Burkina Faso - DIRE - Right to a Name, Civil Registration, and Resilience in Burkina Faso

DIRE - Right to a Name, Civil Registration, and Resilience in Burkina Faso

 

AREA OF INTERVENTION

The project aims to promote inclusive societies by ensuring the protection of vulnerable populations, particularly internally displaced persons and migrants in Burkina Faso.

CONTEXT

Burkina Faso is experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis caused by armed conflicts, climate change, and political instability, with devastating consequences for the population, particularly women, children, and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Access to basic services, including civil registration, is also severely compromised. The lack of identity documents exposes large segments of the population—especially children, migrants, and IDPs—to risks of discrimination, exploitation, and human rights violations, further exacerbating the impact of the crisis.

This initiative aims to improve the provision of basic services for both resident populations and migrants and IDPs. Through staff training, community awareness campaigns, and direct support for birth registration, the project seeks to ensure everyone’s right to a legal identity and promote social inclusion. By doing so, it contributes to building a fairer and safer future for the population, particularly migrants and IDPs. Specifically, the project facilitates widespread dissemination of information and best practices to encourage service utilization, activating networks of public entities and civil society organizations to expand access channels and improve information outreach.

MMI ACTIVITIES

• Training of healthcare workers and Basic Health Agents (ASBC);
• Advocacy meetings with the Directors of Health Districts and the PDS of the five target municipalities;
• Assessment of the efficiency of civil registration centers within healthcare facilities;
• Support for free birth registration at civil registry offices;
• Community awareness campaigns on access to civil registration services, conditions of free registration, and eligibility requirements, including for IDPs and migrants;
• Community awareness on access to healthcare services and best hygiene, health, and nutritional practices;
• Awareness forums on migration and social cohesion, as well as the risks of irregular migration;
• Production and dissemination of radio programs on key initiative topics in multiple local languages.

BENEFICIARIES

The beneficiaries of the project are:

• 92 healthcare workers and 464 Basic Health Agents (ASBC);
• 30,000 children registered at birth in the civil registry;
• 30,000 individuals registered in the civil registry through late registration procedures;
• 320,000 people reached through awareness campaigns.

The indirect beneficiaries will be the residents of the target municipalities, as they will gain access to improved basic services.