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Field reports Burkina Faso
General Budget Support: “Burkina Faso is
not sleeping”
Ultimately, the future of countries such as Burkina
Faso lies with the private initiative of its inhabitants
which live and work in most difficult circumstances.
But it cannot be done without the state: schooling,
health or security are public goods which particularly
for the poor population are only accessible via
a functioning state. This vision serves as a point
of orientation for budget support.
Decentralisation in Burkina Faso: On the
way to autonomy
For a francophone and therefore centralistic
country such as Burkina Faso the way to more autonomy
for communities resembles a small revolution. It
is said that a former minister once called decentralisation
“suicide for the central government”. Few talk about
political resistance, but there is “fear of the
new and unknown”.
Corruption in Burkina Faso: Is there a wind
of change?
Increased transparency and public debate in
the context of the budget have a preventive effect
on the abuse of public money. Above all, budget
support offers the chance to conduct a far reaching
dialogue with the government about abuse.
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Burkina Faso: Own revenues as antidote
Mobilising its own revenues is a vital goal
for the government. When mobilising own resources
it is not only a question of quantity, but also
of who in the end is carrying the tax burden. The
poorest fifth of all households in Burkina Faso
proportionally pays more taxes than other households
with a higher income.
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Rural development in Burkina Faso: More
security, less migration
Some years ago agricultural production increased
thanks to expanding areas. But that will not be
possible to the same extent in the future, even
though the population increases. “That is why the
government invests a lot in food security by promoting
the cultivation of staple foods, vegetables and
fruit through family farms.”
Fighting poverty in Burkina Faso: How citizens’
initiatives exert influence
The NGOs want to look over the government’s
shoulder while it is implementing its policies and
to contribute their experiences to making the fight
against poverty more effective. Initially the government
did not listen to the voices from civil society.
Nevertheless, the NGOs have achieved a number of
things within a short time.
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