Case Study

Building Resilience and Reducing Community-Level Conflict in Burkina Faso

Addressing drivers of instability through strengthened peace mechanisms and improved service delivery
Stabilization and Recovery

Our Solution

Conflict-Sensitive Approaches to Community Engagement

Chemonics applied adaptive, locally-led approaches grounded in conflict sensitivity and community engagement. These included:

  • Delivering 220 rapid-response activities across four conflict-affected regions, reaching over 1.5 million people.
  • Training and equipping women and youth with livelihood skills, including soapmaking, leatherwork, poultry farming, weaving, and mechanics.
  • Rehabilitating critical infrastructure (e.g., health clinics, schools, boreholes) and installing solar lighting in public areas to foster greater public safety.
  • Enabling civil registration campaigns to deliver identification cards and birth certificates to over 2,000 displaced women and youth.
  • Facilitating interfaith events, youth dialogues, and the establishment of 73 peace committees rooted in traditional conflict resolution practices.

The Impact:

Improved Resilience, Access to Services, and Community Stability

Despite deteriorating security conditions, Chemonics achieved measurable improvements, including:

  • 300,000+ students enjoyed restored access to rehabilitated classrooms
  • Nearly 10,000 vulnerable women received livelihood support
  • More than 1,300 youth accessed start-up business kits and vocational training
  • Peace committees and intergroup dialogues specifically addressed conflicts between IDPs and host communities, reducing exclusion and preventing escalation.