In Burkina Faso, children and adolescents, particularly girls aged between 6 and 16, face numerous obstacles to their right to education, especially in areas affected by insecurity (the North, Centre-North, Sahel and East regions). The FASST project helped to foster change in favour of gender equality and girls’ education at the community level.
Undertaken actions contributed to improving the perceptions and behaviour of all children in general, and of girls in particular. FASST is implemented by Plan International in partnership with the Strømme Foundation and in collaboration with MENAPLN.
“Some girls drop out of school because their parents don’t provide adequate support and don’t believe in their potential. They believe that young girls should stay at home, learn housework and get married. I would like to encourage parents to allow girls to continue their education and to refuse early marriages that cause them so many problems. I hope that the FASST project will be able to continue with us into the next school year and support many young girls.” Latifa, 14 years old Beneficiary of the FASST project
Results
- Over 20% increase in enrolment: the number of students enrolled in schools and accelerated learning centres rose from 72,991 (including 36,465 girls) to 89,956 (including 44,700 girls).
- Capacity-building for girls: activities with 405 mentors helped 2,214 girls to develop their ability to make their voices heard, and to choose and make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.
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Burkina Faso
Fields of action
