Burkina Faso Crisis Response Plan 2025

Year

CRP last updated: April 08 2025

$20,447,000

Funding required

5,900,000

People in need

184,475

People Targeted

Entities targeted

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IOM Vision

IOM is committed to providing comprehensive and inclusive assistance to vulnerable populations affected by crises in Burkina Faso, guided by data and an understanding of individual and community needs. This approach aligns with established coordination frameworks and prioritizes access to essential social services, particularly mental health and psychosocial support, alongside income-generating opportunities. By promoting human rights and fostering self-reliance, IOM aims to empower internally displaced persons, host communities, refugees, and migrants in Burkina Faso to achieve a better quality of life and contribute positively to the country's economic and social development, while also strengthening resilience to the effects of climate change.

INFORM Risk	7.5, Very high
INFORM Severity	4, High
Human Development Index	185 of 193, Low
State of Fragility	High fragility

Since 2016, Burkina Faso has been experiencing the worst humanitarian situation in its history, with significant deterioration in recent years. The situation has become increasingly complex due to security and financial constraints, and is marked by population displacements, kidnappings, and armed clashes. Vulnerability is extremely high in areas isolated from the rest of the country due to insecurity, where residents are dependent on irregular supply convoys organized by the Burkinabe Defense and Security Forces (FDS in French), as well as extremely costly humanitarian air operations. While six regions are classified as facing major security challenges, thousands have been displaced in all 13 regions of the country. In March 2023, the National Emergency and Rehabilitation Council (CONASUR in French) reported 2,062,534 displaced persons, including 1,088,050 women and 974,484 men. Children represent 58.5 per cent of those displaced. In addition, the National Commission for Refugees (CONAREF) counted in 2024 37,249 refugees and asylum seekers.

This situation has resulted in a severe protection crisis with unprecedented consequences for civilians, as attacks by Terrorist armed groups and military operations have intensified. In 2023, the number of people killed by violence doubled from 2022 levels, with over 8,400 deaths (Norvegian Refugee Council, 2024). Women and girls experience high levels of gender-based violence (GBV); for example, in 2024, over 5,200 people in the six humanitarian regions who sought services due to GBV according to a GBV 2024 report. Displaced women and girls are also more exposed to violence in displacement sites and on their journey to safety, with little access to specialized support across the country. Prolonged isolation intensifies protection risks for the civilian population, depriving them of access to basic social services including mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) and humanitarian assistance. Refugees and migrants are also exposed to protection risks and increased risk of trafficking due to the situations compelling them to leave their homes, the circumstances in which they travel, or the conditions they face upon arrival. Many Burkinabe migrants, having left their country for various reasons, mainly economic, return due to difficult living conditions in host countries such as Tunisia, Algeria and Libya. Migrants from third countries, such as Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, often leave their homes due to persecution or economic hardship. They are stranded in Burkina Faso, exposed to increased protection and human trafficking risks due to the precarious conditions of their journey and the difficulties encountered, including the lack of essential services and exploitation by criminal networks.

According to the latest data from the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health’s epidemiological survey carried out in 2021, the prevalence of mental disorders in the country is estimated at 33 per cent of the population. In 2024, In 2023, the multi-sectoral needs assessment (MSNA) found that 50 per cent of respondents reported feeling unable to carry out the essential activities of daily life because of these emotions and 18% reported feeling so hopeless that they no longer wanted to go on living. Furthermore, humanitarian needs are multi-sectoral, and an integrated response is critical to ensure inter-sectoral coordination and synergy. This response must include protection, nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), shelter and settlement assistance, health, and education, taking into account the needs of children and persons with disabilities. For women and girls at risk and survivors of GBV, holistic support is essential, including case management, health assistance and mental health and psychosocial support.

Additionally, climate change is aggravating vulnerabilities and humanitarian needs in Burkina Faso, as the country experiences an increased frequency and intensity of droughts and floods. This situation also leads to population displacement, increasing vulnerability and severely disrupting livelihoods, productive production activities and other adaptative capacities for well-being.

