Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso

AVN’s historical country, the deployment of the programme in Burkina Faso started in 1998 around Boromo. To date, 3,112 NV projects have been carried out for the benefit of more than 27,800 people, 658 NV apprentices, masons, artisans and entrepreneurs are active on the market and 28 local employees and many partners are involved in the dissemination of the programme.

Country information

Population in 2021: 22,1 million (69% rural)
GDP per capita: $893 (World Bank 2021)
Climate: Sudano-Sahelian

Key data

1998-2000: 1st technical tests to standardize the NV concept
2000-2006: Start of the programme, awareness, training of masons, constructions
2007: 1st AVN local team in Boromo
2011-2013: Regional duplication in Koubri, Dédougou, Yako et Bama
2013-2016: Pilot projects of NV housing microcredit with 2 MFIs
2014-2016: 1st collaborative partnerships with farmers’ organization
2015-2016: development and testing of training strengthening methodologies
2017-2018: implementation of the IU-IT strategy

Territorial Rollout

1 National Office in Boromo
4 Implementation Territories (TI) and 21 Active Implementation Units (IU)
4 indirect action zones

Buildings constructed

To date, there is more than 3,100 NV projects carried out in Burkina Faso for an area of approximately
102,000 m2, for the benefit of more than 27,800 people. The average annual growth is 15% over the past 10 seasons.

If the majority of the buildings constructed remain for housing in rural areas, the exemplary community and agricultural buildings built each season bear witness to the gradual adoption of the NV concept.

Results

In 2021-22:

482 worksites completed (+26%) representing a built area of 13,100 m2 (+20%)
97% of buildings used for housing
14 community buildings including 6 for production/livestock
38 localities with at least 1 NV building (790 since the beginning of the programme)
23% of sites found independently by NV masons (without AVN’s intervention)
31% of buildings involved a partner organization
3,050 new user-beneficiaries

Update August 2022

Training of a workforce

In 2021-22, 658 apprentices, masons, artisans and entrepreneurs including 32 Masons Trainers are active in the NV market in Burkina Faso.

Results

In 2021-22:

658 active apprentices, masons, artisans and entrepreneurs (+20%)
264 apprentices who began their training this season (+12%)
397 new qualifications

Training activities: 190 modules

138 on site training
52 Academic modules

Update August 2022

Local partners

AVN’s IU-IT strategy involves strong mobilization of partners.

Operational partners (OP)

Implementation Territory - Operational Partner (IT-OP) - projects in progress or awaiting funding:

Fédération Nationale des Groupements Naam (FNGN)
Association Teed Yalgre (ATY)
Associations Provincial des Artisans et Groupements d’Artisans Non-Taaba du Boulgou (APAGAN-B)
Unions Régionales des productrices de Dolo de la Boucle du Mouhoum (URPD-BM-Binkadi)
AFEDN
APAK
Association Entraide Familiale (AEF)
Association pour la Promotion du Genre et de l’épanouissement de la Femme (APGEF)

Relay partners (RP)

SOS-Faim
WeltHungerHilfe
Mairie de Ouagadougou

Technical partners (TP)

Association pour la Promotion des Finances Inclusives au Burkina Faso (APFI-B)
Union des Baorés Tradition, Épargne et de Crédit (UBTEC)
Centre de formation de métiers des mines et carrière, bâtiments et travaux publics de Boromo (CEMCA/BTP)

Notable projects and activities

Here is a selection of remarkable projects and activities implemented in Burkina Faso in recent seasons:

Current projects

Project "Deployment of a green eco-construction sector for the development and resilience of populations in the Center East Region of Burkina Faso"
Funded by the Belgian Development Agency (ENABEL)
Sept. 2020 > June 2023

Vocational Training and Apprenticeship Support Program (PAFPA)
Funded by the Ministry of Youth and Promotion of Youth Entrepreneurship (MJPEJ) and the National Council of Burkinabè Employers (CNPB)
Jan. 2021 > Oct. 2023

SHIFT: Supporting Host communities and IDPs to Facilitate sustainable Transition towards inclusive solutions
Funded by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) via DANIDA grant
Jan. 2021 > June 2023

Project "Establishment of an environment-friendly housing construction industry in the North region" (Phase 2)
co-financed by SOS Faim and the Walloon Air and Climate Agency(AWAC) and implemented by SOS Faim in partnership with the National Federation of Naam Groups (FNGN)
March. 2022 > Feb. 2024

Projects completed

Project “An ecological and sustainable shelter for displaced populations and host communities»
Funded by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UN-HCR)
Jan. > Nov. 2021 then Jan. > May 2022

Pilot shelter support program for internally displaced and host populations in Burkina Faso
Funded by Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Feb > Oct. 2021

Project "Support for the construction of 50 chicken coops in NV in the province of Bam, Center-East Region"
Funded by Welt Hunger Hilfe (WHH-BF)
Jan. > April 2018 then Feb > Dec. 2020

Project "Establishment of an environmentally friendly housing construction industry in the North region" (Phase 1)
co-financed by SOS Faim and the Walloon Air and Climate Agency(AWAC) and implemented by SOS Faim in partnership with the National Federation of Naam Groups (FNGN)
Janvier 2019 > Août 2021

Cross-border project "Emancipation of cross-border communities in the grip of destabilization"
Funded by the PATRIP Foundation via Welt Hunger Hilfe
Sept. 2019 > Aug. 2021

"Strengthening the resilience of young people and women in the border areas of the Boucle du Mouhoun by their integration into the growing market of the Nubian Vault, creating jobs and contributing to endogenous economic development"
Funded by Expertise France
June 2020 > August 2021

Cross-border project "Emancipation of cross-border communities in the throes of destabilization"
Funded by the PATRIP Foundation through Welt Hunger Hilfe
Sept. 2019 > August 2021

"Establishment of an environment-friendly habitat construction sector in the North region of Burkina Faso"
Funded by the Walloon Air and Climate Agency (AWAC) through SOS Faim
January 2019 > August 2021

Unisféra / Ministry of Quebec cooperation project
Funded by the Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change (MDDELC) through Unisféra,
Sept. 2017 > August 2020

Youth Jobs and Skills Development Project (PEJDC)
Funded by the International Association for Development (IDA/Groupe Banque Mondiale)
Sept. > Dec. 2019

Pilot humanitarian program for migrants in Africa
Funded by the Government of the Republic of Poland, through the Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM)
Sept. > Dec. 2018

Construction of VN henhouses in the province of Bam
Funded by Welt Hunger Hilfe (WHH-BF)
Jan. > April 2018

PISCCA: future NV artisans for the Passoré
Funded by the French Embassy
Jan. 2017> June 2018

FAO project: 4 agricultural buildings in the North and Sahel regions
Funded by the European Union
Sept. 2016 > August 2017