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.

western Africa

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)

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

elephants, lions, hippos, giraffes, gazelles, leopards

Poverty Pitfalls


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.

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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 Burkinabe (bur-KEE-nuh-beh).

Native groups are known for making huge artistic masks.

Stats	Burkina Faso 🇧🇫	United States 🇺🇸
Population	23,042,199	[field usa_stats_usa_population option=true]
People Living in Poverty	43.2%	[field usa_stats_usa_poverty option=true]
Languages	Mossi, Fula, Gourmantche, Dyula, Bissa, Gurunsi, French, Bwamu, Dagara, San, Marka, Bobo, Senufo, Lobi	[field usa_stats_usa_languages option=true]
Religions	Muslim 63.8%, Roman Catholic 20.1%, Animiste 9%, Protestant 6.2%, other 0.2%, none 0.7%	[field usa_stats_usa_religions option=true]
Typical Family Income	$2,112 per year	[field usa_stats_usa_income option=true]