Solidar Suisse in Burkina Faso: Fighting to improve living conditions for vulnerable populations

A poor distribution of resources between different social strata limits a country’s development efforts. In Burkina Faso, Solidar Suisse is working to improve the living conditions of vulnerable populations. We are multiplying our actions to create decent working conditions, improve access to quality public services for all, and ensure the equitable distribution of resources.

Decent work

Solidar Suisse campaigns for decent wages, social security and respect for human rights.

Humanitarian action

We intervene after disasters, supporting reconstruction and restoring livelihoods.

Democracy

Solidar Suisse supports civil society organizations and thus creates the basis for democratic processes and popular participation.

News

How is project implementation progressing? What is the impact of Solidar Suisse’s work? Find out more about our work here.

Strengthening the community resilience of agroforestry households: RESICOM project closes on a note of satisfaction

Socio-professional reintegration of young internally displaced persons: beneficiaries of the 2nd cohort of the Education and Training Center for Young Internally Displaced Persons (EFJDI) are equipped to make the most of their know-how.

Youth employability: Solidar Suisse Burkina Faso supports the professional reintegration of young internally displaced persons in Sandbondtenga province

Intervention zones

In Burkina Faso, the majority of vulnerable populations live in rural areas. To change this situation and strengthen their livelihoods, Solidar Suisse intervenes in certain rural areas of the country considered more vulnerable (according to data from reference studies). Our areas of intervention to date are: Bankui, Djoro, Guiriko, Koulsé, Nakambé, Nando, Oubri and Tannounyan.

Areas of intervention

To strengthen the livelihoods and autonomy of vulnerable rural populations, we work on a variety of themes.

Agricultural entrepreneurship

Bi- and plurilingual education

Combating child labor

Democracy and participation

Food safety

Gold panning

Humanitarian aid

Nexus

Peace and social cohesion

Training and professional integration of young people

Type

Our projects in the spotlight

Through our projects, we contribute to improving the livelihoods of vulnerable rural populations. We strengthen the voice of disadvantaged populations and defend public services for all.

RESICOM

Strengthening the community resilience of agroforestry households in the Bankui, Sourou (formerly Boucle du Mouhoun), Yaadga (formerly Nord) and Koulsé (formerly Centre-Nord) regions.

Contribute to the sustainable strengthening of the resilience of agroforestry households, including IDPs, affected by the security crisis and climate change in the Bankui, Sourou, Yaadga and Koulsé regions.

RILGRE

Promoting agroecological practices and enhancing the value of agricultural products

Improving integrated natural resource management and sustainably restoring natural ecosystems in the Sahel to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable populations to climate change

Achievements

How are project beneficiaries involved in implementing activities? What is the impact of Solidar Suisse’s work? Our blog and news section provide a library of relevant resources on our interventions and the results of our various projects.

Reforestation Contract: Improving the survival rate of seedlings by empowering growers

30.01.26

The main aim of the reforestation-by-contract approach is to encourage greater community involvement in order to improve the survival rate of seedlings. To offset the poor results of reforestation operations, the RESICOM project in the...

𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗙𝟭 : 𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗠 𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼̂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

20.01.26

On December 09, 2025, the RESICOM project implementation team took stock of the situation after around 54 months of intervention to promote the resilience of agroforestry households in the face of the security and climate...

MaBYZ: local day-care centers set up by the RESICOM project next to agricultural production sites

19.01.26

Here’s a testimonial from a beneficiary of “MaBYZ” (which means “Ma Baas Yiire Zaka” in the local Mooré language), a local initiative that frees mothers from looking after their children, enabling them to play a...

Capitalization brochure: RESICOM, a combination of community-based approaches adapted to the resilience of agroforestry households

10.12.25

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On December 09, 2025, after 04 and a half years of intervention to promote the resilience of agroforestry households in the face of the security and climate crises in the Bankui, Sourou, Yaadga and Koulsé...

Building resilience to food insecurity: rural populations develop community self-help initiatives

30.06.25

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As part of the “Renforcement des Moyens d’existence (Renforce)” project, Solidar Suisse is promoting various community self-help initiatives, such as IFIC, to strengthen the resilience of populations vulnerable to food insecurity. This is an inter-community...

Facilitating learning through bilingual education: pupils at Notre dame de la miséricorde school in Niégo improve their academic results

17.06.25

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To help improve access for children, adolescents and young people to high-quality, inclusive and protective bi-lingual formal and non-formal education, while laying the foundations for social cohesion. This is the main aim of the “Multilingual...