Burkina Faso

Poverty, conflict and climate change are some of the factors increasing the humanitarian needs in the country.
Despite growing insecurity in the country, Action Against Hunger is continuing its work to treat children under five for severe malnutrition.
Poverty in this country stems from both geographical and social problems. Two-thirds of the country is a desert or semi-desert that experience long yearly periods of drought. While vulnerable populations in these areas already suffer from chronic food insecurity, the worsening droughts make it harder for people to cope with and recover from food shortages.
Widespread poverty, food insecurity, and instability from conflict have led to alarming numbers of childhood malnutrition. The coronavirus pandemic has also caused a sharp drop in growth and thrown an extra 800,000 Malians into poverty.
Action Against Hunger's programmes reached over 400,000 people in Mali in 2020.
Mali has a population of almost 20 million people.
Over a quarter of Malian children under five suffer from malnutrition.
Some of our programmes in Mali include:
Hawa is a community health worker in Mali. She's one of the many amazing women fighting against hunger on the front line.
Community health workers like Ibrahim are providing a lifeline to families in the hardest to reach regions in Mali.
Poverty, conflict and climate change are some of the factors increasing the humanitarian needs in the country.
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