81312557-Réalisation d'activités de relance économique dans cinq communes de la région Centre-Nord du Burkina Faso

As part of the bilateral cooperation between Burkina Faso and the Federal Republic of Germany, the "Project to support internally displaced persons and strengthen the resilience of host communities" began operations in October 2021. It aims to build the capacity of partner communes and state and non-state actors to improve the social living conditions of internally displaced persons and vulnerable host populations in the Centre-Nord region. It is being implemented by the German Technical Cooperation (GIZ). The Sahel and Centre-North regions of Burkina Faso are marked by instability and fragility. On 31 March 2023, there were 2,062,534 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country, 23.9% of them from the Centre-North region. The reason for this massive internal displacement is the deterioration in the security situation due to violence motivated by extremism. 52, 75% of IDPs are women and girls, and 50% are children under the age of 14. Host municipalities are facing a massive increase in population, which is putting their already fragile structures to the test, despite the material aid provided to meet the humanitarian needs of internally displaced persons. Tensions between IDPs and the population of the host communities are also on the increase. The main outputs of the project are: 1) To improve the capacity of municipalities and other local actors to provide IDPs and vulnerable host populations with quality basic services in line with their needs. 2) Strengthen social cohesion between IDPs and host populations 3) Promote an inclusive and sustainable economic recovery for the most vulnerable and destabilised populations, both host and displaced. The plan is to create jobs and contribute to the economic resilience of the population, particularly young people and women affected by poverty, through vocational training, the promotion of income-generating activities and capacity-building for local economic governance players. The third output on economic recovery is being implemented by the GIZ-ENABEL (Belgian Development Agency) consortium thanks to co-financing from the European Union (EU). The co-financing period for GIZ runs from January 2023 to December 2025 (3 years) in 11 communes in the Centre-Nord region.