The Minister of Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, Romain Schneider, will make a working visit to Burkina Faso between 18 and 20 February during which he will take part in the inauguration ceremony of the Noomdo Centre on 19 February.

The Noomdo Centre was created by Luxembourg NGO, "Le Soleil dans la main", for the protection of vulnerable children in the province of Boulkiemdé with the financial support of the Luxembourg Government.

On 20 February 2017, Minister Schneider will participate in the IXth Partnership Commission between Luxembourg and Burkina Faso at Ouagadougou, which he will co-chair with Hazidatou Rosine Coulibaly-Sory, Minister of the Economy, Finance and Development.

During the working visit, Minister Romain Schneider also intends to meet representatives and partners of various Luxembourg NGOs active in Burkina Faso as well as local partners of the Luxembourg Cooperation.