GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEBURKINA FASOMEASURES
Burkina Faso
Region: Africa / Population: 23,026M / Female Population: 11,557M
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Start Year End Year Measure Title Type of Measure Form of Violence
1990 Comité National De Lutte Contre La Pratique De L'excision (Cnlpe) Institutional mechanisms Female genital mutilation
1991 Article 2 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
1996 Code Pénal (Mutilations Sexuelles Féminines) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Female genital mutilation; Child early and forced marriage; Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
1996 Loi N°043/96/ADP du 13 novembre 1996 portant répression des mutilations génitales féminines Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Female genital mutilation
1997 Ministère de la Femme, de la Solidarité Nationale et de la Famille Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2000 2011 Inclusion De Modules Sur Les Mutilations Génitales Féminines Dans Les Programmes Scolaires Prevention > Education > Formal education Violence against women and girls
2003 2010 Actions Régionales Ou Multilatérales Menées Pour Remédier À La Violence Contre Les Femme Regional Initiatives > Regional Initiatives Female genital mutilation; Violence against women and girls
2004 Amendment to Labor Code (Act No. 033-2004/An) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual harassment
2005 Campagne De Lutte Contre Les Violences Faites Aux Femmes (2005) Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2006 Etude De Base Sur Les Droits Des Femmes, Les Violences Faites Aux Femmes Et Le Recours Aux Services Juridiques Dans La Zone D'intervention Du Prosad (2006) Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey Violence against women and girls
2006 Etude Sur Les Violations Des Droits Des Femmes En Contexte Conjugal (2006) Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2006 2010 Plan D'action De Promotion De La Femme 2006-2010 Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2007 2015 Politique Nationale D'action Sociale 2007-2015 Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Child early and forced marriage; Child early and forced marriage; Violence against women and girls
2007 2015 Politique Nationale De Promotion Des Droits Humains 2007-2015 Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2008 Campagne De Lutte Contre La Pratique De L'excision (2008) Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
2008 2011 Collecte De Données Annuelles Du Ministère De La Justice Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Violence against women and girls
2008 Enquête Menée Par L'institut National De La Statistique Et De La Démographie (Insd) Sur L'excision Et Les Violences Conjugales (2008) Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Female genital mutilation
2008 Etude de base du programme "Violence à l’égard des femmes au Burkina Faso" Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey Violence against women and girls
2008 Etude nationale sur les violences faites aux enfants Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey Violence against women and girls
2008 La Commission Nationale de Suivi des Engagements du Burkina Faso en faveur de La Femme Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2008 Modification Du Code Du Travail (Loi No. 028-2008 An Du 13 Mai 2008) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual harassment
2008 2010 Programme Conjoint De Lutte Contre Les Violences À L’égard Des Femmes 2008-2010 Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2008 2009 Projet Mariage Précoce 2008-2009 Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Child early and forced marriage
2008 2009 Recherche et formation des enseignants sur les violences basees sur le genre en milieu scolaire Prevention > Education > Formal education Violence against women and girls
2009 Etude De Base Du Programme Conjoint De Lutte Contre Les Violences Faites Aux Femmes Intitulée "Violences Faites Aux Femmes Au Burkina Faso" Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey Violence against women and girls
2009 Etude Quantitative Sur Le Mariage Forcé Et Le Vécu Des Adolescents Mariés Ou Non Dans La Zone Du Projet: État Des Lieux Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey Child early and forced marriage; Child early and forced marriage
2009 La Politique Nationale Genre Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2009 Loi N° 034-2009/AN du 16 juin 2009 portant foncier rural Laws > Other relevant laws > Property Inheritance law Other harmful practices
2009 National Forum on Strategies to Combat Violence Against Women Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2010 Budget National Annuel Consacré Aux Violences Faites Aux Femmes Budgets > Government allocation Female genital mutilation; Violence against women and girls
2010 Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples (EDSBF-MICS IV) 2010 Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2009 Formation De La Police Judiciaire Sur La Violence À L’égard Des Femmes Services > Police > Training Violence against women and girls
2010 2011 Implication Des Hommes Dans La Lutte Contre Les Violences À L'égard Des Femmes Prevention > Working with men and boys Child early and forced marriage; Female genital mutilation; Child early and forced marriage; Violence against women and girls
2010 2014 Les Réseaux Communautaires d'Intervention de Lutte contre les Violences à l'égard des Femmes et des Filles Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2010 2015 Plan D'action National De Promotion " L'élimination Des Mutilations Génitales Féminines Dans La Perspective De La Tolérance Zéro Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Female genital mutilation
2010 Séances De Formation Des Femmes Et Des Journalistes Sur Les Mutilations Génitales Féminines Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
2011 Actions De Madame Chantal Compaore, Femme Du Chef De L'etat, En Matière De Lutte Contre Les Violences À L'égard Des Femmes Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation; Violence against women and girls