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IOM Burkina Faso is engaged in the current humanitarian response in support of the Government of Burkina Faso and other humanitarian partners, notably through the humanitarian coordination system. IOM coordinates and co-leads the Technical Working Group on MHPSS. The Organization is also an active member of the Health and Protection Clusters, GBV Sub-Cluster, Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster, Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) Cluster, Management of Temporary Sites (GSAT or CCCM in English) Cluster, Access and Cash Working Group, inter-agency Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Network, Gender Equality and Inclusion in Humanitarian Action Working Group (WG-EGIAH in French), Information Management Working Group, and Mixed Migration Working Group. Additionally, IOM has a long-standing relationship with the Government’s National Emergency and Rehabilitation Council (Conseil National de Secours d’Urgence et de Réhabilitation or CONASUR in French) and National Commission for Refugees (Commission nationale pour les réfugiés or CONAREF in French)

IOM is also leading efforts on solutions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and has participated in the adoption of the national recovery strategy and recently coordinated a UN information collection exercise for the Office of the Special Advisor on Solutions. The in-depth information collected on solutions-related strategies, financing, government leadership and inter-agency coordination will support the identification of key opportunities in the country for sustainable solutions for IDPs. IOM is currently co-leading the newly established Durable Solutions Working Group (GTSD in French) within the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), in collaboration with the government. This group focuses on developing a solutions plan and plays a proactive role in providing technical support to the government. This ensures a more structured and effective approach to aligning UN support with the government's objectives.

IOM has been supporting the Government of Burkina Faso in its development agenda since the Organization’s establishment in the country in 2003. IOM’s main governmental partners are the Ministry of National Solidarity and Humanitarian Action, the Ministry of Health, CONASUR, and the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD in French).

IOM Burkina Faso will continue to collaborate with local partners and organizations to increase localization efforts.

IOM Burkina Faso will continue to collaborate with local partners and organizations to increase localization efforts. Furthermore, these partners have access to the most remote parts of the Burkinabè territory, benefit from a stable local presence and ensure more sustainability and community ownership of the response.

IOM co-leads the Working Group on Mixed Migration (JWGM) in Burkina Faso, together with UNHCR. It coordinates the preparations for the meetings with the host structure, which jointly provides moderation. The group aims to improve coordination and information sharing, harmonize strategies between actors, advocate for secure migration, facilitate inter-agency collaboration, and contribute to data collection and analysis while respecting confidentiality.

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IOM has been present in Burkina Faso since 2003. It counts 96 staff, consultants and hourly, including 34 women, all trained on gender mainstreaming, PSEAH and GBV prevention. It is established in one main office in Ouagadougou and three sub-offices in regions affected by the crisis, in Dori (Sahel), Ouahigouya (Nord) and Tenkodogo (Centre Est). IOM has extensive experience in responding to humanitarian and recovery needs worldwide and works across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus (HDPN) to help reduce needs and vulnerabilities. In recent years of crisis in Burkina Faso, the mission has rolled out multiple activities and gained broad experience related to protection, shelter, livelihoods, mental health and psychosocial support, health, information management (i.e. Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM)), community cohesion and peacebuilding. IOM is also implementing an integrated approach with community recovery and stabilization efforts to complement humanitarian interventions and enhance community resilience, supporting progress towards sustainable solutions. These activities support all population groups affected by the ongoing crises, including IDPs, host communities, refugees, and other impacted populations.

Applying the principle of do no harm, as well as conflict sensitivity and community and rights-based approaches, IOM works with its staff and partners to ensure that the assistance it provides targets all affected communities while encouraging the use of pre-existing local social structures and mechanisms to support the population and relevant authorities. IOM's approach in Burkina Faso responds to the specific request for support by the Government of Burkina Faso. It is aligned with humanitarian principles and falls directly in line with the national humanitarian response plans (including the Humanitarian Response Plan and the Government’s National Mental Health Plan, the Kampala Convention, the Harare Action Plan, and the revised Migration Policy Framework for Africa (2018-2030).

