AIDE DIRECTE: Swiss NGO to support children in need primarily in the education sector. Information on AIDE DIRECTE, their projects, the respective regions and Burkina Faso in general.
Amnesty International - Burkina Faso: Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights.
Amnesty International USA - Burkina Faso: News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years. [English, Spanish]
Human Rights Watch - Burkina Faso: Reports, background briefings, testimony, press releases and commentary on the human rights situation in the country.
IRIN News - Burkina Faso: News on relief, development, social, economic and political affairs, by the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
LAAFI - Initiative for Development: Austrian association carrying out health projects in rural areas. Site contains good a description of the Burkinabé health system (including an extensive glossary).
Noord-Zuid: Belgian organization providing humanitarian assistance to Burkina Faso. In english, french, dutch and german.
OneWorld Africa - Full Coverage: West Africa: Provides news, opinion, events and campaigns on human rights and sustainable development issues.
OneWorld UK - Country Guides: Burkina Faso: Guide to politics, information and media, human rights, economy, health and HIV/AIDS, and the environment.
ReliefWeb - Burkina Faso: Provides latest updates on emergencies, sector reports, appeals and financial tracking along with background information and employment vacancies.
The Friends of Burkina Faso: Group founded by former Peace Corps volunteers supports economic, social and educational development. Includes information on the country, community projects and how to help.
US State Department - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Burkina Faso: 2005 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.
USCRI - Country Report: Burkina Faso: Archives of annual reports about refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons in Mauritania, provided by the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI).