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BURKINA FASO

BURKINA FASO. Project “Educational action plan about Millenium Development goals through school twinning between North and South” (ref. DCI-NSAED/2009/202-190). INDEX. - What is Burkina Faso ? - Where is it? - Who lives there? - How is the climate? - What language is it spoken?

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BURKINA FASO

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  1. BURKINA FASO Project “Educational action plan about Millenium Development goals through school twinning between North and South” (ref. DCI-NSAED/2009/202-190)

  2. INDEX • - What is Burkina Faso ? • - Where is it? • - Who lives there? • - How is the climate? • - What language is it spoken? • - What religion? • - The economy of the Country?

  3. THE PRESIDENT OF BURKINA FASO • BLAISE COMPAORE

  4. BURKINA FASO • BurkinaFasoisanafricancountry • West Africa, 274.200 square km, the capital il Ouagadougou. • Itisanindependentcountryfrom 1960. • Oldname: “Haute Volta” Today’s name: Burkina Faso, meaning: “Countryofintegralmen” • 15 millionscitizens • The currencyiscfa FCFA

  5. Who lives there? • In Burkina Faso live mainly 2 big ethnic groups (divided according to the language): • a) Voltaic Group or “Gur” to which belongs: Mossi - Gourmantché- Gourounsi – Sénoufo - Bobo o Lobi. • b) Mandè group to which belongs: Mandé – Samo – Marko .

  6. Ethnic groups

  7. How is the climate? • The climate in BurkinaFasoistropicalwith 2 seasons: • rainseason: frommay-junetoseptember (shorter in the north), withrainingsbetween 600 and 900mm • dry season: whereblows the harmattan, a dry and hot windcomingfromSahara

  8. What language is spoken? • French is the only ufficial language of the Country, but the most spoken is the More. • Nearly all 60 etnie speak their own language. • The major languages are: Mooré, Mossi, San, Fulfuldé, Gulmacéma, Dagara, Dioula, Lobiré, Marka, Bobo, Bwamé, Senoufo, Toussian, Kassena, Lyélé, Bissa.

  9. What is the religion? • Around 50% of population is islamist, and 30% is christian. The remaining 20% is made by traditional african religions. • Elements of african tradition are also in christiano and islamic practice.

  10. The economy of the country • It is based mainly on agricolture and farming. • a) Agricolture: mainly sogo, mais, nuts, rice and cotton b) Farming: Concentrated on cow and sheep farming.

  11. Ouagadougou • Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso, the biggest city of the country, with a cultural, economic and administrative centre. • The city is located approximately in the center of the country (12,4° N 1,5° O). The climate is rather hot, like the sudanese-saharan area: rainings do not exceed 750mm per year. • 1273.355 citizens

  12. Ougadougou

  13. Some schools in Ouagadougou: Ecole Centre Filles de Ouagadougou

  14. Ecole Publique de Rakalo

  15. Lycée Provincial de Koudougou

  16. Some imagesof the country:masks and mais keeper

  17. Mossi House and landscape

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