What We Do
We equip the people of Burkina Faso in such a way that they will be self sufficient from our initial gift. Education is the key to sustainable development. In every one of our programs, training and education are at the heart of what we offer. As a charity, we don’t want to create long-term dependence on outside assistance. Instead, we are building a local infrastructure and raising up local leaders who can make a long lasting difference in their communities.
Care Package Program
Bulls and Plows
Burkina Faso is in a perpetual drought, which makes farming difficult. To combat extreme poverty, we developed a care package program where we provide families with a pair of vaccinated bulls and a plow, which enables them to start farming corn, millet, sorghum, and other crops. We also train the farmers in sustainable farming methods to ensure their success.
Education
International School Barkwende
While education is free in many nations, like the United States, families in most African nations have to pay for their children’s education at a cost beyond their means. For instance, the average family income in Burkina Faso is about $1 per day and tuition costs are over $150 a year per child. This gap explains the current high illiteracy rate of 72 percent in Burkina Faso. Our program makes it possible for families in rural villages to send their children to school. By equipping them with our Care Package, providing them with clean water wells and training, more and more poor families are given the opportunity to send their children to school.
Clean Water Wells
Investing in their long term health
Burkina Faso has a high rate of communicable diseases like Malaria, Dengue Fever, and Yellow Fever. Diseases like this spread rapidly in communities where there is no clean source of drinking water. Feeding Nations Through Education provides clean, drinkable water in remote villages. We knew that the success of our Care Package program also depended on a source of clean drinking water for people as well as for bulls provided to families a part of the Care Package program. FNTE invests in the long-term health of rural villagers by drilling clean water wells.
Women Microloan Program
Empowering Women
We believe women are the backbone of the family. To equip them further, we developed a microloan program that gives them the opportunity to begin their own handcrafted business. Each recipient pays it forward to the next woman in line. As the cycle continues, more and more women are empowered and enabled to support their children’s education.