IOM is supporting the Burkinabe government in the operationalization of reference frameworks such as the National Strategy for the Recovery of Internally Displaced Persons and Host Communities and the National Strategy for Risk and Disaster Reduction (SNRRC).

To support their economic empowerment, IOM supported IDP households with training and provided them with kits and production assets in the areas of processing non-timber forest products (NTFPs) into juice, soumbala and shea butter, poultry farming, ecological market gardening, sheep fattening, fish farming and fish processing. To foster social cohesion, community and intergenerational dialogue sessions will be organized, as well as forum theatres and advocacy events run by women's organizations, local administrative and collectivity authorities, and community leaders, involving IDPs and host communities, particularly in the northern and Sahel regions.

IOM has also supported the government through the construction of eight boreholes, equipped 16 health and social promotion centres with essential medicines, and supplied 300 tables and benches, 300 school kits and 200 individual solar lamps to four communes hosting IDPs and distributed 300 shelters, 300 NFI kits and 100 dignity kits.

At the global and regional levels, IOM is the lead agency on climate mobility, advocating for solutions for people to stay, for people to move and for people on the move, in line with its strategy on Migration Environment and Climate Change (2021-2030). At the national level, IOM is in the process mobilising resources to support the government of Burkina Faso in its National Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PNA) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

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IOM is the government’s key partner in improving migration management and governance as well as safeguarding the dignity and protection of migrants and migration-affected communities. With the support of its partners, IOM is working alongside other United Nations agencies in the areas of emergency and post crises response; immigration and border management; and migration, environment, and climate change. This approach enables IOM to play a crucial role in supporting the government of Burkina Faso to strengthen its comprehensive response,. IOM supports CONASUR in the domestication of the Kampala Convention and assists the Ministry of Humanitarian Action and Solidarity in the implementation of the recovery strategy. With the Ministry of Health, IOM supports the implementation of the Mental Health Strategic Plan and accompanied the Minister of Health in the celebration of World Mental Health Day in Ouahgouya in October 2024.

IOM is currently supporting the Ministry of Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity, in establishing a national framework for implementing a disengagement, disassociation, reintegration and reconciliation (DDRR) process. Although the national DDRR programme has been awaiting approval from the Council of Ministers since December 2023, the current context provides an opportunity to work at the community level to support the establishment of conditions conducive for the return of former associates into communities, and address the underlying drivers of instability and individual enrolment into violent extremist organizations (VEOs).

As such, to promote stability at the community level, increase acceptance of returning former associates in communities of return, and facilitate reconciliation, IOM has identified, in collaboration with Technical Secretariat for National Reconciliation and Living Together (ST/REVIE), a set of activities to be implemented in regions affected by the return of former associates.

In terms of monitoring migration flows, IOM, in partnership with the Burkinabe government, has activated several population flow monitoring points. These points facilitate the understanding of incoming and outgoing migration flows, migratory trends, the needs of migrant populations and return intentions, providing essential data for adapting national policies to migration dynamics.

Key Operating Modalities

Cross-cutting priorities

Localization

Partnerships and Funding: IOM prioritizes strategic partnerships with the Burkinabe government, local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and international entities to coordinate humanitarian response efforts effectively. Additionally, IOM assists the government in mobilizing international funds for humanitarian and development initiatives, thereby enhancing the country's capacity to better manage migration and address the humanitarian crisis.

Capacity Strengthening and Mentorship: IOM emphasizes training and skills development by organizing sessions for civil servants in Burkina Faso on migration management, IDP protection, and crisis response. These initiatives aim to build local capacities for autonomous and effective migration management. Furthermore, IOM experts engage in mentoring local authorities and community leaders, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure a sustainable transfer of skills.

Locally-Led Coordination: IOM supports the establishment of local coordination structures to foster a more coherent and integrated response.

Locally-Led Coordination: IOM supports the establishment of local coordination structures to foster a more coherent and integrated response. This includes local migration and crisis management committees that facilitate rapid and effective responses. Through the integrated UN sub-offices, IOM collaborates with other UN agencies and local organizations to harmonize efforts, avoid duplication, and maximize the impact of interventions.

