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Causes: Ambulatory & Primary Health Care, Arts & Culture, Cultural & Ethnic Awareness, Education, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Health, International, Literacy, Promotion of International Understanding
Mission: 1. To empower women living in extreme poverty in the rural villages of Burkina Faso through the provision of goats to raise. 2. To sustain life and prevent illness by working to obtain donations of medical supplies, first aid equipment and vitamins for the very poor people in the village.. 3. To assist the poor youth with primary educational supplies (i.e. pens, pencils, backpacks, erasers, etc.). 4. To fight hunger and malnutrition by helping the poor communities with drip irrigation gardens and quality seeds.
Results: Over 1000 women received goats to raise through OUAGANET The multiplying effect (number of offspring goats) is more 10,000 goats in the served communities. Planted over 500 moringa plants to help fight malnutrition Donated thousands of school supplies to poor students Created a deep well in the community of Napone
Target demographics: poor women and youth in rural areas if Burkina Faso, Africa.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 1500
Geographic areas served: Napone, Burkina Faso (W. Africa)
Programs: goats to women, gardening seeds to villagers, sport and educational material to the youth