Burkina Faso: Married couple defy gender roles to help their family flourish
It’s a cool August evening and the sun is shining weakly in Pissila, Burkina Faso. It will soon set, reminding […]
Burkina Faso: Issouf Ouédraogo, an example of positive masculinity
It’s 8 a.m. in Dano, in the southwestern region of Burkina Faso, about 280 km from the capital, Ouagadougou. In […]
Burkina Faso: Koob-Tuuman co-operative supports women’s activities and improves village life
The rainy season is arriving in Konéan, a village 10 km from the town of Kaya, in the Centre-North region […]
Burkina Faso: Women lead the way in promoting vaccination against COVID-19 in Hauts Bassins
It’s early Monday morning, but Alice Yaméogo is already standing with forty young mothers and pregnant women. She’s in the […]
Rosemonde Bakieno, winner of the 2022 George Atkins Communication Award
Rosemonde Bakieno is a journalist and director of Radio Munyu, a community radio station for women in Banfora, in the […]
Burkina Faso: Why some West African architects are choosing mud over concrete (National Geographic)
A group of architects in West Africa are pushing to use mud over concrete to build houses. In countries such […]
Burkina Faso: Mutual savings groups, a financial alternative for women in Hauts-Bassins
Zenabo Soré is a resident of sector 25 in Bobo Dioulasso, the economic capital of Burkina Faso. She has been […]
Burkina Faso: Farmers grow sesame, watermelon, and other crops to minimize loss from floods
On a Monday in late August, Alexis Badini rises early to see his field, flooded by the last rains. After […]
Burkina Faso: Youth succeeds in producing fish, papayas, and vegetables (AgribusinessTV)
Thomas d’Aquin Wendata Dibri is passionate about agriculture. So much so that he practices two types: fish farming and vegetable […]
Meet Théophile Yimetyiga Nébié from Radio Loudon, Burkina Faso
To his listeners in Ziro province, Burkina Faso, Théophile Yimetyiga Nébié is a star. Mr. Yimetyiga Nébié says radio is […]