Burkina Faso

The Denmark – Burkina Faso Partnership policy takes its point of departure in the dynamic context of Burkina Faso and applies a number of interconnected instruments, namely: policy dialogue, diplomacy, development cooperation and commercial and business instruments. The overall objectives for Denmark’s partnership with Burkina Faso are threefold:

1. To contribute to poverty reduction.
2. To contribute to a stronger, rights-based and inclusive governance framework.
3. To contribute to economic growth and employment in particular for youth and women.

In close cooperation with the government of Burkina Faso, civil society groups and other development partners, the overall objectives will be achieved by reaching tangible results within the following three thematic programmes:

• Human Rights and Stability
• Water and Sanitation
• Economic Growth in the Agricultural Sector.