In mid-February, staff from AVN-International and AVN-Burkina Faso visited the AVN teams now established in three new regions of the country: Koubri, Dédougou and Yako. The preliminary results from these new regions are very promising. Read more...
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AVN's MISSION
In sub-Saharan Africa, the struggle to obtain decent housing plunges millions of families into a vicious circle of poverty. Association la Voûte Nubienne (AVN) offers a solution to this problem, based on three integrated concepts:
A Roof + A Skill + A Market
AVN organises the training and support of local teams to promote this solution on a large-scale. As a result, families can acquire affordable, sustainable, and decent housing, at the same time improving their economic conditions, their quality of life, and their environment.
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Results & Impacts of the AVN Program by September 2012
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On Feb 13th and 14th, the first workshop for Burkinabé women involved in the AVN program was held in Boromo. The participants came from 6 different regions of Burkina Faso, and included wives of VN masons, local 'champions' of the program, and future extension agents. Read more...
Since September 2012, the FFEM (French Global Environment Facility) has agreed to support AVN's program to the extent of 30% of our overall budget for the next four years.
AVN has won a Dubai International Award for Best Practice to Improve the Living Environment. The Award, co- sponsored by UN-Habitat, specifically recognises our program in Burkina Faso for 'best practice transfer'.
UK donors to Just Giving have together donated £3,996 online for the AVN Program in Mali, as a result of our presence on the Global Giving and Just Giving websites. A big thank you to all those who have shown their confidence in our work in Mali.
