AIESEC Burkina Faso

INTERN RECEPTION BOOKLET

THE COUNTRY

OF UPRIGHT PEOPLE

WELCOME

TO

BURKINA FASO

Content

Burkina Faso

Location

Fun Facts

Living in Burkina Faso

Visa and Immigration

Transportation within Burkina Faso

Security

Money

Health

AIESEC Burkina Faso

Presentation

The National Team

Contacts

FACTS

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LOCATION

• Located in the heart of West

Africa, Burkina Faso is bordered

by six countries which are: in

north and west sides Mali, in the

eastern north Niger and in the

south Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast

and Togo.

• Surface: 274 000 Km²

• Population : around

16. 000 .000 inhabitants

• Capital: Ouagadougou

• Official Language: French

• DIAL CODE : 226

• MONEY : F CFA (XOF)

• GOVERMENT : Unitary state,

Presidential system,

Constitutional republic

Burkina Faso is the fourth tourism destination in West Africa

after Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana.

BURKINA FASO is the centre of the West Africa full, of centuries

of histories; we are called upright people because of our

human being’s principle, we always show our honesty and

respect to people. A Burkinabe could welcome you even though

he doesn’t have anything, and the first thing he will offer to

welcome you is a wonderful SMILE and…

If you like having a nice, shiny and smooth skin without any

wrinkle come to BURKINA FASO and try our BIO SHEA BUTTER

naturally produced by women.

BURKINA FASO got its independence on 5th of August 1960 from France

A lot of big International Organization and a many local NGOs

BURKINA FASO is a country of big development projects

Big annual TRAIDE FAIRs

A land of FESPACO, which is the international and PAN AFRICAN MOVIES and

CINEMA AWARD.

A Land of Four (4) touristic areas:

- The Sahel

- The West

- The East

- The Centre

The land of big Investors

The land of Vegetables and Fruits

Visa and Immigration

FUn

FACTS

Living in

BURKINA FASO

All visitors to Burkina Faso (with the exception of some

Countries), requires a visa to enter Burkina Faso.

Before arrival, AIESEC Burkina Faso will provide you with a support letter that you should take to your embassy when

applying for visa.

Most visas given at the embassy last for 60 days, but upon

arrival Burkina Faso Immigration Service will stamp the amount of days that the visa is valid; this is normally 30 or 60

days.

This means that you might need to either extend your visa or request a residence permit depending on how long your stay

in Burkina Faso will be.

TRANSPORTATION within Burkina Faso

There are many options for transportation in Burkina Faso. BURKINA FASO’s transportation and communications networks are centered in the

southern regions, the northern and central areas are connected through a major road system; some areas, however, remain relatively isolated.

The principal means of transportation in Burkina Faso is by motorbike. And there

are also shared green taxis everywhere in the capital. The cost of those taxis is

generally affordable.

But for travelling in Burkina Faso from one region to another there are big CARS

and Buses with nice prices.

These means of transportation all have different standards depending on the price

you are willing to pay. In general, transportation is cheap and easily available in BURKINA FASO.

Security BURKINA FASO is currently a very safe, stable country with relatively low crime levels. Take sensible precautions but be assured it is quite safe!!!!!

Money Before you travel, organise a variety of ways to access your money overseas, such as credit cards, traveller’s cheques, debit cards or cash cards. Consult with your

bank to find out which the most appropriate currency to carry is and whether your ATM card works in BURKINA FASO. The currency used in BURKINA FASO is F CFA (XOF).

To check the current currency rate, you can check out: http://www.oanda.com/

HEALTH!!!

Be aware that chloroquine-resistant

malaria is widespread and you must take sufficient malaria protection

including mosquito avoidance, mosquito repellents, mosquito net and chemical

prophylaxis.

Yellow fever vaccination is required for entry into the country.

It is strongly recommended that a

traveler requests vaccinations against Hepatitis A & B, Cholera and

Typhoid Fever if they are planned to

travel within the country.

For the latest traveler’s health information pertaining to BURKINA

FASO, including advisories and recommendations, visit the Centre

for Disease Control and Prevention destination BURKINA FASO website. In

addition, you should consult a doctor or vaccination centre before travelling.

WELCOMe tO

AIESEC

BURKINA

FASO

BRIEF PRESENTATION

COUNTRY: BURKINA FASO

AIESEC Burkina Faso is Full Membership status entity since

IPM in Serbia 2013.

We currently have a local committee based on the University of

OUAGADOUGOU. We have more than 60 active members working

to create a positive impact on their community.

One of our wheels to achieve this positive impact is by creating a

change around social issues through our projects. During the past

term, we run 5 different projects which are LAC, SWITCH, Malaria

Project and Awake It projects and we received around 15 interns

form countries like GHANA, TOGO, JAPAN, SENEGAL and IVORY

COAST.

For this new term based on the new AIESEC AFRICA projects

program YACP “ Youth Active Contribution Program”,

AIESEC Burkina Faso will run different projects to enhance its

impact on the society.

We are delivering high quality AIESEC leadership experiences and providing

outstanding internship experiences to our interns.

OUR INTERSHIP PROGRAM

GIP PROGRAM

GLO

GCDP PROGRAM

The NATIONAL TEAM

GIP

A Global Internship

Program (GIP) experience

is an opportunity for a

young person to develop

entrepreneurial and

responsible leadership by

living a cross-cultural

professional development

experience.

GCDP: A Global

Community Development

Program (GCDP)

experience is an

opportunity for young

people to develop

entrepreneurial and

responsible leadership by

creating direct positive

impact through an

international volunteer

experience.

MCP Sayouba GUIRA MCVP Outgoing Exchange

Steven KOWOUVI

MCVP AIESEC XP Josua

ZABSONRE MCVP ICX &PROJECT

Meye ALOUMON

MCVP FINANCE& AD

Aissata BIKIENGA MCVP Business Development

Mario MOURAZ

The National Team

OUR CONTACT:

AIESEC BURKINA FASO

OUGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO

KILWIN secteur 20

Join us on AIESEC Burkina Faso

GROUPE: AIESEC BURKINA

TEL: 226 76460353 +226 70696944

Email: aiesec.bf@gmail.com

web: www.aiesecburkina.webs.com

EXCHaNGE CONTACTS

ALOUMON Meye Dodo MCVP ICX & PROJECT

meye.aloumon@aiesec.net Tel: +226 65140697 +226 68319013

KOWOUVI E. Steven MCVP OGX

edem.kowouvi@aiesec.net Tel: +226 66458326

THIOMBIANO Annick LCVP ICX

annick.thiombiano@aiesec.net Tel +22671893904