Burkina Faso recognizes leaders as volunteer program ambassadors
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In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and La Poste Burkina Faso were honored as ambassadors for the National Volunteer Program. The Groupement d’intérêt public-Programme national de volontariat au Burkina Faso (GIP-PNVB) held a gala to recognize the ministry and postal service for supporting and promoting volunteerism within the country.
Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré praised the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Volunteer Program for their work in mobilizing citizens and strengthening ties between volunteers and Burkina Faso. He accepted the distinction with humility and pledged to support the program’s international reach. Ibrahim Saba, director general of La Poste Burkina Faso, also expressed gratitude for the recognition.
His organization has hosted national volunteers for nearly three years, and he committed to further promoting volunteerism within the postal service, encouraging other organizations to utilize the national volunteer system. Djourmité Nestor Noufé, director general of GIP-PNVB, explained the event served to present the program’s 2025 results and 2026 achievements, as well as plans for 2027 and beyond.
The program mobilized 52,560 national volunteers across Burkina Faso in 2025 and now aims to mobilize one million reserve volunteers, training 200,000 per year to prepare for emergencies and strengthen national capacity.
