Food Security
What's New | Introduction | Resources | Past Projects | Contact Us
"Our mission is to increase food security by developing resources and acting as an information exchange network for volunteers across all sectors of Peace Corps Burkina Faso."
Introduction
The Peace Corps Burkina Faso (PCBF) Food Security Task Force (FSTF) is a volunteer-driven committee officially created in 2008 in response to the problems of malnutrition and subsistence living prevalent in Burkina Faso.
The FSTF will be involved in increasing food security for Burkinabé through PCBF volunteers by offering trainings, informational resources, promotional materials, and funding opportunities for volunteer projects. As the committee was created by volunteers inspired by the nutritional qualities of the moringa tree (Moringa oleifera), FSTF continues to promote moringa from cultivation to transformation to preparation through sensibilisations and demonstrations.
Estimated food security conditions, 2nd Quarter 2012 (April-June 2012) -FEWS NET
Click here to visit the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET).
Click here for a survey to find out how food secure your site is.
Resources
Print and video materials for volunteers and their communities on gardening, moringa, agroforestry, nutrition, and markets.
(Secure Log-in required)
Don't start from scratch -- read about what other volunteers have done in the past to increase food security.
Volunteers now have access to tree and vegetable seeds at our seed bank for personal, demo plot and project use.
The FSTF is the first point of contact and reviewer for the WAFSP grants for food security projects and USAID's SPA (Small Project Assistance) grants for Water & Sanitation. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Results
End of Year Report 2009 (.doc)
End of Year Report 2010 (.pdf)
Contact Us
Give us a call or send us an e-mail at: FSCBurkina@gmail.com
President : Jason Tsichlis
Vice President : Karina Valenzuela
Treasurer : Nina Yang
Communication Director : Tarek Wiley
Resource Manager : Dan Sharon
Resource Manager : Clarissa Pape
| Attachment | Kind | Size |
|---|---|---|
Download BF Gardening Handbook | PDF document | 1.2 MB |
Download Idiot’s Guide to Agriculture | Word document | 1.47 MB |
| Download PC Burkina AG Manual | Word document | 3.08 MB |
Download FY2012 SPA Abstract.xls | Excel spreadsheet | 305.5 KB |
| Download FY2012 SPA Completion Report and Project Log.xls | Excel spreadsheet | 285.5 KB |
| Download FY2012 WAFSP Project Proposal _27Feb2012.xls | Excel spreadsheet | 439 KB |
| Download FY2012 WAFSP Project Report_final_27Feb2012.xls | Excel spreadsheet | 208 KB |
| Download WAFSP GRANT FUNDING GUIDELINES with Letterhead.doc | Word document | 81 KB |
