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Burkina Faso

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Sponsors have helped Burkinabé children since 2004, when Compassion teamed up with churches in Burkina Faso to fight poverty.

Where in the World?

western Africa

Favorite ...

sports: soccer, basketball

foods: beans, chicken, fufu (a peanut soup), zoom-koom (a sweet drink)

celebrations: Christmas, Easter Monday (Christians keep celebrating after Easter Sunday with this family holiday)

Claim to Fame

Africa's biggest grower of cotton, which is often sent to other countries for sale.

Wild Residents

elephants, lions, hippos, giraffes, gazelles, leopards

Poverty Pitfalls

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Many people don't get enough food or clean water. Sponsored children eat nutritious meals and drink clean water at their Compassion centers.
Some kids are forced to work. Church workers help protect children from people who may force them to work.
Many people haven't had the chance to learn to read and write. Sponsored children stay in school and get help reading and writing.

Fun Facts

a little bigger than Colorado

money: CFA franc

It's fun to say its capital city: Ouagadougou [wah-guh-DOO-goo].

The country's name translates as "Land of the Honest Men."

The people are called Burkinabé (bur-KEE-nuh-beh).

Native groups are known for making huge artistic masks.

Stat Snapshot

Stats

Burkina Faso ?? United States 🇺🇸

Population

20,107,509 339,665,118

People Living in Poverty

40.1% 15.1%

Languages

French, Mòoré, Bissa and Dioula

English, Spanish, Chinese, other

Religions

Muslim 61.5%, Roman Catholic 23.3%, traditional/animist 7.8%, Protestant 6.5%, none 0.7%, other/unspecified 0.2%

Protestant 46.5%, none/other 26.1%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Mormon 1.6%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah’s Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%

Typical Family Income

$1,900 per year $63,700 per year

MAIN SOURCE: World Factbook, 2018

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