Deadline: 13-Mar-2026
UNICEF is inviting applications to support vulnerable children, adolescents, and women in Burkina Faso’s Boucle du Mouhoun and Nord regions. The program focuses on psychosocial wellbeing, child protection, gender-based violence prevention, and birth registration, with an indicative budget of $400,000. Applications aim to strengthen community resilience, protective services, and socio-economic reintegration.
About the Program
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) protection program in Burkina Faso targets the most vulnerable populations, including children, adolescents, and women, particularly in crisis-affected areas. The program focuses on:
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Child protection
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Gender-based violence prevention
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Psychosocial wellbeing
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Birth registration
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Protection in emergencies
The program emphasizes strengthening community resilience and improving access to protective services for vulnerable populations.
Program Budget
The indicative budget for this UNICEF protection initiative in Burkina Faso is $400,000. This funding supports program implementation, community engagement, and capacity-building activities.
Key Expected Results
1. Improved Psychosocial Wellbeing
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Children, adolescents, and caregivers in the intervention areas gain better stress management and coping mechanisms.
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Enhanced community attentiveness and protective environments increase resilience.
2. Support for Unaccompanied and Separated Children
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Structured case management, including family tracing and reunification.
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Alternative care solutions aligned with children’s best interests.
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Restoration of family ties and durable protection mechanisms.
3. Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Support
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Reduced exposure to gender-based violence for women and girls, including displaced and returned individuals.
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Increased reporting and use of integrated care services.
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Holistic support to strengthen protection and empowerment.
4. Protective Behaviors in Adolescents and Communities
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Adolescents and communities adopt protective practices.
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Reduction of harmful practices and improved child protection outcomes.
5. Socio-Economic Reintegration and Empowerment
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Crisis-affected children and women access reintegration opportunities.
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Increased participation in sustainable socio-economic activities.
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Enhanced personal, family, and community stability.
6. Mine and Explosive Device Risk Awareness
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Civilians in Bankuy, Sourou, and Yaadga adopt safer behaviors regarding mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
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Fewer accidents and casualties through practical risk awareness and preventive measures.
7. Strengthened Birth Registration Systems
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Community and institutional mechanisms in priority communes ensure systematic identification and referral of children without birth certificates.
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Facilitates access to official civil registration services.
Who is Eligible?
The program is designed for:
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Children and adolescents in Boucle du Mouhoun and Nord regions
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Women and girls, including displaced or returned populations
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Communities and institutions responsible for protection and registration services
Why It Matters
This UNICEF program addresses multiple layers of vulnerability:
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Protects children from abuse, neglect, and separation
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Supports women and girls to reduce exposure to violence
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Enhances community and institutional capacity for sustained protection
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Promotes resilience, socio-economic reintegration, and empowerment for vulnerable populations
How to Apply / Participate
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Check eligibility: Target populations include children, adolescents, women, and local institutions.
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Prepare a proposal: Focus on improving psychosocial wellbeing, child protection, GBV prevention, or birth registration.
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Submit through official channels: Follow UNICEF Burkina Faso guidelines for applications.
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Implement according to priorities: Programs should address key expected outcomes in the intervention areas.
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Report and evaluate: Maintain monitoring and reporting to demonstrate impact and results.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
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Ignoring eligibility criteria for target populations
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Failing to align interventions with UNICEF’s focus areas
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Underestimating the importance of community engagement
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Not including risk mitigation for mines, IEDs, or other hazards
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Overlooking birth registration systems in program design
FAQs – UNICEF Protection Program Burkina Faso
1. What is the main goal of this program?
To improve psychosocial wellbeing, child protection, gender-based violence prevention, and birth registration for vulnerable populations in Burkina Faso.
2. What regions are targeted?
The program focuses on Boucle du Mouhoun and Nord regions, with additional attention to Bankuy, Sourou, and Yaadga for mine risk awareness.
3. Who can benefit from the program?
Children, adolescents, women (including displaced and returned), and local communities/institutions supporting protection and registration.
4. Is this program providing direct funding to individuals?
No. The program supports community and institutional interventions, not individual grants.
5. What is the program budget?
The indicative budget is $400,000.
6. What are the main expected outcomes?
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Improved psychosocial wellbeing
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Support for unaccompanied children
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GBV prevention and support
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Adoption of protective behaviors
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Socio-economic reintegration
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Mine and explosive device risk awareness
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Strengthened birth registration systems
7. How can organizations participate?
By submitting proposals aligned with UNICEF’s priorities for child protection, GBV prevention, psychosocial support, and birth registration, and engaging local communities and institutions.
Conclusion
UNICEF’s protection program in Burkina Faso provides a comprehensive framework to safeguard children, adolescents, and women. By promoting psychosocial wellbeing, child protection, gender-based violence prevention, and birth registration, the program strengthens community resilience and institutional capacity. Organizations and communities participating in this program contribute to safer, more empowered, and sustainable environments for vulnerable populations.
For more information, visit Un Partner Portal.