{"id":5567,"date":"2020-06-12T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/en\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=5567"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:41:03","slug":"policy-brief-survivors-and-heroines-women-crisis-burkina-faso","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/en\/publications\/policy-brief-survivors-and-heroines-women-crisis-burkina-faso\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy brief: Survivors and heroines, women in the crisis in Burkina Faso"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-92f16597 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Policy brief: Survivors and heroines, women in the crisis in Burkina Faso<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b827052 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-fa7dab4be3bbf058023c896d023e2439 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-dark-green-color has-normal-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2020-06-12T13:35:00+02:00\">12.06.2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors is-layout-flow wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__prefix\">By <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-name\">Oxfam Danmark<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/policy-brief-survivors-and-heroines-women-crisis-burkina-faso-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/policy-brief-survivors-and-heroines-women-crisis-burkina-faso-01.jpg 730w, https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/policy-brief-survivors-and-heroines-women-crisis-burkina-faso-01-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/policy-brief-survivors-and-heroines-women-crisis-burkina-faso-01-488x325.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Displaced woman in Kaya in Burkina Faso. She says: &#8220;As I speak, we need everything, water, food, shelter&#8221;\nPhoto: Sylvain Cherkaoui<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Burkina Faso is currently experiencing one of the most rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crises in the world, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study describes the impact of the conflict on women and looks at their role in strengthening social cohesion and building peace. It is part of a series of papers written to inform public debate on development and humanitarian policy issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/documents\/artikler\/bp-survivantes-heroines-femmes-crises-burkina-faso-250520-en.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">english summary<\/a>&nbsp;or the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/documents\/artikler\/bp-survivantes-heroines-femmes-crises-burkina-faso-250520-fr-1.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full report in french<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main focus of the report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The report focuses on two areas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The impact of the current crisis on the protection and security of women and girls and their basic needs: In its current form, the humanitarian response is not sufficient to meet the scale of the needs of displaced populations and host communities. The women we spoke with identified several priority needs, such as access to water, security, food, shelter and education. In addition, they told us that they are exposed to violence in their villages of origin, during their exodus, and within sites hosting IDPs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The role of women in social cohesion and peacebuilding in Burkina Faso: Burkinab\u00e8 society recognizes the decisive role of women in social cohesion, but that role must be continuously strengthened and supported. At the local and community levels, even though women are often absent from mediation and conflict resolution structures, rural and displaced women are seen as playing a key role in maintaining social cohesion through their daily efforts to build trust and participate in society.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>On the basis of the research, Oxfam has made recommendation to the Government of Burkina Faso and to humanitarian actors, including NGOs, the United Nations and donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-has-large-bullet\">\n<li><strong>Provide a direct and immediate response to women&#8217;s needs and build their resilience<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Promote the active participation of women in governance and peacebuilding structures at the local, regional and national levels<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic increases the urgency of resolving the current crisis in Burkina Faso and ensuring sustainable peace. To this end, the experience, concerns and priorities of women are crucial in formulating the response. A peaceful society requires the meaningful participation of women, gender justice, and the transformation of power relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/en\/about-us\/countries\/burkina-faso\/\">Our Work in Burkina Faso<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burkina Faso is currently experiencing one of the most rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crises in the world, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5568,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"4565,1507,3568,3318,3849,4620","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","editor_notices":[]},"categories":[],"tags":[160,149],"coauthors":[105],"class_list":["post-5567","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-burkina-faso","tag-covid-19"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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