10/12/2026
With the support of generous donors, Qatar Charity (QC) has implemented around 145 economic empowerment projects in Burkina Faso, providing sewing machines and supplies to women and girls from vulnerable communities and internally displaced families. Benefiting 1,015 people, the initiative forms part of QC’s efforts to strengthen livelihoods and promote economic self-reliance among those most in need.
The initiative is designed to help beneficiaries launch income-generating activities or expand their existing businesses, improving their living conditions and advancing their economic and social inclusion. The support is especially significant amid the difficult circumstances facing many families and internally displaced people.
Building a Future
The project was implemented in coordination with Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Family and Solidarity, which oversaw the distribution of sewing machines. The ministry commended its partnership with Qatar Charity, describing QC as a trusted partner whose work supports government priorities in social protection and economic empowerment. It also highlighted QC’s contribution to expanding access to vocational opportunities and improving livelihoods for vulnerable groups, particularly women, orphans and internally displaced people.
Beneficiaries said Qatar Charity’s support had transformed their lives by providing them with a sustainable source of income, greater financial stability and a stronger ability to meet their daily needs.
Sonde Elodie, an orphan in the final year of her vocational training, said receiving a sewing machine had given her a genuine opportunity to build a career. Before receiving the support, she had worried about how she would establish herself and become self-reliant after graduation. She said the assistance would enable her to work, gain experience and save enough to open her own workshop before returning to her village to live near her family.
Success Stories
Sarah Sorgo, another beneficiary, said she now runs her own tailoring business and trains two apprentices. The project has given her financial independence, enabling her to contribute to household expenses and improve her family’s living conditions. She said the equipment had changed the course of her life by opening the door to productive and dignified work.
Fellow beneficiary Hélène Ouédraogo said the sewing machine had enabled her to earn an income, support her family and help meet their needs. She expressed her gratitude to the donors and supporters who made the project possible.
Promoting Professional Inclusion
Bernadette Sou Bar, an official at a center affiliated with the Ministry of Family and Solidarity, praised Qatar Charity’s support for women and girls. She said providing graduates with sewing machines and equipment was a vital step in turning vocational training into tangible opportunities for employment and production. Many young women, she noted, had struggled to enter the workforce after graduation because they lacked the necessary equipment. Qatar Charity’s support, she added, was therefore helping to advance their professional and economic inclusion.