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AIDE DIRECTE - Swiss NGO to support children in need primarily in the education sector. Information on AIDE DIRECTE, their projects, the respective regions and Burkina Faso in general.
Amnesty International USA - Burkina Faso - News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years. [English, Spanish]
Association for Peace and Solidarity: APS Burkina Faso - A non-governmental organization promoting and facilitating improvements of the quality of life, full employment and conditions of progress and development in the economic and social structure.
Directory of Development Organizations - Burkina Faso - Comprehensive directory of international organizations, governments, private sector development agencies, civil society, universities, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms. Includes contact information. [PDF]
The Friends of Burkina Faso - Group founded by former Peace Corps volunteers supports economic, social and educational development. Includes information on the country, community projects and how to help.
Human Rights Watch - Burkina Faso - Reports, background briefings, testimony, press releases and commentary on the human rights situation in the country.
IRIN News - Burkina Faso - News on relief, development, social, economic and political affairs, by the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
LAAFI - Initiative for Development - Austrian association carrying out health projects in rural areas. Site contains good a description of the Burkinabé health system (including an glossary).
Noord-Zuid - Belgian organization providing humanitarian assistance to Burkina Faso. In English, French, Dutch and German.
OneWorld UK - Country Guides: Burkina Faso - Guide to politics, information and media, human rights, economy, health and HIV/AIDS, and the environment.
UN OCHA ReliefWeb - Burkina Faso - Provides latest updates on emergencies, sector reports, appeals and financial tracking along with background information and employment vacancies.
US State Department - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Burkina Faso - 2007 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.
USCRI - Country Report: Burkina Faso - Archives of annual reports about refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons in Mauritania, provided by the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI). Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.