Farming used to be a key source of income in Burkina Faso, but the climate crisis has made the weather unpredictable, crops fail, and families have few other opportunities to earn money to survive. 80% of the population is dependent on agriculture to earn an income. When crops fail, families go hungry, and they are forced to make hard decisions so that they can survive. Parents are now sending their children to work in the gold mines. It is dangerous and no place for a child, nevertheless thousands of children now work there. They work instead of going to school, and miss out on being children, playing with their friends, learning, and dreaming. However, Tearfund’s local partner CREDO is working with farmers to help restore the soil and provide training on new farming techniques and harvesting climate-resistant crops.
Burkina Faso: climate change forces children into dangerous work
Written by David Fletcher 13 Aug 2020Additional Info
- Pray: for God to bless this enterprise. May there be many more similar initiatives to help communities overcome droughts and floods. (Isaiah 41:6)
- More: www.tearfund.org/2020/08/climate_crisis_forces_children_into_dangerous_work/
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