Tin Tua Association

What Tin Tua Association does

Tin Tua Association is a Burkinabé non-governmental organization founded in 1989 and headquartered in Fada N'Gourma, Burkina Faso. It delivers integrated humanitarian and development programming across education, health/nutrition/WASH, governance, food security, vocational training, and child protection, targeting vulnerable populations including internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities affected by the Sahel security crisis.

The organization's service delivery model is anchored in a community-based structure called "Diéma," comprising traditional farmer organizations through which last-mile programming is operationalized. Tin Tua supplements direct service delivery with three community radio stations and a periodical publication (LAABAALI) used for behavioral change communication, sensitization, and civic engagement. It also operates the Centre de Formation des Professeurs de l'Enseignement Fondamental (CFPEF), a teacher-training facility that has reported a 100% success rate on national certification exams for its graduates, and it participates in multi-actor consortia such as 3RC (with IRC, DRC, and NRC) and BRICS (with DRC, HI, and GEVAPAF) for cross-border stabilization work.

Tin Tua's revenue model is project-based, funded primarily by institutional donors including ECHO, UNFPA, GIZ, and DANIDA. Geographic footprint extends across at least seven regions of Burkina Faso (Est, Sahel, Centre-North, Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Centre-West, Hauts-Bassins) and includes cross-border operations into Togo. The organization has received formal state recognition, including designation as Commandeur de l'Ordre de l'Étalon and Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite du Développement Rural.

Name

Tin Tua Association

Legal name

Association Tin Tua

Website

https://tintua.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tin Tua Association is a Burkinabé NGO founded in 1989, headquartered in Fada N'Gourma, delivering humanitarian and development programming in education, health, food security, and child protection to vulnerable populations across Burkina Faso through community-based structures and multi-donor project funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ouagadougou

HQ country

Burkina Faso

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Project-Based Development Funding: Tin Tua generates revenue through competitive project funding from international donors, foundations, and government agencies. Projects are implemented in consortium or directly, with funding covering operational costs, staff, and program delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Association Tin Tua is a Burkinabé NGO that delivers humanitarian and development services to vulnerable rural populations and internally displaced persons in the East, Sahel, and Centre-East regions of Burkina Faso. Its portfolio spans formal and non-formal education, professional and vocational training, primary healthcare and nutrition, WASH services, child protection, food security and livelihoods, and governance/peacebuilding programs, delivered free of charge through community-based structures. The organization also operates three community radio stations (Radio Tin Tua) and the LAABAALI newspaper as development communication tools.

