The Barka Foundation Inc

The barka foundation("barka") serves as a catalyst for sustainable development in burkina faso through: wash initiatives(water,sanitation,and hygiene),education,women's empowerment and,climate mitigation strategies.barka also serves as a bridge between individuals, schools, and communities of burkina faso and the united states to facilitate greater understanding. Cultural exchange, and the co-creation of a culture of peace.

To facilitate the co-creation of a Culture of Peace, to build bridges of reciprocity between the developed and the developing world, to realize the value and enable the exchange of relative gifts between the modern and indigenous civilizations, to be a voice for the elders who are holding onto their culture's ancient wisdom traditions, to cultivate pathways toward a more sustainable future, to protect and preserve our natural resources, to serve as a catalyst for sustainable development, with particular emphasis on Burkina Faso, West Africa, through initiatives that secure the human birthright of clean water, teach basic hygiene education and create demand for improved forms of sanitation, facilitate good governance, develop strategies to mitigate effects of climate change, utilize the arts, culture, theatre, dance, music, multimedia and live events to convey social messages, and to support social enterprise to socially and economically empower people, particularly women; and further,