2011 Brigade De Protection Appartenant Au Commissariat Central Des Mineurs Et Des Femmes Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2011 Brigades De Vigilance Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines Trafficking
2011 Centres D'accueil Pour Victimes/Survivantes Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery Violence against women and girls
2011 Direction Générale De La Promotion Et De La Protection Des Droits De La Femme Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2011 Guide Sur L’application Des Dispositions Législatives Sur Les Violences À L’égard Des Femmes Laws > Violence against women > Regulations Violence against women and girls
2011 Journée Internationale De Lutte Contre Les Violences Faites Aux Femmes Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation; Violence against women and girls
2011 Points D’accueil Et Fonctionnaires Spécialisés Au Sein De La Police Dans La Violence À L’égard Des Femmes Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2011 Projet "Mettre Fin Au Mariage Précoce Au Burkina Faso" Institutional mechanisms Female genital mutilation
2012 2016 Plan d’actions national de lutte contre l’exclusion sociale des personnes accusées de sorcellerie 2012-2016 Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Other harmful practices
2013 2017 Awareness-Raising Actions against Female Genital Mutilation Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
2013 2016 Justice Decisions on Female Genital Mutilation Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Justice Female genital mutilation
2014 Charter of Mayors for the Promotion of the Abandonment of the Practice of Female Circumcision Laws > Violence against women > Regulations Female genital mutilation
2014 2015 Le Comité de Pilotage du Programme Conjoint Gouvernement système des Nations Unies de lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes et aux filles Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2015 Campagne de sensibilisation - Caravane de communication sur les violences faites aux femmes dans six régions. Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2015 Conseils aux fournisseurs des services de justice Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2015 Feuille de route de retrait et de réinsertion sociale des personnes exclues par allégation de sorcellerie Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Other harmful practices
2015 Integrated Care Center for Victims of Gender-based Violence Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery Violence against women and girls
2015 Le centre de prise en charge des victimes de violences basées sur le genre de Ouagadougou Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2015 Le Réseau des Femmes Parlementaires pour le Développement Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2015 Loi Portant Prévention, Répression Et Réparation Des Violences A L’égard Des Femmes Et Des Filles Et Prise En Charge Des Victimes Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2015 2025 National Strategy for the Prevention and Elimination of Child Marriage Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Child early and forced marriage
2015 2018 Professional Retraining Strategy for Circumcisers Perpetrators Programme Female genital mutilation
2016 Awareness-Raising and Training of Local Leaders Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls; Female genital mutilation
2016 Budget de lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes Budgets > Government allocation Violence against women and girls
2016 2018 Capacity-Strengthening of the Justice System on Violence against Women Services > Justice > Training Violence against women and girls
2016 Collecte des Données Administratives sur les Violences faites aux Femmes Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Social services Violence against women and girls
2016 2020 Law No. 025-2018/AN of 31 May 2018 on the Criminal Code (FGM) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Female genital mutilation
2016 2020 National Strategic Plan to Promote the Elimination of FGM 2016-2020 Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Female genital mutilation
2016 Politique Nationale Genre Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2016 Stratégie Nationale de Promotion et de Protection de la Jeune Fillle Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2016 2018 School Materials on FGM, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Child Marriage Prevention > Education > Formal education Female genital mutilation; Child early and forced marriage
2016 Training of Education Staff on Female Genital Mutilation Prevention > Education > Formal education Female genital mutilation
2018 Awareness-Raising Sessions at Provincial Level on Violence against Women and Girls Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2019 National Campaign against Child Marriage “Don’t Call Me Madam” Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Child early and forced marriage
2021 Campaign: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2021 Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
2021 Free Helpline for Cases of Female Genital Mutilation Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Female genital mutilation
Cartographie des services disponibles aux victimes/survivantes d'actes de violences Services > Mapping of all services Violence against women and girls
Centre de prise en charge des victimes de violence Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
Conseils aux organismes d'application de la loi Services > Police > Training Violence against women and girls
Enseignement des Mutilations Génitales Féminines dans les établissements scolaires Prevention > Education > Formal education Female genital mutilation
Formation Santé - Réparations des séquelles de l’excision Services > Health > Training Female genital mutilation
Formations des responsbales de l'application des lois Services > Police > Training Violence against women and girls
La Campagne des 16 jours d’Activisme contre les Violences Faites aux Femmes et aux Filles Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