Product overview

Tin Tua Association is a community-based NGO operating in Burkina Faso since 1989, offering a portfolio of interconnected social development and humanitarian services rather than a technology product. The organization provides education (formal and non-formal), professional training, health/nutrition/WASH, governance and peace-building, food security, and child protection services through community-based approaches. The organization also operates communication tools including three community radio stations (Radio Tin Tua) and a community newspaper (LAABAALI) to support development communication. Services are delivered through a network of farmer organizations (Diéma) across the Eastern, Sahel, and Center-East regions, with interventions targeting vulnerable populations including internally displaced persons, women, youth, and children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formal and Non-Formal Education Programs Formal bilingual education (EFB), non-formal education (ENF), accelerated schooling programs, and literacy initiatives for children, youth, and women in rural communities and crisis-affected areas of Burkina Faso.
• Professional and Vocational Training Vocational and professional training for youth and women, including entrepreneurship support, micro-enterprise development, AVEC savings groups, agricultural training, and the Graduation approach for socio-economic insertion of vulnerable rural youth.
• Health, Nutrition and WASH Services Primary healthcare, malnutrition treatment, maternal health, water/sanitation/hygiene services, gender-based violence prevention, sexual and reproductive health, and psychosocial support for vulnerable populations in hard-to-reach areas.
• Governance and Peace Culture Programs Local governance support, citizen participation, social cohesion, and peacebuilding initiatives delivered in partnership with local authorities, communal associations, women's coordinations, and citizen committees.
• Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods Food security interventions and sustainable livelihood programs that equip vulnerable populations affected by crisis with means for a healthy and durable alimentation.
• Radio Tin Tua Community Network Community radio broadcasting service with three regional stations providing information, training, awareness campaigns, and community mobilization messages to rural populations across 18 communes in the East Region and parts of Namentenga, Kouritenga, Koulpelgo, and into eastern Niger.
• LAABAALI Community Newspaper Community newspaper serving as a development communication tool, maintaining literacy gains, raising community awareness, and providing pharmacopoeia recipes and economic management guidance for newly literate populations.
• Child Protection Services Child protection programs including child-friendly spaces (EAE), case management, and community-based protection mechanisms for children affected by humanitarian crises.
• Humanitarian Response Programs Emergency humanitarian assistance delivered to populations affected by insecurity and displacement, including shelter, food aid, protection services, and crisis response interventions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% certification pass rate for first cohort of 20 Early Childhood Educators from CFPEF
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Danish Refugee Council (DRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTin Tua operates in consortium with DRC on the BRICS project (Bâtir et Reconstruire des Infrastructures pour la Cohésion Sociale) promoting stabilization and conflict prevention in the Burkina Faso-Togo border zone. Also partnered on the 'Weltaare Gure' protection project for populations affected by crisis in the Nakambé region.
• Handicap International (HI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership within the BRICS consortium focusing on inclusion and accessibility in infrastructure construction and rehabilitation, bringing expertise in accessibility for persons with disabilities.
• GEVAPAFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the BRICS project consortium implementing cross-border activities in Togo, specifically in Tône and Cinkassé areas.
• 3RC Consortium (IRC, DRC, NRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTin Tua partners with the 3RC consortium (International Rescue Committee, Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council) and other local actors to implement the 'Weltare gurè' protection project serving vulnerable populations in the Sahel, East, and Centre-East regions.
• Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) and Solidarité Internationale (SI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECHO-funded emergency program consortium providing multisectoral health-nutrition-WASH assistance in the East and Sahel regions.
• Enfants du Monde Suisse (EdM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner on the 'Suuraare Sanu' multisectoral project focusing on hygiene and sanitation in the East region.
• SPONGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing the PROCESSUS project in consortium with Tin Tua for civil society engagement in good governance.
• COCOFAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on community health days, sharing Tin Tua's experience in hard-to-reach area health approaches.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CARE International: Major international humanitarian and development NGO with longstanding programming in Burkina Faso across food security, WASH and women's empowerment — a directly comparable thematic portfolio at far larger scale.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Major global humanitarian organization present across the Sahel. Partners with Tin Tua through the 3RC consortium on protection programming in Burkina Faso, but with substantially larger budgets and program reach.
• Danish Refugee Council (DRC): Large international refugee and displacement NGO operating globally, including Burkina Faso. Co-leads the BRICS stabilization consortium and the 3RC consortium with Tin Tua, but operates at materially larger scale.
• Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International): International disability and inclusion NGO. BRICS consortium partner with Tin Tua on accessibility in infrastructure rehabilitation; significantly larger global footprint with overlapping beneficiary base.
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC): Major international refugee organization with significant West Africa operations. 3RC consortium partner with Tin Tua on the 'Weltare gurè' protection project for crisis-affected populations.

Direct peers

• Enfants du Monde Suisse (EdM): Swiss child-rights and health NGO. Tin Tua's consortium partner on the Suuraare Sanu multisectoral hygiene and sanitation project in the East region — a similar mid-sized, thematic-focused operator.
• Première Urgence Internationale (PUI): French humanitarian NGO active in health, nutrition and protection across the Sahel. Tin Tua's lead consortium partner on ECHO-funded multisectoral programming in Burkina Faso.
• GEVAPAF: Local consortium partner alongside Tin Tua on the BRICS cross-border stabilization project between Burkina Faso and Togo. Comparable in size and operating mode to Tin Tua as a national NGO implementing cross-border programming.
• Acting For Life: French development NGO focused on youth employment and economic inclusion, managing PROFIL programs in Eastern Burkina Faso. Directly comparable in size, mission and donor base to Tin Tua, with formal partnership on vocational training.
• Solidarités International: French humanitarian NGO delivering WASH, food security and shelter in fragile contexts. Direct consortium partner with Tin Tua on ECHO-funded emergency health-nutrition-WASH programming in Burkina Faso's East and Sahel regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/tintuaong
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tintua

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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