OCADES CARITAS BURKINA donated on July 4, 2023, food and non-food items of more than 53 million FCFA, mainly to children from 0 to 5 years old, pregnant and breastfeeding women from 350 households in the province of Sanguié.
The High Commissioner of the province of Sanguié, Talari Germaine Ouoba, presided over the launching ceremony of the "emergency response" of OCADES CARITAS BURKINA in Koudougou, intended to relieve 350 households among the internally displaced persons of the province . It was Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at the place of the nation of Réo.
The consequences of the security crisis are also palpable in the province of Sanguié. And among the internally displaced people who face food insecurity, there are several children aged 0 to 5, pregnant women and breastfeeding women.
It is this category of vulnerable people that OCADES CARITAS BURKINA in Koudougou has chosen to support with food and non-food items.
Among the 350 households scattered in the communes of Dassa, Réo, Kyon, Tenado, Didyr, Zamo, Zawara and Pouni, each beneficiary household received a 100 kg bag of maize, a 25 kg bag of rice, a bag of 25 kg bean, a 5 liter can of oil, 2 kg of dry fish and 40 balls of soap.
In addition, 150 pregnant women, 150 nursing mothers and 200 children aged 0 to 5 listed shared 403 kg of spirulina, a food supplement.
It should be noted that 150 internally displaced students from the municipality of Dassa received at the Réo Reception Center in December 2022, had already received food and non-food items consisting of corn, blankets and soap.
Through this expression of solidarity, the OCADES CARITAS BURKINA in Koudougou thus intends to contribute to the alleviation of the food suffering of vulnerable households, internally displaced persons and to the prevention of malnutrition of pregnant women, breastfeeding women and children of 0 to 5 years, suggests the representative of the donor structure, Alice Valia / Beloum.
As for the High Commissioner of the province of Sanguié, Talari Germaine Ouoba, it was above all a question for her of welcoming this humanitarian action which, according to her, is a strong act of comfort.
The senior parish priest of Saint Alphonse de Réo parish, along with parish priests from other parishes in the province, blessed the donation and prayed for peace in Burkina Faso.
Estimated at more than 53 million CFA francs, this contribution from OCADES CARITAS BURKINA to Koudougou was financed by its partner Relais France.
Source: Burkina Information Agency