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2.1 Participation in PRS implementation (overall perspective): Parliament adopts the annual budget and the medium-term fiscal planning, and, thus, indirectly has a share in PRSP implementation. However, intensive debate of the PRSP in the assembly is unheard-of. CSOs are active in the implementation of sector strategies; but this is confined to the local and project level. The government continually encourages CSOs to organize on national level and get involved in the implementation of other sector strategies. 2.2 Participation in Policy Reforms linked to the PRS (specific perspective): No information available. 2.3 Participation in PRS Monitoring: ccording to the analog perception of all actors, monitoring of the first PRSP largely failed. CS monitoring was non-existent, and reasons for it are multifaceted: weak resources and capacities, difficult access to information, and the prevailing notion monitoring be headmost a job of the government. (SCDO/DDU 2003: 11) As stated by the government, a stronger inclusion of non-state stakeholders into monitoring is among the various changes within the PRSP II. In a pilot project in the Department of Yako the University of Ouagadougou worked on a system of participatory monitoring. (GTZ 2004b: 18) 2.4 Participation in PRS Revision: Against
the background of the allegation that societal participation during formulation
of the first PRSP was conceivably weak-due to extremely short time frame
and insufficient preparation-the government initiated an iterative procedure
built on broad-based consultation fort the revision process. It consisted
of stocktaking workshops, meetings with the heads of ministerial departments
on the consistency of sectoral policies, information sessions with technical
and financial partners, a civil society forum on rereading the PRSP, and
a national conference. Finally, the revised version of the PRSP was presented
to the Economic and Social Council, which consists of representatives
of public administration, private sector, and civil society (Government
of Burkina Faso/Ministry of Economy and Development 2004b: 5-6).
3.1 Structures: The dialogue structures between government and civil society are rather unincisive, however improved during the PRS process; yet, they are far from being said to be established. The inclusion of civil society actors into the monitoring system is comparatively lower-ranking; to date they can participate in sectoral working groups, but access to the decisive government committees is barred. 3.2 Rights: Participatory processes-like the PRS process-are not legally guaranteed. While they were not politically disputed in the last couple of years, they are subject to certain arbitrariness on side of the government. 3.3 Legitimacy: Legitimacy of the stakeholders involved in the PRS process is basically without controversy. However, the question of legitimacy arises regarding representativity of the participating stakeholders. Various CS networks that piped up are particularly active in cities; so far the participatory process apparently did not involve the real poor, grassroots organizations, and other key development actors. 3.4 Capacity: While community life at village level is deeply manifested, on national level civil society is only weakly organized; financial resources and the capacity to analyze and discuss macroeconomic and structural problems are lacking. At the local level, however, development committees are successfully coordinating PRSP-related programs. As far as the administration is concerned, capacity to implement the strategy falls short of formulation capacity. Moreover, with the help of external partners central ministries involved in sector and thematic groups are now building capacity to develop and implement projects to achieve PRSP goals.
4.1 Statistical data a. Developmental status
b. Indebteness Burkina Faso's total Debt decreased from US$ 1.4 billion in 1998 to 543 Mio in 2001. Burkina Faso was among the very first countries having completed a PRSP, and reached the enhanced HIPC decision point already in July 2000. In April 2002 it reached the HICP completion point and benefited from US$ 424 Mio. of debt relief. Additionally, Burkina Faso was granted further US$ 129 Mio. relief because of the declining global economic conditions (source: AFRODAD; http://www.afrodad.org/debt/bfaso.htm). For more information see: African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD)
- Burkina Faso country profille Jubilee Research - Burkina Faso country profile Paris Club - Burkina Faso debt treatments World Bank: HIPC - Burkina Faso Case World Bank: Burkina Faso Estimated Debt Service Payments c. Further statistical resources OECD (2005): African Economic Outlook 2004/05 - Burkina
Faso World Bank: Burkina Faso Data & Statistics 4.2 Important documents a. Official PRS-related documents IMF/IDA (2004): Burkina Faso. Joint Staff Assessment of
the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report. February 6. IMF/IDA (2002a): Burkina Faso. Joint Staff Assessment of
the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Progress Report.
8. IMF/IDA (2001): Burkina Faso. Joint Staff Assessment of
the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report. October 31. IMF/IDA (2000): Burkina Faso. Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper. Joint Staff Assessment. June 7. Government of Burkina Faso / Ministry of Economy and Development
(2004a): Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Progress Report 2003. December. Government of Burkina Faso / Ministry of Economy and Development
(2004b): Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. July Government of Burkina Faso / Ministry of Economy and Development
(2003): Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Progress Report 2000-2002. Technical
Secretariat for the Coordination of Economic and Social Development Programs,
December. Government of Burkina Faso / Ministry of Economy and Development
& Ministry of Finance and Budget (2002): Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper. Progress Report 2001. September. Government of Burkina Faso / Ministry of Economy and Finance
(2001): Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Progress Report July 2000-June
2001. September. Government of Burkina Faso / Ministry of Economy and Finance
(2000): Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Ouagadougou, May 25. For the most recent official PRSP documents see b. Major donor-related documents Burkina Faso HIPC Decision Point Document (June 2000) European Commission: Burkina Faso Country Strategy Paper
2001-2007 Experiencee of the Burkina Faso [JBS-PRSP] Group IMF (2005): Second and Third Reviews Under the Three-Year
Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. March 11.
SPA Task Team on Contractual Relationships and Selectivity
(2000): Conditionality Reform - The Burkina Faso Pilot Case. Summary Report.
