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 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a small country in north Africa between the Sahara  desert and the rain forest. the vegetation thins out o the north into sandy dunes and opens into forest and sugar cane fields. It is one of the many countries that the Save the Children Organization provides care in. The population is about 12,603,185 and the capital, Ouagadougou, has a population of about 960,000,000. It gained its independence from France in 1960.Their major ethnic groups are The Mossi, The Gurunsi, The Sénfo, The Lobi, The Bobo, The Mande, and The Fulani, but the inhabitants are know as the Burkinabè. Their major industries include cotton, different beverages, agricultural processing and gold. Burkina Faso is a poor country that needs lots of help. most families have too many kids than the y can handle. most parents are unemployed and have trouble putting food on the table. The water conditions are not suitable because the dry season last longer than the wet so the Burkinabè have to rely on the underground water sources such as wells that have no protection from contamination of diseases. If people want cleaner water they will have to walk to long of a distance to get water so they are forced to use what they already have. __ Country:__ Burkina Faso __Population__: 12,603,185 ROUND OFF __Capital city:__ Ouagadougou (pop. 960,000) __People__: Mossi, Grunsi; sénufo, Lobi,Bobo, Mande, Fulani __Official language__: French __Major industries__: cotton, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, textiles, gold Age structure:0-14 years: 47.3% (male 3007,675 female 2,960,697) 15-67 years: 49.8%(male 3,000,411 female 3,271,594) 65 years or older: 2.9% (male 151,976 female 210,832) __Birth rate:__44.34 births/1,000population __Death rate:__17.07 deaths/1,000 population __Infant mortality:__ 105.3 deaths/1,000 live bearths __Life expectancy:__ total population 46.11 years female:46.78 years male: 45.45 years __HIV/AIDS:__ adult prevalence ratX 6.44% __HIV/AIDS__ people living with it- 350,000 __HIV/AIDS-__ 17.05 deaths/1,000 population

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|| ||=  http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/burkina-faso-map.jpg ||=  The country is small but needs big help.The Save The Children Organization is an organization that provides education, financial aid, and medical care to countrie in need including Burkina Faso. The Save The Children Foundation helps in places like Eurasia, Asia, Africa, The United States and Europe. And this is why so many people want to get involved with this organisationX, it has recieved very good reviews.
 * [[image:save-children-logo.jpg width="193" height="197"]] || http://fly4change.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/save-children-logo.jpg || <span style="color: rgb(50, 244, 245); background-color: rgb(211, 34, 191);">save the children is an organization that helps with many of the major problems in poor countries. Although their main focuses are gender equality, empowerment for women, and sustainability they make a difference everywhere. their main focus is to help the children but they do it in a creative way. we support this program because they don't just help with the current problems but they provide long term knowledge. Their programs help empower women especially single mom's by increasing their ability to raise income and educate them to increase their chances at getting a good job.Their programs also help to ensure long term sustainability of community and individuals. The save the children organizaition also help provide different forms of health care. ||
 * || http://www.joelane.com/images/save-the-children-poster.jpg || <span style="color: rgb(50, 244, 245); background-color: rgb(211, 34, 191);">The Save The Children Organization was founded by Eglantyne Jebb in 1932 . Their headquarters are found in Westport Connecticut and have been for 75 years. It was founded to help save the children of the world by teaching and educating their parents on health. Tthey also help with teaching the parents about better economic opportunities. But they can't get on without the generous donations by individuals and other organizations. We would be pround to say that We donated to this organization, it is very useful and every one who donates can say they've made a differece in the world. 90% of income is used for the organisation's main goals. 4% goes to general management and 6% goes to raising more money. ||
 * = [[image:images-1_01.jpeg]] ||= http://gfipps.tamu.edu/images&trips/flags/Burkina_Faso.svg.png ||= <span style="background-color: rgb(211, 34, 191); color: rgb(50, 244, 245);"><span style="background-color: rgb(211, 34, 191); color: rgb(50, 244, 245); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Burkina Faso is a small country in North Africa, with a population of about 12,601,000. The main issues in Burkina Faso include economic disadvantage, environment issues and education for the young. Burkina Faso also is one of the many countries that the Save The Children Foundation provides care for.
 * [[image:child_in_Burkina_Faso.jpeg caption="small mossi child"]] || http://farm1.static.flickr.com/3/4456516_e4f28dac41.jpg?v=1144501869 || [[image:file:///Users/student/Desktop/images-2.jpeg]]Burkina is made up of many ethnic groups that include the Mossi, Grunsi, Lobi, and the Brunsi. ||
 * = <span style="background-color: rgb(211, 34, 191); color: rgb(59, 228, 247);"><span style="background-color: rgb(223, 38, 205); color: rgb(59, 228, 247);">[[image:burkina-faso-map.jpg width="224" height="177" caption="a map of Burkina Faso"]]

|| ||= <span style="background-color: rgb(211, 34, 191); color: rgb(59, 228, 247);"><span style="background-color: rgb(223, 38, 205); color: rgb(59, 228, 247);"> http://www.thebridgesofhope.com/donate/images/teacher.jpg ||= <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left; display: block;"><span style="color: rgb(53, 212, 248); background-color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(211, 34, 191); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 255, 253);">Did you know that about 5 million people are infected with Aids in Africa each year? Burkina Faso is no exception, about half the population is infected each year. the Save The Children foundation helps by going around to many towns and teaching them about Aids and how to prevent and or treat it. They partner up with many other foundations to help give medical care to those in need. <span style="color: rgb(50, 244, 245); background-color: rgb(211, 34, 191);"> Typically children from Save the Children village schools score better on government exams than children enrolled in government schools. || ||
 * = <span style="background-color: rgb(211, 34, 191); color: rgb(59, 228, 247);"><span style="background-color: rgb(223, 38, 205); color: rgb(59, 228, 247);">[[image:teacher-1.jpg width="162" height="132" caption="teachers in Burkina Faso"]]
 * [[image:hi_burkina_faso_clip_image002.jpg]] || http://www.eenet.org.uk/other_langs/hi_burkina_faso_clip_image002.jpg || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left; display: block;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> Burkina Faso is a very poor country and many of the people cannot afford to give their children education so The Save The Children helps with economic opportunities and education. They teach the parents on how to find jobs how to get an education and sometimes even provide that education. Save the children also helps to push kids into schools by providing schools themselves.
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 * [[image:jameshahha.jpg width="163" height="181"]] || http://88.97.141.113/oc_sponsors/images/BF1500144-h.jpg || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Younger children, especially those under the age of 2, are the most vulnerable to the impacts of starvation, including weight loss and being prone to illness. child hunger and malnutrition is a major problem that results in permanent negative effects on physical growth, from which children may never recover. ||
 * [[image:pic_of_mom.jpeg]] ||  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(2, 247, 17);"> members from the save the children foundation all agree that Education is vital to lasting positive change in children's lives. but for millions education is too expensive. Save the Children reaches the world's most needy children and provide care. ||
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> || <span style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Save the Children supports health programs in nearly 40 countries around the world. They work in partnership with Ministries of Health, local and international non-governmental organizations, and donors to improve the availability to key medical care. Their priority program areas include newborn and child health and survival, reproductive health (including family planning, safe motherhood, and adolescent health), HIV/AIDS and school health and nutrition. They are committed partnerships, program learning, and community-based lessons that address the health needs of poor and disadvantaged populations such as Burkina faso. ||