Stories From Burkina Faso

Double Blessings in Burkina

By providing improved nutrition, a Burkina Faso clinic helps moms enjoy the blessings of two babies. »»

Faith and food help the Sisters of Annunciation of Bobo fend off fear and malnutrition among children and their moms in Burkina Faso. »»

A widow who escaped conflict in her Mali homeland describes the transition from a well-to-do family life, to one of hunger and poverty. »»

Amid deepening hunger worries, Malian refugees are pouring into Burkina Faso, where the Church—through CRS—is meeting their most critical needs. »»

2009 may well be remembered by CRS supporters and beneficiaries as a year of blessings in the face of a global financial crisis. »»

Before floods ruined his fields, Gérard thought he would have a bumper crop of rice. CRS has waded in to help him and hundreds of other farmers. »»

When Adama woke up to 6 inches of floodwaters in her house, she had no idea that it would change the trajectory of her life. »»

Church partner feeds victims, distributes blankets after flooding forces more than 100,000 people from their homes in Ouagadougou. »»