Visibility and Advocacy: IOM will actively engage with community members, local leaders, and stakeholders to gather insights and feedback throughout the project lifecycle. This participatory approach will facilitate the development of tailored solutions that reflect the specific needs and priorities of the communities served. IOM is also planning to develop a partnership with the Association of Burkinabe Journalists (AJB in French) to enhance the visibility of local efforts and successes in migration management and humanitarian response to create a platform for sharing best practices, and lessons learned as well as greater awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by affected communities.

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Saving lives and protecting people on the move

$9,490,000

Funding required

31,000

People Targeted

Entities Targeted

Primary target groups

Internally displaced person

Local population / community

Internal migrant

International migrant

Refugee

IOM interventions will serve to address immediate needs and alleviate human suffering, while contributing to strengthening longer-term community resilience. By providing immediate assistance and strengthening local capacities, the vulnerabilities of crisis-affected populations will be reduced and their well-being improved. Through a conflict-sensitive approach, the activities will contribute to providing emergency assistance to those most impacted by crisis and strengthening community assistance mechanisms, while avoiding exacerbating existing conflicts or creating new tensions.

IOM’s shelter and settlements (S&S), health, MHPSS and WASH activities will contribute to meeting the basic needs of crisis-affected populations by ensuring they receive dignified S&S and WASH support, and equitable access to quality health care services. In line with the Organization’s Health Border and Mobility Management Framework, IOM, in coordination with the Health Cluster and the local authorities plans to rehabilitate and equip health centres and support the provision of services in crisis-affected areas to improve access to primary health care. The Organization will also continue with protection case management for migrants, with a focus on trafficking survivors, unaccompanied and separated children, and migrants in need of medical or psychosocial support.These essential services are vital to crisis-affected populations’ immediate well-being and long-term integration.

IOM in collaboration with the Conseil National de Secours d'Urgence et de Réhabilitation (CONASUR) will implement data collection activities such as the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) and multi-sectoral needs assessments (MSNA) to inform the entire humanitarian community about the movement and needs of internally displaced persons and returned IDPs. This data will enable IOM to provide emergency assistance to vulnerable people and provide an appropriate response to identified needs, strengthening the broader response.

Driving solutions to displacement

$7,150,000

Funding required

50,300

People Targeted

Entities Targeted

Primary target groups

Internally displaced person

Local population / community

Refugee

Former combatant / fighter

IOM will contribute to driving solutions to displacement in Burkina Faso by carrying out actions to reduce the structural factors that force people to leave their homes, empower displaced people and strengthen their resilience and develop relocation solutions for displaced persons. Moreover, IOM will seek to address the key drivers of violence and conflict that contribute to displacement through programming, seeking to prevent violent extremism (PVE), disengagement, disassociation, reintegration and reconciliation (DDRR), strengthen conflict sensitivity analysis, and promote social cohesion and community resilience through evidence-based, participatory programming.

The expected results are as follows:

Minimization of negative structural factors that cause people to leave their homes: This includes preparedness and risk reduction activities and studies on migration and displacement patterns, post-disaster prevention and recovery initiatives, support to climate resilient communities and infrastructures, and peacebuilding and conflict resolution programmes.
Strengthening the recovery, resilience and self-reliance of displaced people: Planned activities include recovery and resilience programmes, the promotion of social cohesion and gender-sensitive economic empowerment, the inclusion of different social strata in the provision of basic services including WASH and sanitation commodities, MHPSS, support for sustainable livelihoods and strengthening household resilience and adaptation to climate change.
Driving solutions for crisis affected people: This includes enabling access to durable solutions, including support for sustainable livelihoods and access to labour markets. For example, IOM will support the creation of income generating activities including green jobs and nature-based solutions to increase displaced people’s access to livelihoods, community mobilization with local leaders (traditional, religious and authorities, women and youth organizations, IDPs).

