Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, the rate of malnutrition among children and newborns is very high. Following the implementation of a law which guarantees free basic health services for children under five and pregnant women, rural health centres have seen their visitation rates increase. We advocate for universal access to healthcare and to improve quality of care by using innovative technologies, with the goal of diminishing child mortality. Additionally, we help children who are exploited or in conflict with the law.
What we do
Mother and child health
Child protection
Juvenile justice
Key projects
"We have drastically reduced the number of incorrect diagnoses thanks to IeDA and the children benefit from better treatment."
Dr. Robert Kargougou, Secretary General for the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso
Read more...Children's health in Burkina Faso
Terre des hommes in Burkina Faso
Beneficiaries in 2016
591,365 people
Expatriate / national staff
7 / 112
Budget 2017
8,359,501 CHF
Where we work
Supported by
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside of the European Union. Terre des hommes implements projects financed by the the European Commission in Burkina Faso, Mali, Iraq, Greece and India. (Situation 04.11.2016)
> ec.europa.eu/echo
The Novartis Foundation aims at improving access to adequate healthcare in low- and middle-income countries through innovative and outcome-based approaches that guarantee efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability. Its focus is on reducing both infectious and non-communicable diseases through projects that can be scaled up and are developed through local capacity with the help of international research and technical expertise.
In Burkina Faso, the Foundation supports the IeDA project (Integrated e-Diagnostic Approach), through which data from 400 rural primary health centers are computerized and analyzed in order to increase the efficacy of treating children under the age of five years and thus reduce child mortality.
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international development cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). By providing financial means, it supports more than forty projects of Terre des hommes in several geographical regions. Terre des hommes cooperates directly with the SDC, particularly with the departments Regional Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Cooperation with Eastern Europe.
> www.ddc.admin.ch
The European Union (EU), composed of the Member States and the European Commission, is the world’s biggest aid donor. The Commission’s EuropeAid co-operation office manages EU external aid programmes and implements development assistance worldwide. EuropeAid works in close collaboration with its partners to ensure coherence, complementarity and coordination in its assistance programmes. EuropeAid currently supports the projects of Terre des hommes against violence towards children (in Afghanistan and in Burkina Faso), for food security (in Burkina Faso) and for child protection and rights (in Brazil, Burundi and in Haiti). (Situation 04.11.2016)
UNICEF is a UN agency that promotes children’s rights, ensures their development and fights against all poverty, violence, disease and discrimination they may face. UNICEF supports the activities of Tdh in various fields, such as in the fight against child trafficking, juvenile justice, malnutrition, in psychosocial activities or in emergency operations.
> www.unicef.org
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside of the European Union. Terre des hommes implements projects financed by the the European Commission in Burkina Faso, Mali, Iraq, Greece and India. (Situation 04.11.2016)
> ec.europa.eu/echo
The Novartis Foundation aims at improving access to adequate healthcare in low- and middle-income countries through innovative and outcome-based approaches that guarantee efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability. Its focus is on reducing both infectious and non-communicable diseases through projects that can be scaled up and are developed through local capacity with the help of international research and technical expertise.
In Burkina Faso, the Foundation supports the IeDA project (Integrated e-Diagnostic Approach), through which data from 400 rural primary health centers are computerized and analyzed in order to increase the efficacy of treating children under the age of five years and thus reduce child mortality.
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international development cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). By providing financial means, it supports more than forty projects of Terre des hommes in several geographical regions. Terre des hommes cooperates directly with the SDC, particularly with the departments Regional Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Cooperation with Eastern Europe.
> www.ddc.admin.ch
The European Union (EU), composed of the Member States and the European Commission, is the world’s biggest aid donor. The Commission’s EuropeAid co-operation office manages EU external aid programmes and implements development assistance worldwide. EuropeAid works in close collaboration with its partners to ensure coherence, complementarity and coordination in its assistance programmes. EuropeAid currently supports the projects of Terre des hommes against violence towards children (in Afghanistan and in Burkina Faso), for food security (in Burkina Faso) and for child protection and rights (in Brazil, Burundi and in Haiti). (Situation 04.11.2016)
UNICEF is a UN agency that promotes children’s rights, ensures their development and fights against all poverty, violence, disease and discrimination they may face. UNICEF supports the activities of Tdh in various fields, such as in the fight against child trafficking, juvenile justice, malnutrition, in psychosocial activities or in emergency operations.
> www.unicef.org
Timeline
Latest news
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Aid provided to record numbers of children in humanitarian crises in 2017
Aid provided to record numbers of children in humanitarian crises in 2017
Three major challenges for child relief in 2018
Three major challenges for child relief in 2018
Because every child has the right to a childhood
Because every child has the right to a childhood
Handwashing Day: “Our Hands, Our Future!”
Handwashing Day: “Our Hands, Our Future!”
IeDA – Innovation in children’s healthcare
IeDA – Innovation in children’s healthcare
Restorative justice: A real opportunity for a positive outcome
New report about exploitation: effects of climate change and environmental degradation on child labour
Restorative justice: A real opportunity for a positive outcome
New report about exploitation: effects of climate change and environmental degradation on child labour
New report about exploitation: effects of climate change and environmental degradation on child labour
2016: Tdh child relief reaches a new peak with 3 million beneficiaries
2016: Tdh child relief reaches a new peak with 3 million beneficiaries
New! MyTdh: launch your own child support campaign
Aid provided to record numbers of children in humanitarian crises in 2017
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