cooperation with ARBA
ARBA (Association des Ressortissants du Burkina Faso en Autriche) is an association for the promotion of art, culture and international dialogue, in which Burkinabé living in Austria are involved. The development cooperation projects of ÖJAB are supported by the close cooperation with the association ARBA, through which numerous successful projects have already been carried out.
Since 1961 ÖJAB has been active in development cooperation with Burkina Faso, which over time has become one of the priority countries of Austrian development cooperation. This work is supported by the close cooperation between ÖJAB and the association ARBA.
In the recent past, for example, ARBA regularly participated in the Austrian Friedenslauf together with ÖJAB. During these runs, donations are collected to support ÖJAB's development cooperation projects in Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso days
Once a year, ÖJAB and ARBA host a Burkina Faso Day. This one-day event features various activities, including a colorful arts and culture program, stalls selling typical Burkinabe clothing, live concerts by Burkinabe artists, Burkinabe food specialties, updates on ÖJAB's development cooperation projects in Burkina Faso, and much more. The proceeds from the day always go to charitable causes.
The Burkina Faso Day 2022 took place in June at the ÖJAB-Haus Dr. Rudolf Kirchschläger in Vienna.
The Burkina Faso Day 2023 was held in October at the Urania in Vienna.
Outlook
ARBA and ÖJAB plan to expand their collaboration even further through future events.
On June 1, 2024, an Intercultural Day for Climate Health - a Dialogue between Austria and West Africa will be held at Europahaus Wien, jointly organized by ÖJAB and ARBA. Thereby, the climate situation in the world in general and in Burkina Faso in particular will be discussed in order to find solutions to be able to implement them concretely in a joint project in Burkina Faso.
