Awa and Fatimata’s stories
Working together in this way, women can earn a sustainable,…
Forest Governance Phase Two
2,352,694
trees grown
1,168,574
people supported
XXX
hectares of land under
sustainable management
Why this project matters
Over 70% of people in Burkina Faso live rurally and rely on the land and trees to get food to eat and products to sell for an income. But the effects of the climate crisis and deforestation are causing the land to rapidly lose its fertility. As a result, poverty and hunger are major issues here.
To make matters worse, communities that rely on the forests don’t always know who is in charge of them. This means people are often unable to manage and protect forests in the way that they need.
Our Aims
Through this project, we supported people with the tools and training they neededto restore and protect 25 forest areas. They were supported to develop forest management plans which help them to protect the forests for years to come. We also built 145 water-conserving boulis, each of which will hold on average 2,500m3 of water. That’s the same amount of water as an Olympic swimming pool!
We supported over 13,000 people to form enterprise groups and learn how to process tree products into products like shea butter and how to market them to earn an income.
55%
reduction in the proportion
of households living
below the poverty line
78%
of households reported
strong forest governance
184%
increase in average
household income
"It’s great to work with Tree Aid. Thanks to the project, everybody is involved in protecting the environment. Trees are no longer being destroyed and the forest is even being restored.”
Stories from Burkina Faso
Read the inspiring real stories of people we’ve worked with in Burkina Faso.
Our partners
The first phase of this project was funded by the UK Department for International Development’s Civil Society Challenge Fund. The second phase was funded by the Swedish International Development Agency, who also funded the scale-up of the project. We worked with other partners including UNCDF, SNV, MEEVCC, and GAGF.