Facilitating pathways for regular migration

$3,807,000

Funding required

61,675

People Targeted

Entities Targeted

Primary target groups

International migrant

Local population / community

Internal migrant

Long term outcomes

Objective 1

Saving lives and protecting people on the move

$9,490,000

Funding required

Objective 2

Driving solutions to displacement

$7,150,000

Funding required

Objective 3

Facilitating pathways for regular migration

$3,807,000

Funding required

Percentage of funding required contributing to the long term outcomes expressed on IOM's Strategic Results Framework.

Protection-centered
Breakdown by objective

$1,047,000

Funding required

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H(N)RP UNSDCF

IOM programmes in Burkina Faso apply a rights-based approach, ensuring that the rights and wellbeing of individuals are at the centre of all actions, considering their gender, age, disability and vulnerability, including in the context of climate change.

IOM Burkina Faso integrates a gender perspective into its programmes, recognizing the close link between gender and migration (including displacement), by considering the risks, vulnerabilities and specific needs of different groups. In addition, IOM promotes a culture of inclusion within its workplace.

Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) is also a cross-cutting priority. IOM integrates risk mitigation measures into all interventions and builds the capacity of its staff, partners, and local authorities to address PSEA effectively. Confidential and accessible reporting mechanisms are established, and key messages on rights and conduct standards are communicated widely to raise awareness, including with affected populations.

IOM Burkina Faso also incorporates accountability to affected populations (AAP) into its operations. This includes: (1) actively involving individuals in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programmes through community consultations; (2) establishing secure mechanisms for receiving and addressing complaints and feedback with clear responsibilities and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for feedback management; and (3) ensuring people's access to relevant and timely information, thus maintaining transparency through clear communication.

IOM attaches great importance to the inclusive participation of community leaders, people with specific needs, and direct beneficiaries. They are consulted at all stages of projects (formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) through IOM's community-based planning (CBP) methodology. Community engagement is centered around an all-inclusive approach, which encourages communities, including IDPs, migrants, and host community members, to be active participants and stakeholders alongside governing State authorities, and to be part of the solution to governance challenges, including poor border governance and various difficulties associated with permeability and insecurity in border regions. Regular consultation with communities, both migrants and host communities, strengthens relationships and builds trust between communities and their local authorities, ensuring that interventions address real needs. IOM has established Conflict Prevention and Community Cohesion Committees to promote non-discrimination and safe reporting mechanisms to prevent and respond to sexual abuse and exploitation. Migrants are also included in decision-making processes, enhancing the understanding of their needs and the design of appropriate solutions.

IOM in Burkina Faso will also follow the Organization’s Institutional Framework for Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Crises, which highlights that mitigating the risk of GBV is a shared responsibility, and that each department and unit must assess the risks of GBV associated with their interventions and take measures to address them as necessary. Actions to reduce the risk of GBV could include: (1) raising awareness among staff and partners about GBV risk mitigation and women's rights; (2) informing the population about reporting mechanisms and available services for possible remedies in case of GBV; (3) collaborating with local authorities and protection networks and UNFPA as the lead of the GBV AoR to ensure a coordinated and effective response to support GBV survivors.

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$1,047,000

Funding required

IOM supports the voluntary return and reintegration of vulnerable migrants © 2024 Vincent Kiendrebeogo / OIM Burkina Faso

Activity areas

Data for action, insight and foresight

$1,000,000 Funding required

Related inter agency plans H(N)RP

$1,000,000

Funding required

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H(N)RP

IOM Burkina Faso's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) captures population movements, including displacements. DTM provides regular information to offer a better understanding of population movements and changing needs in places of displacement or transit. IOM will:
Implement population flow monitoring methodologies to quantify mobility flows and trends, migrant profiles, and migrant migration experiences and routes. In Burkina Faso, Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) have been set up in major locations, including Faramana, Yendéré, Cinkansé, and Dori.

