeks to provide material security and as a consequence, an improved school enrolment and attendance of their children
Pass-on obligations: 2 chickens will be requested, of which one will be passed on and the other is used by ASUDEC itself
Expected benefits: environmental stabilisation through the utilization of agro-ecologically sound practices and socio-cultural impacts by the focus on families with school children
Local partners: ASUDEC (Africa Sustainable Development Council), LSDC
Other relevant data: geographically favoured region (i.e. proximity of Ivory Coast and Ghana), high demand for poultry at a local and national scale
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