Note: The menu shows the 36 African countries where Africare has worked, not the other African countries.

 

(Photo: Sheila McKinnon)

 

"Africare comforts the poor man;

Africare never puts out the fire which vacillates;

Africare listens to the widow and to the orphan;

Africare straightens the tree which withers;

Africare holds out a hand to the afflicted;

Africare restores the smile of those hurt;

And if Africare was a physical person, we would have demanded its inscription in the cannon of the saints.

 

Africare has taken the major concerns of the population as its personal priority... We cannot say that Africare has neutralized food insecurity. However, we can assert frankly that it has drastically reduced poverty in the population of Zondoma."

 

Ouedraogo P. Macaire

Representative of the Department of Tougo’s  Farmers’ Union

Africare/Burkina Faso

Promoting Small Scale Potato Production: Partnered with the National Institute of Environment and Agriculture Research and Polytechnic University of Bobo Dioulasso to combat food insecurity in five regions through the promotion of potato cultivation. Widened the range of available potato varieties by introducing new seeds. Conducted 419 production demonstrations. Trained leaders of CSOs, technicians, 61 extension agents and more than 1,000 producers on techniques to increase potato production capacity. Held tasting sessions and culinary demonstrations to promote potato consumption. (United States Potato Board)

Protect Your Life HIV & AIDS Prevention: Curbed the spread of HIV & AIDS among members of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces and their families in Kaya, Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouagadougou military regions. Made medical supplies available to enable voluntary testing. 30 military health workers were trained in HTC. Trained 240 peer educators who conducted 1,595 HIV awareness sessions, reaching more than 50,000 men, women and young people. (United States Department of Defense)

Scaling Up Malaria Control Interventions: Partnered with Plan Burkina to accelerate the malaria-related achievements in the country while focusing on children under 5, pregnant women, universal home coverage and treatment of malaria cases in the Hauts Bassins, Boucle du Mouhoun and Cascades regions. Covered 1,743 villages. Signed contracts with 36 CSOs and trained them to cover all of the villages in their zones. Ensured that 192% of the targeted number of households properly used LLINs. Met 229% of the targeted audience size through outreach with film screenings, theater forums and talks. (The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria)