World Water Day-Earth Day Initiative: Wyoming Seminary Walks for Water for Namoungou
See full Press release HERE. BARKA Foundation and Wyoming Seminary Students Provide Clean Water for Students in Burkina Faso 2021-04-20 15:08:02 - Fada N'Gourma, Burkina Faso In the spirit of internationalism, environmentalism, and reciprocity, Wyoming Seminary (Sem)...
Teaching Tutorial for Video of A Day in the Lives of Namoungou Students
This post is to serve as an educational tool for teachers who are viewing the BARKA created video "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF STUDENTS FROM NAMOUNGOU MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, BURKINA FASO". It is intended to provide additional context necessary for understanding what the...
Happy International Women’s Day!
WHAT IS WOMEN'S DAY LIKE IN BURKINA FASO? In Burkina Faso, International Women's Day is a big deal. Men go to the market to buy vegetables and extras (condiments) needed for cooking, and then cook for the family! In a patriarchal culture that seldom sees men cooking,...
Historic First Menstrual Cup Project in Burkina Receives Grant from International Foundation
Effective March 1st, Afric'up: Ya Soma, the first major menstrual cup project in Burkina Faso herstory has begun its implementation. This has been made possible by a $35,000 grant from Together Women Rise (formerly Dining for Women) and a $25,000 grant from...
BARKA to Implement First Major Menstrual Cup Project in Burkina Faso
Menstrual Cups Coming Soon to Burkina Faso in Project Afric’up: Ya Soma Dining for Women funds first major menstrual cup project in Burkina Faso, to be led by The BARKA Foundation, Menstru’elles, and Femme International. Burkina Faso- November 30, 2020 For Immediate...
BARKA Foundation and Ministry of Education Distribute Face Masks to 2000 Students for Final Exams
Working with the National Gendarmerie, BARKA also distributed 500 masks to prisoners in Fada N’Gourma and provided locally-produced soap for 5000 villagers and IDPs Burkina Faso- July 31, 2020 For Immediate Release: The BARKA Foundation, a UN-affiliated NGO based in...
On May 28, Menstrual Hygiene Day, BARKA's 3 top Menstrual Health Project Leaders took to the radio waves to sensitize the entire eastern region about menstrual issues, breaking the silence on this taboo subject. The 3 women, Madame Salimata Zalle, Madame Awa Traore,...
Statement in Support of the Abolishment of Systemic Racism and Solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives
We are witnessing the birth of something new. In the wake of the brutal and senseless murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, the world has said Enough Is Enough, Never Again. Ordinary citizens, young and old, all over the planet are saying that WE CAN’T...
Gearing Up for Menstrual Hygiene Day, May 28: It’s Time For Action
BARKA Foundation and those fighting Period Poverty are gearing up all over the world right now in preparation for Menstrual Hygiene Day tomorrow, May 28. This annual event has been growing in popularity and impact for the past several years. This year, due to the...
Response to COVID-19 in Burkina Faso
BARKA Foundation is closely monitoring the Coronavirus situation in Burkina Faso. We will continue to update this page with the latest news, updating the timeline below with significant events and information. The healthcare system in Burkina Faso is already virtually...
Barka, St. Joseph Hospital
From left to right: Dr. Kevyn Comstock, Esu Anahata, Ina Anahata, Issouf "Kodjo" Bance, President Mary Prybylo, Karim Combari, Spiritual Care Director Andrew Files, Primary Care Director Mya-Lisa King, Miki MacDonald N.P. January 22, 2020 We would like to get down on...
Op-Ed: Why We Should Care About Burkina Faso Right Now
Photo: Emergency water distribution in Fada N'Gourma, November, 2019 January, 2020, Fada N'Gourma, Burkina Faso Fourteen years ago, my wife and I co-founded The BARKA Foundation, a UN-affiliated NGO with special consultative status with ECOSOC. BARKA’s work focuses...