Le Fond National de Solidarité Services > Social services > Longer term support Education Employment Housing and Financial Violence against women and girls
Ligne telephonique d'assistance 116 Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Violence against women and girls
Modules sur les Violences dans les Ecoles de Police et de Gendarmerie Services > Police > Training Violence against women and girls
Personnels et Fonctionnaires dédiés au Développement de la Politique de lutte contre contre les violences faites aux femmes et aux filles Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
Service de Prise en Charge des Personnes Victimes de Violences Services > Social services > Shelter Safe accommodation Violence against women and girls
Services d'assistance juridique Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
Services Sociaux Essentiels - Logements Services > Social services > Shelter Safe accommodation Violence against women and girls
Soutien et conceil psycho-social aux victimes/survivantes Services > Social services > Psycho-social counselling Violence against women and girls
Travail avec les secteur public prive Prevention > Work with public private sectors > Military Violence against women and girls
2022 2024 Regional cooperation on FGM / Coopération régionale en matière de MGF Regional Initiatives Female genital mutilation
2022 2026 National Strategy for the Elimination of FGM (SNE/MGF) 2022-2026 / Stratégie Nationale pour l’élimination des MGF (SNE/MGF) 2022-2026 Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Female genital mutilation
2022 2024 Measures taken to address FGM in complex emergencies and protracted crises / Mesures prises pour lutter contre les MGF dans des situations d’urgences complexes et les crises prolongées Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
2022 2024 Financing actions to combat FGM / Financement des actions de lutte contre les MGF Budgets > External funds Female genital mutilation
2022 2024 National Action Plan to Combat GBV / Plan d'action national de lutte contre les VBG Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2020 2023 National strategy for cybersecurity / Stratégie nationale de cybersécurité Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
2020 2024 National Strategy on Gender / Stratégie Nationale Genre Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2017 2026 National Strategy for the Promotion and Protection of Young Girls / Stratégie nationale de promotion et de protection de la jeune fille Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2021 2025 National Family Planning Plan / Plan national de la planification familiale Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2021 2024 Awareness-raising sessions on GBV / Sessions de sensibilisation sur les VBG Services > Police > Training Violence against women and girls
GBV hotline / numéro vert pour les cas de VBG Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Violence against women and girls
FGM hotline / numéro vert pour les cas de MGF Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Violence against women and girls
2022 2022 Referral guide for the prevention of early sexuality, pregnancies, and child marriage in school settings / Guide d'orientation des actions de prévention de la sexualité précoce, grossesses et mariage d'enfants en milieu scolaire Prevention > Education > Formal education Child early and forced marriage
2022 2023 GBV Support Centers / Centres de prise en charge des cas de VBG Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Longer term support Education Employment Housing and Financial Violence against women and girls
2021 2023 Training of judicial personel on women access to justice / Formation du personnel judiciaire sur l'accès à la justice pour les femmes Services > Justice > Training Violence against women and girls
2023 2023 Awareness-raising campaign for judicial personel on GBV / Campagnes de sensibilisation du personnel judiciaire sur les VBG Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2019 2023 Data on access to legal aid services / Données sur l'accès aux services judiciaires Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2022 2023 Capacity building of helpline centers on cases of gender-based violence (GBV) / Renforcement de capacités des centres d'écoute téléphoniques sur les cas de VBG Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Violence against women and girls
Mapping of actors for GBV case management / Cartographie des acteurs de prise en charge de cas VBG Services > Mapping of all services Violence against women and girls
2022 Document on local best practices for combating GBV in the Centre-East region / Document sur les bonnes pratiques endogènes de lutte contre les VBG dans la région du Centre-Est Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Referral services Violence against women and girls
2021 2023 Awareness-raising session on GBV cases inlcuding protection services / Sensibilisations sur les cas de VBG incluant les services de protection Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2020 Coordination mecanism on GBV cases in crisis contexts / Mécanismes de coordination des efforts sur les cas de VBG en temps de crise Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
Capacity building for FM radio managers / Renforcement de capacités des responsables de Radios FM Prevention > Work with public private sectors > Media Violence against women and girls
Awareness-raising and engagement of men to end gender-based violence (GBV) / Sensibilisation et engagement des hommes dans la lutte contre les VBG Prevention > Working with men and boys Violence against women and girls
2021 2023 Dialogue spaces and awareness-raising for leaders / Espaces de dialogues et sensibilisations des leaders Prevention > Community mobilization Other harmful practices
2021 Psychosocial care protocol for GBV survivors / Protocole de prise en charge des survivant.e.s de VBG Services > Social services > Psycho-social counselling Violence against women and girls
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