Association WOUOL is a development association located in the Bérégadougou region of south-west Burkina Faso, near the borders with Mali and Côte d’Ivoire. The association is made up of 46 rural organisations which either produce organic mangoes and organic cashew nuts or operate processing plants to prepare the crops for export to Europe. WOUOL was set up to contribute to a sustainable improvement of the local population’s life conditions by protecting and developing the natural and cultural resources of the region. The word ‘wouol’ means solidarity and mutual assistance in Turka, the local language, and the organisation’s motto is Solidarity, Dynamism and Development.

Since 1993, with financial support from Intermón Oxfam, Wouol has built up an impressive production infrastructure, with four processing plants, 21 drying ovens, and a headquarters employing 15 staff. It is now the country’s largest mago supplier.

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