Economic empowerment and food security for internally displaced women in Ouahigouya

Economic empowerment and food security for internally displaced women in Ouahigouya

Movement France
Movement France

Burkina Faso, Africa

Africa
Projet soutenu Project supported in 2024 : Empowering Women

Project presentation

 

In Burkina Faso, the ongoing security crisis has led to massive internal displacement from the north to the south of the country. The city of Ouahigouya has seen its population triple, placing severe pressure on already fragile infrastructure and worsening food insecurity to its highest level in more than a decade.

Many internally displaced women, formerly engaged in farming, have been forced to abandon their land and livelihoods. The project led by Movement France builds on these existing skills by developing sustainable family farming activities that generate income opportunities.

Implemented on a secured 1.2-hectare agricultural plot, the project combines sustainable crop production, improved access to water through a borehole, the creation of a composting platform, and the construction of a solar-powered storage and processing facility.

Fifteen internally displaced women receive training in agroecological practices, food processing and sales management. The project strengthens their economic autonomy while improving access for local communities to sustainably produced food throughout the year.

Movement France Key figures

15

internally displaced women trained and employed.

1.2

hectares of sustainably developed agricultural land.

80,000

residents impacted in a city heavily affected by internal displacement.

Movement France
The association

Créée en 2015, l’association Movement France agit à Ouahigouya pour améliorer les conditions de vie des femmes vulnérables à travers des projets combinant protection de l’environnement, formation professionnelle et insertion économique. Initialement engagée dans la collecte et la transformation des déchets plastiques, l’association développe aujourd’hui des initiatives durables génératrices d’emplois locaux. Présente sur le territoire depuis plusieurs années, elle travaille en étroite collaboration avec les communautés locales afin de favoriser l’autonomie économique des femmes et la résilience des populations déplacées.

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