Barka Foundation Inc

BARKA FOUNDATION HAS FIVE AREAS OF FOCUS: -PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, IMPROVED SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION (WASH) -HELP COMMUNITIES ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY -DEVELOP COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS -UTILIZE MEDIA AND THE CULTURAL ARTS TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITIES OF LOCAL POPULATIONS -EDUCATE US STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES ABOUT AFRICA

ACTIVITIES IN THE WASH, MENSTRUAL HEALTH, AND MEDIA STREGTHENING ARE DETAILED AS FOLLOWS:WASHGIVEN THE DIFFICULTY OF FUNDING A VERY AMBITIOUS WATER PROJECT TO DRILL 20 WELLS IN THE EASTERN REGION, AND GIVEN THE CHANGING CONTEXT ON THE GROUND BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY SITUATION IN BURKINA FASO, BARKA WORKED WITH ITS ROTARY PARTNERS TO MODIFY THIS PROJECT. IT INCLUDES A WATER TOWER WHICH WILL BE CONNECTED TO SEVERAL FOUNTAINS WHERE WATER USERS WILL PAY FOR WATER PER USE, GENERATING SUSTAINABILITY. THE NEW PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE WELLS IN TWO COMMUNUTIES OUTSIDE OF FADA. THE ENTRIE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO SERVE OVER 10,000 PEOPLE, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY INSECURITY.MENSTRUAL HEALTHBARKA COMPLETED ITS GROUND-BREAKING MENSTRUAL CUPS PILOT, PERFORMED MONITORING AND EVALUATION AND COLLECTED ENDLINE SURVEYS FROM OVER 350 PARTICIPANTS WHICH WERE ANALYZED IN AN IMPACT EVALUATION. DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPANSION OF THE PILOT HAS BEGUN WITH EXISTING LOCAL PARTNERS AND NEW PARTNERS INCLUDING TIKO SOLUTIONS, A LOCAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN OUAGADOUGOU, PSI WUROPE, AND IPA.MEDIA STRENGTHENINGA GRANT ISSUED BY THE US EMBASSY OF BURKINA FASO FUNDED A NEW STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR BARKA FOUNDATION IN 2021: STRENGTHENING THE COUNTRYS MEDIA COVERAGE OF THREE KEY THEMATIC AREAS: WOMENS EMPOWERMENT, ANTI-TERRORISM, AND COVID-19 PREVENTION. FOR THIS PROJECT, BARKA PARTNERED WITH WHATMATTERS PRODUCTIONS AND SPACE COWBOYS, TWO AMERICAN FILM AND PRODUCTION COMPANIES WHICH LED WORKSHOPS TO STUDENT JOURNALISTS FROM ISTIC (INSTITUTE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DE L'INFORMATION ET DE LA COMMUNICATION) AND TELEVISION PROFESSIONALS FROM BURKINAS TOP THREE TV NETWORKS. PARTICIPANTS CREATED ORIGINAL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR NATIONAL BROADCAST. IN ADDITION TO THE INCREASING OF AWARENESS ON THE THEMATIC ISSUES FOR ALL BURKINABE, THE PROJECT ALSO HAD AN OBJECTIVE OF SHARING OF EXPERTISE OF AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS WITH COUNTERPARTS IN BURKINA FASO.

DONATED BUSINESS SERVICES TOTALING $22,000:ACCOUNTING, $8,000;BOOKKEEPING, $1,500; GRAPHIC DESIGN, $10,000; LEGAL SERVICES,$2,500