Street food

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Project description: This pilot project aims to improve the quality and safety of street food in Ouagadougou’s central market. It introduces adapted mobile food counters for 18 street food restaurants and strengthens the skills of vendors through training on good hygiene practices, safe cooking methods and nutrition education. These actions will help create a healthier street food environment and enhance consumer confidence in the foods sold at the Rood Wooko market.

Main achievements so far: Behaviour change among beneficiaries regarding good hygiene practices, resulting in a cleaner and healthier food vending environment. Eighteen mobile counters have been provided, offering more suitable equipment for mobile street food vendors.