Burkina Faso
DW Burkina Faso
09 B.P. 1319 Ouagadougou 09 Burkina Faso
Tel : Djibo +226 40 56 01 96 ; Ouagadougou : +226 50 38 70 90 ; Mobile : 78 85 52 62
e-mail : dwbf.djibo@fasonet.bf
Contact in Burkina Faso :
Arsène Tuina
Presentation
Development Workshop is a French not for profit association working in the field of international solidarity. First established in the UK in 1973, it has been based in France since 1998, and is part of the Development Workshop (DW) group. DW is also a locally registered NGO in Burkina Faso and has been active in Burkina Faso since 1995.
DW aims to improve the living conditions of the poor in the least developed communities of the world by reducing damage and difficulties arising fro; environmental, demographic and human change or from natural disasters
At the heart of DW’s activities is training and the development of local skills and capacities to address the problems pf shelter and of the environment on which we all depend.
DW works notably in Africa and in Asia, through its offices in Angola, in Burkina Faso, in Mali, and in Viet Nam, as well as in France and in Canada.
In the countries of the Sahel, DW has promoted the development of sustainable housing and human establishments based on respect for existing values and on the availability of human, material and financial resources which are fundamental to a durable approach and to good management of the natural resources of the region. Needs and the availability of resources of the countries of West Africa are changing rapidly: systems which have proved their viability over the course of centuries are often unable today to meet current needs or to match the resources available. It is in this context that DWF promotes sustainable approaches for a form of development which can serve the people as part of a changing process.
In the Sahel, promoting “woodless construction’ has been the main focus of DW’s activities since 1980, and in Burkina Faso since 1995. The term “woodless construction” designates techniques originating in Egypt and in Iran which enable one to build roofs for traditional housing without using wood, a major factor in the destruction of the forests of the region and in accelerating desertification. Around this activity, DW develops the building skills of young people, supports the activities of female potters, develops structures for economic activities and encourages local income generation helping to brake the rural exodus. The promotion of woodless construction in Niger, in Mali and in Burkina Faso was been recognised by the World Habitat Award in 1998.
DW works in close collaboration with the inhabitants of towns and villages in the region, with local authorities and with other NGO partners for the realisation of school and administrative buildings.
DW’s actions in Burkina Faso
To establish a capacity to meeting housing, environmental and decentralisation needs, based on the use of locally available human and physical resources
Development Objectives :
- To contribute to the development of the local economy and to poverty reduction;
- To reduce the pressure on the natural environment;
- To enhance local capacity to meet housing needs in a changing environment;
- To develop practical skills in the field of housing, and notably woodless construction and related techniques.
- To develop an institutional framework to ensure the economic and operational efficiency of the persons trained
Oursi Beero museum built with woodless construction – a high quality DW building in Burkina Faso
DW’s actions are based on :
- A response to requests for support and training coming from the villages and departments of the northern provinces of Burkina Faso.
- Public workshops held with communities to identify shelter, environment problems and social needs that can be met by developing local skills and the use of local material and human resources.
- The offer of training programmes and support to people chosen by the participants during the workshops.
- Training in woodless construction skills for novice builders and technicians ;
- Training and assistant to women’s groups particularly related to the production of ceramic products used in and on houses, including improving quality and reducing fuel consumption ;
- Training for the setting up of economic interest groups to help trained people organise themselves for work.
- Technical assistant to provincial services ;
- Collaboration with local authorities in the process of administrative decentralisation, helping develop infrastructure suing local skills developed by DW.
Woodless
Construction in Burkina Faso | download | Partners | 1998
World Habitat Award
