About our organization

Who we are

Founded by Agueratou Ilboudo in 2022, Smiling World Inc is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping women in low income neighborhoods achieve food self-sufficiency through the creation of income-generating activities, beginning with women of Burkina Faso.

Our main goals:

  1. Contribute to improving the social and economic conditions of women.
  2. Promote excellence in the educational system, learning, and vocational training for young girls.
  3. Contribute to food security by supporting stakeholders in the agro-sylvo-pastoral sector.
  4. Promote national and international partnerships for the optimal realization of the NGO's missions.

Our programs

To achieve these goals, SMILING WORLD has an Investment Program 2023-2027 built around three (03) programs:


  1. Program 1: Economic empowerment of women in their living environment.
  2. Program 2: Promotion of education and vocational training for young girls.
  3. Program 3: Agro-sylvo-pastoral production and promotion of food security.

Areas of intervention

Our areas of intervention:

  1. Vocational training and employment.
  2. Livestock.
  3. Agriculture.
  4. Water, sanitation, and environment.
  5. Education.
  6. Health.
  7. Humanitarian field.


Smiling World operates in five (05) regions of Burkina Faso:

  1. Central Region: Province of Kadiogo
  2. Central East Region: Province of Kouritenga
  3. Central West Region: Province of Boulkiemde
  4. Hauts Bassins Region: Province of Houet
  5. South-Central Region: Province of Zounwéogo and Nahouri



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