Respect
Dignity, listening, and attention to each person.
Buayaba means 'let us help each other'
Buayaba
A women-led NGO created in 1995 to support grassroots organizations, strengthen families, and turn local know-how into dignified income.
30+
years of women-led solidarity
247
grassroots organizations and groups
21K+
people reached through education projects
14.6K
solidarity microcredits supported
AFD / Buayaba
A structure built by women, for women.
AFD/Buayaba supports the socio-economic development of women through training, organization, resource mobilization, solidarity finance, and practical production activities.
Recognized as an NGO on May 21, 2004, Buayaba works in health, education, agriculture, economic development, human rights, food security, and sustainable natural-resource management.
Values
The principles behind the work.
The strategic plan names five values that guide Buayaba's daily action with women, families, partners, and communities.
Transparency
Clear information and accountable decisions.
Integrity
Professional, rigorous, and objective action.
Equity
Fair action based on rights and real needs.
Commitment
Constant improvement of services and community impact.
Handmade and community-made
Training that becomes products, income, and confidence.
Buayaba helps women turn local knowledge into useful goods: natural cosmetics, shea butter, soaps, oils, textiles, and market-ready handmade items.
ASSANA cosmetics
Small-batch beauty products
Creams, soaps, balms, oils, and pomades made with care by trained women's groups.
Hands-on training
Cosmetics workshops
Production cycles teach practical skills for earning, production hygiene, and independence.
Market access
From workshop to customer
Local makers present products, meet buyers, and grow more stable activities.
Strategic axes
A broad development mission, grounded in women's leadership.
Buayaba's 2021-2025 strategy connects human rights, economic autonomy, education, maternal and child health, and stronger governance.
Human rights and peace
Defend the rights of women, children, and families while strengthening participation in decision-making.
Economic autonomy
Develop income-generating activities, women's enterprises, agriculture, environment, livestock, and craft production.
Education and literacy
Promote literacy, schooling, and retention for women and girls.
Health and protection
Support maternal, child, sexual, and reproductive health through community awareness and care access.
Image cascade
Production, training, exhibitions, and community presence.
Each image reflects a living part of the work: workshops, product preparation, exhibitions, and women presenting what they make.
Go to ASSANAAchievements
Concrete results across social and economic life.
cereal banks
Functional cereal banks built in Gourma to support food security.
training and production centers
Centers equipped for weaving, dyeing, livestock, shea butter, soap, soumbala, pomade, and peanut paste.
livestock distributed
Sheep and cattle distributed after functional literacy, supporting rural income.
News
Latest from Buayaba
Training updates, product stories, exhibitions, and cooperative news from the Buayaba community.
Jun 7, 2026
Handmade cosmetics from local know-how
ASSANA products bring together oils, soaps, balms, shea butter, and care items prepared by trained women's groups.
Jun 6, 2026
Cosmetics training for vulnerable people
Buayaba supports practical production cycles that help participants build skills, confidence, and income-generating activities.
Jun 5, 2026
ASSANA and handmade goods at community exhibitions
Women present cosmetics, textiles, and handmade items while connecting with customers and partners.
Jun 8, 2026
30 years of women-led solidarity
Created in 1995, Buayaba continues to support grassroots women's and farmers' organizations through training, social enterprise, solidarity finance, and local development.
Jun 8, 2026
A strategy built around five development axes
Buayaba's strategic plan connects human rights, economic autonomy, education, maternal and child health, and governance for stronger community impact.
Jun 8, 2026
ASSANA turns shea know-how into family care
ASSANA means shea in Gourmantchéma. The brand uses shea butter and local ingredients to create baby, women, men, soap, oil, balm, and hair-care ranges.
ASSANA shop
Handmade natural beauty from Buayaba's work.
ASSANA means shea in Gourmantchéma. The brand turns ancestral shea-butter know-how into family care products while supporting fairer income for women producers.
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Head office: Fada N'Gourma. Representation: Ouagadougou. The team works in French, Mooré, and Gourmantchéma.