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ABOUT MOUSSO FASO
Mousso Faso Cooperative has been founded with the aim of improving the precarious working conditions of Women in Burkina Faso; and to dignify them with fair trade in their crops. They are the ones who traditionally carry out the work of planting and harvesting.
In addition, we will provide the compulsory Schooling for the children of their members, health care and other social aspects.
In Burkina Faso, the percentage of girls who attend school is low, and it decreases even more when they reach secondary school. Most women do not have access to professional studies, so many of them work in agriculture.
The creation of the Mousso Faso cooperative, which brings together 150 Women around Gaoua, aims to promote fair trade, and with it an improvement in the Standard of Living of wWomen, as well as training and minimum conditions of safety at work.
HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE
Since this cooperative does not have sufficient means to offer any kind of reward in exchange for the donations received, the resources that would cover different contributions are detailed:
- Contribution of € 5: Covers the cost of 5 pairs of protective gloves for agricultural activity, avoiding scorpion stings
- Contribution of € 10: Purchase of 10 masks to avoid the continuous inhalation of dust (declared by the WHO as extremely harmful to health)
- Contribution of € 15: Covers suitable footwear for 3 women, which can prevent scorpion and snake bites
- Contribution of € 50: Cover a first aid kit against bites and to relieve small wounds
- Contribution of € 100: Purchase of organic fertilizers for the preparation of the land
- Contribution of € 450: Training course for 50 women
- Contribution of € 500: Artisanal manufacture of machinery (implements) to collect and sift the chufa obtained from the land, improving considerably the working conditions of women
ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
Who will benefit from this initiative?
150 women who are part of the cooperative, women who work under extremely precarious conditions in order to support their families; women who would be the main beneficiaries of this fundraising campaign.
We are 7 organizations involved in the project:
In Burkina Faso:
- ASFES (Solidarity Association with women and children in the Sahel)
- Cooperativa Mousso Faso
In Spain:
- Association of Burkinabés of Barcelona
- Association of Burkinabés of Madrid
- Nourdine Association (Malian in València)
- CIM Burkina
- Sansana School
Objective:
Our goal is to reach € 7100 for different resources detailed below that will facilitate and dignify the work of women in the cooperative for the next campaign that will start at the end of July.
Approximate budget to start the next campaign:
-150 € for 150 pairs of gloves
-150 € for 150 masks
-750 € to get adequate footwear for 150 women
-1350 € for the completion of 3 training courses
-100 € for 2 kits for 2 different work fields
-2600 € to cover the organic fertilizer of 10 hectares of land
-2000 € for two implements (cutter and thresher) for the cultivation and harvesting of tiger nut, as well as two sieves
TOTAL: € 7100
OTHER BACKGROUND
Recently a Documentary on this issue was launched in Spain causing a big impact on local news.
Shocking interviews with local farmers, meetings with TigerNuts traders... and many other experiences gathered in a breath taking documentary.
https://www.lasprovincias.es/comunitat/retiran-sello-comercio-20180704003917-ntvo.html
https://www.eldiario.es/socios/documental-Mousso-Faso-integras-disponible_6_716088401.html
https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/valencia/20180517/443634962891/africa-valencia-juntas-hablar-chufa-por-primera-vez.html
Mousso Faso Cooperative has been founded with the aim of improving the precarious working conditions of Women in Burkina Faso; and to dignify them with fair trade in their crops. They are the ones who traditionally carry out the work of planting and harvesting.
In addition, we will provide the compulsory Schooling for the children of their members, health care and other social aspects.
In Burkina Faso, the percentage of girls who attend school is low, and it decreases even more when they reach secondary school. Most women do not have access to professional studies, so many of them work in agriculture.
The creation of the Mousso Faso cooperative, which brings together 150 Women around Gaoua, aims to promote fair trade, and with it an improvement in the Standard of Living of wWomen, as well as training and minimum conditions of safety at work.
HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE
Since this cooperative does not have sufficient means to offer any kind of reward in exchange for the donations received, the resources that would cover different contributions are detailed:
- Contribution of € 5: Covers the cost of 5 pairs of protective gloves for agricultural activity, avoiding scorpion stings
- Contribution of € 10: Purchase of 10 masks to avoid the continuous inhalation of dust (declared by the WHO as extremely harmful to health)
- Contribution of € 15: Covers suitable footwear for 3 women, which can prevent scorpion and snake bites
- Contribution of € 50: Cover a first aid kit against bites and to relieve small wounds
- Contribution of € 100: Purchase of organic fertilizers for the preparation of the land
- Contribution of € 450: Training course for 50 women
- Contribution of € 500: Artisanal manufacture of machinery (implements) to collect and sift the chufa obtained from the land, improving considerably the working conditions of women
ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
Who will benefit from this initiative?
150 women who are part of the cooperative, women who work under extremely precarious conditions in order to support their families; women who would be the main beneficiaries of this fundraising campaign.
We are 7 organizations involved in the project:
In Burkina Faso:
- ASFES (Solidarity Association with women and children in the Sahel)
- Cooperativa Mousso Faso
In Spain:
- Association of Burkinabés of Barcelona
- Association of Burkinabés of Madrid
- Nourdine Association (Malian in València)
- CIM Burkina
- Sansana School
Objective:
Our goal is to reach € 7100 for different resources detailed below that will facilitate and dignify the work of women in the cooperative for the next campaign that will start at the end of July.
Approximate budget to start the next campaign:
-150 € for 150 pairs of gloves
-150 € for 150 masks
-750 € to get adequate footwear for 150 women
-1350 € for the completion of 3 training courses
-100 € for 2 kits for 2 different work fields
-2600 € to cover the organic fertilizer of 10 hectares of land
-2000 € for two implements (cutter and thresher) for the cultivation and harvesting of tiger nut, as well as two sieves
TOTAL: € 7100
OTHER BACKGROUND
Recently a Documentary on this issue was launched in Spain causing a big impact on local news.
Shocking interviews with local farmers, meetings with TigerNuts traders... and many other experiences gathered in a breath taking documentary.
https://www.lasprovincias.es/comunitat/retiran-sello-comercio-20180704003917-ntvo.html
https://www.eldiario.es/socios/documental-Mousso-Faso-integras-disponible_6_716088401.html
https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/valencia/20180517/443634962891/africa-valencia-juntas-hablar-chufa-por-primera-vez.html
Organizer
Javier Valero
Organizer
Valencia
