BARKA

The BARKA Foundation is a UN-affiliated NGO established in January, 2006. Its mission is to serve as a catalyst for achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Burkina Faso , considered to be among the poorest countries in the world. BARKA is spearheading the BARKA Burkina Consortium, an international collaborative effort to uncover a new approach toward poverty eradication. Its methodology is community-led, grassroots and combines indigenous and modern technologies to develop a set of best practices in areas of clean water accessibility, sanitation, irrigation, sustainable agriculture, women's empowerment, education, and healthcare.

BARKA’s work is about co-creating a culture of peace. One concrete example is through building bridges between communities in the US and villages in Burkina by connecting schools, youth groups, women's associations, faith-based organizations, businesses, artists and civic leaders in order for our gifts to be shared with each other.