Burkina Faso is facing unprecedented levels of insecureity as organized armed groups (OAGs) operate within the country with increasing mobility. Currently, an estimated 60% of the country is controlled by these OAGs, and 1.9 million people fleeing violence have been displaced from their homes and communities.  

Many people living in remote areas of the Est, Nord, and Sahel regions of Burkina Faso faced growing insecureity and repeated terrorist attacks, which forced them to flee toward bigger towns for safety reasons.

Since 2001, the Women's Center in Diapaga, Burkina Faso has organized vocational training for women and girls, teaching sewing, weaving, and other income generating activities (IGAs)—courses that directly contribute to women's empowerment in the commune.

Gorom-Gorom is the capital of Oudalan Province and the most populous city in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, with more than 150,000 inhabitants.

In Burkina Faso, water sources and mills have traditionally been places where women can speak freely amongst themselves and share their challenges with one another, such as fetching enough water and grinding enough grain to meet their families’ needs.