Sustainable Agriculture Burkina Faso Project #50084

Water to Empower Female Farmers in Burkina Faso

by Farmsahel Inc

Project Report | Jul 28, 2026
Water Access Reaches Tanghin

By Madjalia Seynou | Executive Director

Dear Supporters,

Since our last update, your generosity has continued to move this project forward, especially on the water and irrigation work that is at the heart of this initiative.

Water access has arrived in Tanghin. A clean drinking water well is now in place, along with an irrigation system for off season vegetable growing. This means families in Tanghin now have safe drinking water and a path toward year round food production, not just harvests tied to the rains.

With water secured, work has moved to the next phase: land fencing is underway, followed by construction of water storage basins for irrigation. Once these are complete, planting will begin.

Progress continues across our other project sites as well:

•In Sinikiere, women are producing bokashi, an organic fertilizer made through fermentation, strengthening soil health ahead of the next planting cycle.

•In Ouda, an eggplant nursery is growing, combining a cherished local variety with improved seedlings.

•In Sinikiere, papaya trees planted earlier this year are growing strong.

•In Dapelgo, women continue to apply composting practices learned through our trainings, including on their own personal plots, a sign that these skills are taking root beyond group projects.

This builds on the diverse harvest we reported in November, when farmers brought in rice, cowpeas, cabbage, soybeans, African eggplant, and corn, alongside new crops like wheat, watermelon in Simbri, and tangelo trees in Ouda.

With your continued support, we are able to:

•Expand access to clean water and irrigation

•Train women in regenerative agriculture and composting

•Diversify crops for stronger nutrition and income

Thank you for standing with the women farmers of Burkina Faso.

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Mar 26, 2026
The Harvest Is In - And It Is Historic

By Madjalia Seynou | Executive Director

Dear Valued Supporters,

As we close out 2025, we are writing to you with full hearts and overflowing fields — and it is entirely because of you.

Since our last update in November, your generosity has continued to transform lives in the communities of Simbri and Ouda in Burkina Faso. We want to bring you fully up to date on what your investment has made possible.

The Harvest Is In

The 2025 growing season yielded our most diverse harvest to date. Across our project sites, women farmers successfully brought in rice, cowpeas, cabbage, soybeans, African eggplant, and corn, a breadth of production that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago in these drought-prone communities.

But this year brought two new milestones we are especially proud to share:

Wheat is now growing in our fields, introduced for the first time this cycle, this crop represents a bold expansion of our agricultural portfolio and a major step toward year-round nutritional diversity.
Watermelon has taken root in Simbri, and tangelo trees have been planted in Ouda , both part of our long-term agroforestry and income diversification strategy. The tangelo trees in particular will provide harvests for years to come, building lasting wealth for women farmers and their families.

These are not just new crops. They are new streams of income, new sources of nutrition, and new proof that regenerative agriculture can flourish even in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions.

Water Is the Foundation of Everything

Today, more than 10,000 people have access to clean drinking water. This infrastructure does double duty: it supports daily health and household needs, and it powers our irrigation systems, enabling our farmers to grow crops during the dry season when fields would otherwise sit empty.

How You Can Keep This Growing

Every seed planted, every well drilled, every kilogram of compost produced, it all starts with you. Here is how you can help us carry this momentum forward:

Give Monthly: A recurring gift, even a small one, helps us plan with confidence and act without delay.
Share Our Story: Tell someone about our work. Awareness is the first step toward action.
Fundraise With Us : Share this fundraising page and challenge your network to join the movement.

What you have helped build here is not charity. It is transformation, community by community, harvest by harvest, woman by woman.

Thank you for being part of it.

With deep gratitude,

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Nov 27, 2025
2025 Harvest

By Madjalia Seynou | Executive Director

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