Femininactu (opens the outlet's own site)The association TIN HINAN marked the first International Day of Indigenous Women and Girls with ICT training, intergenerational exchanges and cultural activities focused on peace and social cohesion.
Agriculture minister Ismaël Sombié begins a tour of Burkina Faso's provinces on 14 September 2026. It aims to monitor the 2026-2027 agropastoral and fisheries campaign and investments, and to convey a message of thanks from President Ibrahim Traoré to rural stakeholders.
During a follow-up of the 2026-2027 agro-pastoral campaign in the Goulmou region, Agriculture Minister Ismaël Sombié met rural stakeholders. Market gardeners, processors, livestock keepers, fish farmers and poultry producers outlined their difficulties: yields, water access, seeds, credit and…
The NGO Voix de Femmes held an advocacy meeting in Ouagadougou on strategic litigation, a tool for bringing emblematic cases of violations of women's rights before the courts. The "Se Défendre" project, backed by the AFD, is also mentioned.
The NGO Voix de Femmes held an advocacy workshop in Ouagadougou for community leaders to involve them in its strategic impact litigation approach to women's and girls' rights. The activity is part of the "Se Défendre" project, funded by the AFD, which aims to combat sexual and gender-based violence.
Agriculture minister Ismaël Sombié stocked floating cages at the Pô dam, introducing 3,000 pangasius fingerlings alongside 180,000 tilapia fingerlings. Ten tonnes of fish feed were given to project promoters, with first harvests expected in four to six months.
As part of the "Se Défendre" project, IPBF is running radio programmes on sexual and gender-based violence in Burkina Faso. A broadcast on Watt FM addressed cyberviolence and how to protect women and girls online.
A free series of webinars called "agri-prenariat" aims to build the capacity of young people in Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali and Mozambique in the agricultural field. An application link is provided.
The Panentugri Initiative for Women's Well-being (IPBF) took part in the programme "L'Agenda des cités" on Watt FM in Ouagadougou to discuss the link between women's economic empowerment and the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence. It also presented the "Se Défendre" project, backed by…
The Burkina Faso Women Jurists Association (AFJ/BF) held a workshop in Ouagadougou on feminism, positive masculinity and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) with 40 civil society representatives from four cities. It is part of the "Se défendre" project, carried out in a consortium with…
The association Action pour un Monde Meilleur (AMM) distributed 70 school and adaptive equipment kits to disabled adolescents and children of vulnerable disabled people in Ouagadougou, ahead of the 2026-2027 school year. The education ministry welcomed the initiative and announced the opening of…
On 3 October 2026, the association Action pour un Monde Meilleur (AMM) distributed food kits to 40 of its members, women and girls with disabilities, to help them get through the lean season. Each kit contains rice, oil, soap and peanut paste.
On 9 October 2026, IPBF, a Burkinabè feminist organisation, handed out 215 school kits worth 2,500,000 FCFA to orphans of defence and security forces who died in service. The handover took place at the National Gendarmerie's social action directorate.
On World Mental Health Day, the association SPS/TLT denounces the exclusion of women and girls living with mental disorders in Burkina Faso and calls on families, leaders, care facilities and women's organisations to build a support network around them.
The Pananetugri Initiative for Women's Well-being (IPBF) held a film-debate in Ouagadougou on gender-based violence and mental health, marking World Mental Health Day. The Ministry of Justice recorded 11,116 GBV cases in Burkina Faso in 2022.
The association Sœur pour Sœur Tond Laa Taaba held an open day in Ouagadougou on 10 October 2026, marking World Mental Health Day. It offers a free listening centre staffed by a psychologist, and a library open to everyone.
In Banfora, about 75 journalists, communicators and bloggers took part in a session on war communication aimed at countering subversive messages, hate speech and disinformation. Organisers stress fact-checking and credible alternative messaging.
Korotimi Ouédraogo, president of the Wend Kouni association of disabled women in district 7 of Ouagadougou, recounts her life: an illness at age seven, mockery from her co-wives, and her rebuilding in Sonré. She states that disability is not a fate to be resigned to.
The association Baobab Ramsa is running its 6th workshop teaching traditional crafts (bogolan, weaving, kokodonda, beadwork, upcycling art) to 63 children aged 6 to 18 in Ouagadougou's Zongo district. Children with disabilities are included this year, and parents have struggled to pay the…
Agriculture minister Ismaël Sombié visited the construction site of the modern slaughterhouse in Fada N'Gourma (Goulmou), a project costing over 3.5 billion FCFA and 58.34% complete. He called for the facility to be finished in line with required standards.
