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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? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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?• - What religion?• - The economy of the Country?
BURKINA FASO
• Burkina Faso is an african country• West Africa, 274.200 square km, the capital il
Ouagadougou.• It is an independent country from 1960.• Old name: “Haute Volta” Today’s name:
Burkina Faso, meaning: “Country of integral men”
• 15 millions citizens• The currency is cfa FCFA
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 .
How is the climate?
• The climate in Burkina Faso is tropical with 2 seasons:
a)rain season: from may-june to september (shorter in the north), with rainings between 600 and 900 mm
b)dry season: where blows the harmattan, a dry and hot wind coming from Sahara
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.
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.
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.
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
Some schools in Ouagadougou: Ecole Centre Filles de Ouagadougou
Some schools in Ouagadougou: Ecole Centre Filles de Ouagadougou