Recent projects

Development Cooperation of ÖJAB in Burkina Faso

Get to know the current projects of ÖJAB in Burkina Faso – initiatives that promote education, strengthen communities, and create opportunities.

Our latest Burkina Faso travel report 2024 (in German) with many pictures is now online! A team from ÖJAB's development cooperation visited the West African country at the end of the year. The aim of the trip was to evaluate ÖJAB's ongoing projects on-site and to initiate new initiatives with potential new partner organizations.

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Crafting Futures

Education as the key to a better future

A group of young people in blue training overalls is working outdoors under trees on wooden boards with electrical training components. They belong to the CFPP/Vénégré training center and are completing a practical exercise in building technology.

ÖJAB supports disadvantaged youths through practical vocational training in promising skilled trades.

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TOGETHER – CLEAN – HEALTHY

Compost latrines and hygiene training for rural households

Two local Burkinabe craftsmen constructing a latrine in the Burkinabe community of Samba.

ÖJAB supports the establishment of sustainable compost latrines and hygiene training for rural households in Burkina Faso. Local craftsmen are being trained to build additional latrines.

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Hygiene for health

Better sanitation for a rural commune

A project to improve the hygiene and health conditions for the local population in Doulougou.

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One Woman – One Farm

Improving incomes of women in rural areas in the region Centre Nord, Burkina Faso

A person is holding several goats with blue ear tags on leashes, as the animals nibble on branches. The person is dressed in traditional, colorful clothing and wears a cross necklace. In the background, other people, a fallen bicycle, and trees are visible. The scene takes place in a rural area of Burkina Faso as part of a project promoting small livestock farming by women.

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Tomorrow's Honey

Improving biodiversity and incomes of beekeepers in Ouagadougou’s outskirts

Men stand among beehives in preparation.

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ÖJAB has been supporting development work for West Africa with its projects for decades. On the following pages you will find a selection of completed ÖJAB projects in the field of development cooperation.

Completed Projects

ÖJAB in Burkina Faso

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