Strengthen government capacity to manage migration data.
Improve migration data collection, management, sharing, analysis and use.
Conduct migration data, research or analysis for key stakeholders in government, civil society, and academia
Collect data on population displacements following disasters.
Assess the multi-sectoral needs of returned IDPs in collaboration with the government.
Collect data on internally displaced persons in collaboration with the government.
Implement the Transhumance Tracking Tool is a strategic tool for strengthening local conflict resolution mechanisms to prevent and reduce tensions between farming and breeder's communities, and to help define appropriate solutions.

Livelihoods and economic recovery

$800,000 Funding required

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$800,000

Funding required

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H(N)RP

IOM will continue building resilience and rehabilitation of population exposed to conflicts and a severe humanitarian crisis. These interventions will target crisis-affected individuals and communities (women, men, people with disabilities and young people) and will:

Provide socioeconomic opportunities to support social cohesion and mitigate community vulnerability, focusing on supporting vulnerable women.
Implement activities supporting income-generating activities for displaced and host communities to enhance social cohesion and economic recovery.
Empower women and youth to diversify and increase their livelihoods through direct support such as the provision of agricultural inputs, vocational training.

Community stabilization and community-driven development

$2,500,000 Funding required

$2,500,000

Funding required

Community stabilization activities aim to provide a necessary incremental step towards sustainably resolving displacement by creating the conditions for the restoration of basic rights and security; and by promoting social cohesion and empowerment; functioning state governance; livelihoods and service delivery, taking into account the specific needs of women, men, people with disabilities and young people. IOM will continue working on community recovery by strengthening capacities, fostering self-reliance, and creating environments conducive to resolving displacement, including to:

Promote inclusive and responsive local governance by strengthening dialogue between and among communities and local authorities to create platforms of engagement seeking to promote social cohesion.
Support community-based planning processes to rehabilitate infrastructure and support the delivery of basic services.
Strengthen the capacities of local authorities to provide basic services (health, education, security, governance, etc) and key infrastructure for displaced communities.
Promote community mobilization activities such as community fora, intra-cultural meetings and dialogues, and promote spaces for artistic activities and the display of handicrafts and culinary products, to facilitate cross-fertilization and cultural exchange between communities.

Community engagement and policing

$1,100,000 Funding required

Related inter agency plans H(N)RP

$1,100,000

Funding required

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H(N)RP

As part of IOM’s broader approach to integrated border management in Burkina Faso, in border areas IOM aims to facilitate cross border movements through improving border governance and engaging with border communities and security stakeholders. Such engagement with border communities and law enforcement is a critical component in ensuing solid linkages to safeguard borders and migrant communities, improving governance, reducing conflicts, and supports the development of border areas, taking into account specific needs of women, men, people with disabilities and young people.
To this aim, IOM will continue promoting inclusive immigration and border policies and working to:

Reduce inequalities and the economic and climatic vulnerabilities of displaced people and host communities by developing sustainable solutions that contribute to strengthening social cohesion and the capacity of local authorities to manage border and migration issues. This will be done through the creation of quick-win economic and social cohesion activities.

Peacebuilding, violence and conflict reduction

$400,000 Funding required

$400,000

Funding required

IOM supports the operationalization of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. IOM views working closely with local authorities and empowering community-based organizations including organizations led by women, people with disabilities and young people at the national and local levels, and local networks, as one critical way to do so. IOM actions include:

Contribute to the consolidation of social cohesion through the prevention and sustainable resolution of community conflicts, including promoting peaceful transhumance. It is crucial to strengthen the capacity of the relevant civil authorities throughout the regions where the feeling of abandonment expressed currently by local populations fuels the instability, fracturing social cohesion.
Contribute to resilience building of the populations of the cross-border areas (Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo) affected by the presence of violent extremist groups.
Promote cross-border community and strengthening of local mechanisms for community dialogue, prevention and conflict resolution mechanisms to better manage vulnerability factors and conflict drivers.
Contribute to the set up of sustainable mechanisms (local mechanisms and local conflict prevention and management network) for the prevention and management of community conflicts.
Set up cross-border early-warning mechanisms (Benin - Burkina - Togo) for sustainable management of community conflicts and tensions.
Provide capacity strengthening for community-based organizations and community actors on peaceful conflict resolution, social cohesion and MHPSS, and prevention of violent extremism.
Conduct a sensitization campaign on the prevention of violence and reconciliation.

