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The landlocked nation of Burkina Faso in west Africa is one of the poorest countries in the world ranking in 182nd place out of 186 countries and territories in 2019 in terms of life expectancy, literacy, access to knowledge and the living standards of a country. Life expectancy is just over 53yrs and in one recent 12
month period a staggering 1000,000 children were
orphaned as a result of AIDS/HIV. In fact one out of every five children in Burkina Faso
is an orphan or as been abandoned.
With just 20% of the
population earning a wage, you may expect there to be
many volunteer work placements and opportunities in Burkina Faso. In fact, there are very few
~ the country simply has no working infrastructure and those in charge are
poorly educated with just 8% of eligible children actually attending secondary
school. What volunteer work there is focuses on education and
orphans as well as health awareness in an attempt to
stop the population being further decimated by the AIDS
virus.
Please note that many volunteer opportunities in Burkina Faso were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the permanent closure of some volunteer opportunities and restrictions on others. Hopefully things are now beginning to return to normal. If you run or
know of a volunteer work project in Burkina Faso let us know by
contacting us here. We look forward
to hearing from you!
Volunteer Work Burkina Faso: Transform Burkina
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Volunteer Work Burkina Faso: Red Cross Burkina Faso
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Volunteer Work Burkina Faso: Amurt
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Volunteer Work Burkina Faso: Medecins Sans Frontieres
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