Brussels, November 12. World Bank: Burkina Faso Country Assistence Strategy (CAS) World Bank (2005a): Burkina Faso Poverty Assessment. Washington
D.C., June 7. World Bank (2004a): Burkina Faso - Fourth Poverty Reduction
Support Credit Project World Bank (2004b): Burkina Faso. Risk and Vulnerability
Assessment. Human Development Unit, Washington D.C., January 30. World Bank (2003a): Burkina Faso Strategic Country Gender
Assessment (in French). October. World Bank (undated): HIPC Public Expenditure Tracking Assessment
and Action Plan (HIPC-AAP). Burkina Faso. Unofficial translation of French
original. For further donor-related strategy documents see http://www.countryanalyticwork.net 4.3 Reports and analyses a. PRSP-related publications African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD)
(2002a): Civil Society Participation in the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper (PRSP) Process. A Synthesis of Five Studies conducted in Burkina
Faso, Mauretania, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda. Harare, April. AFRODAD (2002b): Comparative Analysis of Five African Countries
with Completed PRSP (Burkina Faso, Mauretania, Mozambique, Tanzania and
Uganda). Harare. Alonso i Terme, Rosa/Lindsay Judge/Jeni Klugman (2005):
PRSPs and Budgets: A Synthesis of Five Case Studies, in: Budget Support
Practitioners' Forum. Conference olume, World Bank, OPCS (forthcoming).
(based on Burkina Faso case study) Benoit, Koudougou (2002): Le Processus du DSRP au Burkina
Faso. Deuxième réunion du Groupe africain de réflexion
sur le Document de stratégie de réduction de la pauvreté
(DSRP-GA), Bruxelles 18-21 November. Bojö, Jan et al. (2004): Environment in Poverty Reduction
Strategies and Poverty Reduction Support Credits. World Bank, Environment
Department, Environmental Economics Series, Paper No. 102, Washington
D.C., November. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Bojö, Jan/Rama Chandra Reddy (2003): Status and Evolution
of Environmental Priorities in the Poverty Reduction Strategies. An Assessment
of Fifty Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. World Bank, Environment Department,
Environmental Economics Series, Paper No. 93, Washington D.C., November.
(includes data on Burkina Faso) Bonnel, René/Miriam Temin/Fith Tempest (2004): Poverty
Reduction Strategy Papers: Do They matter for Children and Young People
made Vulnerable by HIV/AIDS? Results of a Joint UNICEF and World Bank
Review. World Bank, Africa Region Working Paper Series No. 78, Washington
D.C., December. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Booth, David/Henry Lucas (2002): Good Practice in the Development
of PRSP Indicators and Monitoring Systems. Overseas Development Institute,
ODI Working Paper 172. July. (inlcudes data on Burkina Faso) Caillods, F./J. Hallak (2004): Education and PRSPs. A review
of experiences. A review undertaken with the support of DFID, UNESCO,
Interational Institute of Educational Planning, Paris. (includes data
on Burkina Faso) Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) (2002):
Diagnostic study of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Monitoring and Evaluation
Systems in Burkina Faso, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Niger. Synthesis/Summary
of study's key findings. October. Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Danida (2002): Revue
du processus CSLP au Burkina Faso. Une contribution à la revue
internationale du processus CSLP. January. Dalal-Clayton, Barry (2000): Evolving Approaches to Sustainable
Development Strategies. Intenational Institute for Environment and Development,
London. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Dayo, Tankien (2003): Cadre Budgetaire et ciblage des Pauvres:
Experience du Burkina Faso. Dakar 24-27 March. Eberlei, Walter/Heike Henn (2003): Parliaments in Sub-Saharan
Africa: actors in poverty reduction? GTZ, Eschborn, December. (includes
data on Burkina Faso) Eberlei, Walter/Thomas Siebold (2002): Armutsbekämpfung
in Afrika: Neue Ansätze oder alte Konzepte? Institute for Development
and Peace, INEF-Report 64, Duisburg. (includes Burkina Faso case study) Eberlei, Walter (2001): Institutionalised Participation
in Processes Beyond the PRSP. Study Commissioned by the Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Duisburg, September. (includes
Burkina Faso case study) European Network on Debt and Development (EURODAD) (2002):
Private Sector Development - Pro-poor, or merely Poor, Service Delivery?
Brussels, April. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Falk, Gertrud (2003): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
- eine Chance zur Bekämpfung ländlicher Armut in Subsahara-Afrika?
Institute for Development and Peace, INEF-Report 72. (includes Burkina
Faso case study) Fox, James W. (2004): The Treatment of the Private Sector
in African PRSPs and APRs. Report to the Bureau for Africa, USAID, Washington
D.C., November. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Fox, James W. (2003): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers:
Review of Private Sector Participation. USAID Development Information
Services (DIS), Washington D.C., October 31. (includes data on Burkina
Faso) Gerster, Richard/Kimseyinga Sawadogo (2003): Independent
Evaluation of SDC's Bilateral Engagement in the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper (PRSP) Process. Part 2: Case Studies - Burkina Faso. Gerster Consulting/Development
Initiatives. March. GTZ (2004a): National Monitoring of Sustainable Poverty
Reduction Strategies / PRSPs. Volume 1: Main Report. Eschborn. (based
on Burkina Faso case study) GTZ (2004b): National Monitoring of Sustainable Poverty
Reduction Strategies / PRSPs. Volume 2: Country Study Burkina Faso. Eschborn. Harsmar, