Before the project arrived, our village was living in a state of ignorance when it came to hygiene and sanitation. The whole environment was really dirty, also for lack of family latrines. But today, we really welcome the arrival of the project in our village, which, through its awareness-raising method, has managed to change people's behaviour. Ourna SORY, chairman of the sanitation committee in Kankounaba

We very quickly understood the need to form a cooperative with the support of the project. We realised that production and marketing were more profitable as a group than individually. Nowadays, customer demand allows us to produce more than we could have imagined a few years ago’, Gnan TIORO, President of a cooperative of shea butter producers.

Thanks to the project, I've been able to diversify and improve my income-generating activities, and I've also gained access to land through the garden’. Jeanne d'Arc SABOUE, gardener

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With the support of the project, I now have my own workshop. Despite the security situation, there are business opportunities. My business now enables me to pay the rent for the workshop, provide for my family and build up savings’, Sébastien SAWADOGO, welder.

Thanks to the project, I have been trained in agro-ecology, which has enabled me to diversify my production, improve the fertility of my soil, preserve yields for longer and improve my family's health’, Bahoun SECK, market gardener.

Since starting the project, I've learnt a lot about natural production; I know how to produce compost using animal faeces, straw, ash, clay soil and water. I also know how to use neem seeds to produce natural pesticides. Everything I've learnt through the project I've also put into practice in my family's field, and I can confirm that it's really effective, and above all economical, because I no longer spend money on chemicals. Georgette Nagalo, General Secretary of the Bavila market gardening cooperative