Water, sanitation and hygiene

$3,300,000 Funding required

Related inter agency plans H(N)RP

$3,300,000

Funding required

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H(N)RP

IOM intends to facilitate access to safe drinking water for populations severely affected by the security crisis or made vulnerable by natural hazards. To this end, the following activities will be carried out:

Construct and rehabilitate water infrastructures for host, displaced populations and refugees to reduce pression and risks of conflict.
Construct and rehabilitate toilets, including mobile toilets and education of users to prevent diseases and ensure proper use.
Promote community initiatives to clean and sanitize common areas such as health centres, schools and markets, in return for remuneration, for the benefit of displaced people, refugees and host populations.
Establish modern mobile toilets in IDP reception sites and host community concessions.
Build wells and boreholes close to the crisis affected populations.
Ensure the cleaning and treatment of waste from IDP reception sites and in host communities.

Shelter and settlements

$3,000,000 Funding required

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$3,000,000

Funding required

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H(N)RP

IOM’s response aims at improving the living conditions of displaced, host, and other crisis-affected communities, catering to the specific needs of women, men, people with disabilities and young people. IOM will support the Government to:

Provide lifesaving shelter assistance through the distribution or construction of shelter and building of capacities.
Pre-position and distribute essential household items and shelter materials to respond to crises and/or complement the emergency response with other actors.
Improve the living conditions of vulnerable households through the rehabilitation of damaged housing to ensure their safety, privacy, and dignity.
Ensure that displaced communities are hosted and live in safe and climate resilient shelters respecting the environment, local traditions and safeguarding the protection of vulnerable communities.

Disaster risk management

$500,000 Funding required

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$500,000

Funding required

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H(N)RP

IOM recognizes the increasing threat of natural hazards in Burkina Faso, particularly floods and droughts, which are exacerbated by climate change. To strengthen community resilience, IOM will work directly with at-risk populations (including women, men, people with disabilities, children and young people) to develop and implement locally-owned disaster risk reduction strategies. This includes:

Empower communities to assess their own vulnerabilities: IOM will facilitate participatory processes where communities can identify existing capacities and vulnerabilities to specific hazards like floods, droughts, strong winds, and dust storms. This will inform the development of tailored risk reduction plans. IOM will facilitate the drafting and implementation of contingency and recovery plans.
Strengthen local capacity for disaster preparedness and response: IOM will support training and awareness-raising initiatives on disaster preparedness, early warning systems, and response mechanisms. This will equip communities with the knowledge and skills to anticipate, respond to, and recover from disasters effectively.
Strengthen community infrastructure: IOM will support the development of resilient infrastructure, such as flood defenses, water harvesting systems, and community shelters. This will help to mitigate the impact of natural hazards and protect lives and livelihoods.
Facilitate access to early warning information: IOM will work with communities and local authorities to improve access to timely and reliable early warning information, enabling them to take proactive measures to reduce risks and prepare for potential disasters

Health

$500,000 Funding required

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$500,000

Funding required

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H(N)RP

IOM aims to improve access to the minimum package of services (MPS) and build resilience against future emergencies through health preparedness and readiness programmes. This initiative will involve training healthcare professionals, improving (rehabilitation) infrastructure and equipment, and ensuring the availability of necessary medical supplies in the context of humanitarian efforts and emergency preparedness. The primary goal of this intervention is to enhance the accessibility and quality of healthcare services, particularly for those in remote and underserved areas, by focusing on six key pillars:

