According to the UN, Burkina Faso is one of the least developed countries in the world. It has one of the lowest Human Development Index (HDI) values — 0.459, placing the country 186th out of 193.
02.05.2022
These are not going to be pictures like from a green May Day long weekend, although, keeping in the spirit, today we want to show off our garden, which will be green any minute now. The gardeners in Burkina Faso send their best regards to everyone who is spending the first days of May in the meadows, forests or their gardens. By regularly giving us a High Five, you make sure that even when you are relaxing and enjoying the beauty of the long-awaited spring, good things happen all by themselves!
It is thanks to High Fives that farmers in Burkina Faso have jobs, tools and properly irrigated land! Give us a High Five! Let good things happen all on their own!
08.09.2025
Illiteracy is not a blank page. It’s a page where fate has already written the whole story for you. Today is International Literacy Day—a day to celebrate those who have been given the most important tool: the ability to read and write. A tool to rewrite your own story, or at least place your own […]
24.06.2025
Aguera is 20 years old, and knows she doesn’t have that much time. In just a few years, she’ll have children, household duties, and fewer opportunities. In Burkina Faso, this is her last chance for education. It’s now or never. She’s doing it for her future. A profession in her hands means she will always […]
12.06.2025
In the small village of Gourcy, a big story is unfolding. Dozens of women are taking the first real exam of their lives. The focus in the room is as intense as during open-heart surgery. Only the top two will receive sewing machines—and with them, the chance to open their own tailoring business. For these […]
