Tree Aid's work in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a country in the centre of West Africa. Most people living here depend on the land to grow food and make money. But land is rapidly losing its fertility and trees are being cut down. As a result, over one-third of the population are living in extreme poverty.

That’s why Tree Aid has been working with communities across the country since 1994.

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hectares of forest lost between 1990-2016
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people live in extreme poverty
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people suffer from food insecurity

Our projects

In 2019/20, across all our projects in Burkina Faso, we worked with more than 317,000 people to grow over 1 million trees and protect over 5,000 hectares of land.

Find out more about our projects, past and present, in Burkina Faso.

Two forest guards smiling in front of a forest.

In progress

Protecting forests - Forest Governance phase II

A woman harvesting moringa leaves and collecting them in a bowl on her head.

In progress

Growing food and incomes from forest products

Forest guards walking in a line into the forest.

Completed

Protecting forests - Forest Governance phase I

Women in the distance walking through their village.

Completed

Restoring land with Dryland Development

Our impact in Burkina Faso in 2019/20

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people helped
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trees grown
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hectares protected

The Great Green Wall

Tree Aid is working with communities across Africa to grow trees and restore land in support of the Great Green Wall movement. This African-led initiative envisages an 8,000km mosaic of restored land across the Sahel that will transform the lives of millions living on the frontline of the climate crisis.