Strengthen Health Workforce: Training and deploying healthcare professionals, particularly community-based health workers, to ensure that there is a sufficient and well-distributed workforce capable of providing essential health services.
Improve Health Infrastructure: Building, rehabilitating, and equipping health posts in remote areas to ensure that healthcare facilities are accessible and capable of delivering quality services.
Ensure Availability of Medical Supplies: Guaranteeing the continuous supply of essential medicines, vaccines, and medical equipment to meet the healthcare needs of the population.
Enhance Health Information Systems: Developing and implementing robust health information systems to collect, analyze, and use data for informed decision-making and effective health service delivery.
Strengthen Health Financing: Ensuring sustainable financing mechanisms to support health services, making healthcare affordable and accessible to all, especially the most vulnerable populations.
Promote Community Engagement: Supporting community health campaigns and involving communities in health promotion activities to raise awareness, encourage preventive care, and foster a sense of ownership and responsibility towards health.

Mental health and psychosocial support

$2,800,000 Funding required

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$2,800,000

Funding required

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H(N)RP

IOM’s MHPSS unit aims to promote, protect and support the well-being of crisis-affected populations and returning migrants including women, men, people with disabilities and young people. IOM is the co-lead of the national MHPSS Working Group under the Protection and Health Clusters. In this capacity, IOM will:

Strengthen inter-agency coordination activities with members of the national MHPSS working group.
Strengthen the capacities of local actors and service providers through the provision of capacity building, including the training and supervision of staff on evolving psychological therapies, Mental Health Gap Action programme (MhGAP) in emergency situations and suicide prevention).
Deploy community-based psychosocial mobile teams organizing sociorelational, cultural, art, sport and play activities at the community level via civil society organizations, including to promote social cohesion in areas of return.
Strengthen the capacities of health facilities and non-governmental organizations to access psychotropic medication and specialized mental health services.
Improve service provision at different levels of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) MHPSS intervention pyramid:
- Level 1 and 2: Conduct informal education and awareness-raising on MHPSS needs and existing services.
- Level 3 and 4: Organize counselling and peer support groups and referral to specialized services.
Ensure the provision of mental health and psychosocial support services in health facilities through the community health workers.
Promote space for artistic activities and the display of handicrafts and culinary products, to facilitate cross-fertilization and cultural exchange between communities.

Protection

$3,500,000 Funding required

$3,500,000

Funding required

Protective measures in Burkina Faso aim to aid vulnerable, stranded and returning migrants, IDPs, refugees and host communities through a rights-based approach, considering gender, age, and vulnerability. Key focuses will include:

Offer direct and specialized support such as counselling, shelter, food, medical care, mental health and psychosocial services, facilitating access to consular support and documentation, and legal aid. IOM will also continue to conduct protection case management, prioritizing trafficking survivors, unaccompanied and separated children, and those needing medical or psychosocial support.
Facilitate assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR), providing administrative, logistical, and financial aid for safe and dignified returns, post-arrival assistance to address immediate needs upon return, and tailored support for sustainable reintegration, taking into account social, economic and psychosocial needs.
Implement community-based initiatives preventing TiP, (S)GBV and (P)SEA and/or other forms of exploitation
Provide direct and specialized assistance to vulnerable and stranded migrants: This includes protection case management and direct provision of services including counseling, shelter, food, medical aid, mental health care, legal advice, and support to access status identity documentation. Special focus is given to trafficking in persons victims, unaccompanied migrant children, and those needing medical and psychosocial care. For survivors of trafficking, the aid includes counseling, legal support, and secure housing. Unaccompanied and separated children receive tailored support in collaboration with child protection authorities. Comprehensive services are provided for migrants requiring medical and mental health care.
Provide assisted voluntary return assistance to stranded and vulnerable migrants: Offer safe and dignified voluntary return to countries of origin, including administrative, logistical, and financial assistance to migrants who cannot or do not want to stay in the host country and choose to voluntarily return. This approach ensures that migrants can return safely and with dignity, reducing the risks associated with irregular migration.
Provide reintegration support: provision of individual reintegration support to returning migrants to their regions of origin. This support covers all dimensions of reintegration, including social, economic, and psychosocial aspects. By supporting migrants in their reintegration process, the programme helps them to rebuild their lives and reduces the likelihood of re-migration through irregular means.