Access to clean water

Syntyche talks with displaced women in Burkina Faso. Credit : Sylvain Cherkaoui / Oxfam

"My heartfelt appeal: to be able to act to help my Burkinabè sisters in distress"

Syntyche Ouedraogo, is a member of Oxfam’s humanitarian communications team in Burkina Faso. She gives us her look as a humanitarian worker, in a country affected by a succession of crises. Today, the coronavirus pandemic is a new threat to face. And yet, no one is resigned.

En cette période de pandémie de COVID-19, une ingénieure en eau et assainissement fait face à un défi titanesque : le manque d’eau.

Faced with coronavirus, a water engineer tries to work miracles in Burkina Faso

En cette période de pandémie de COVID-19, une ingénieure en eau et assainissement fait face à un défi titanesque : le manque d’eau.

Mariam is a mother and displaced woman at the PIssila site in Burkina Faso

Survivors and heroines: women in the crisis in Burkina Faso

The study "Survivors and heroines: women in the crisis in Burkina Faso" describes the impact of the conflict on women and looks at their role in strengthening social cohesion and building peace.

We call on world leaders to #CancelTheDebt in developing countries to fight the coronavirus.

Our response to the COVID-19

Our teams are mobilized on the ground and are working around the clock to adapt our programs to ensure safe humanitarian access and protect the poorest and more vulnerable from COVID-19.

Women are busy finding water at the Pissila IDP site in Burkina Faso's Sanmatenga province. Credit: Sylvain Cherkaoui / Oxfam

Crisis in Burkina Faso: 1.9 million people are in urgent need of water

February 20, 2020 – Following the recent launch of the new Humanitarian Response Plan in Burkina Faso, Oxfam is calling for the urgent mobilization of funds to respond to the pressing water, sanitation and hygiene needs of more than 1.9 million people.

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