Self Help Africa - West Africa 2013

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zambia

burkinafaso malawi

ghana zambia

malawi

zambia

ghana

burkinafaso

kenya

ghana

togo

kenya

WEST AFRICA

togo

8. Honey Value Chain

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4. Sustainable Agriculture

BURKINA FASO

2. Water and Sanitation

NIGER 3. Drip Irrigation Research

7. Soil Conservation and Value Addition

MALI Ouagadougou

OUR PROGRAMMES

burkinafaso

kenya

BENIN

5. Improved Cashew Production

Bolgatanga

COTE D´IVOIRE Lake Volta

Accra

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BURKINA FASO WATER AND SANITATION

NIGERIA

Volta

GHANA

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TOGO

6. Climate Change Adaptation

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1. PepsiCa

Lome

Porto Novo

being damaging to the environment, so an additional benefit of this project will be an increase in crop yields through access

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his is an EU-funded programme that will provide safe drinking water, latrines and hygiene awareness training for 30,000 people in the Boucle Mouhoun, Centre

Nord and Centre Sud regions of Burkina Faso. The provision of safe drinking water and sanitation remains a major challenge in rural Burkina Faso. Two types of latrine are being provided, basic family latrines and ECOSAN latrines. ECOSAN latrines are designed so

to natural fertiliser. Water points are being rehabilitated or constructed according to the availability of boreholes and wells in villages. We are working with three local partners and local governments to ensure careful follow-up of the maintenance and management of the latrines and boreholes.

Total Beneficiaries: 30,000 people

that faecal matter can be used as a safe, natural fertilizer. Agriculture inputs such as chemical fertilisers are expensive and beyond the means of most rural households as well as

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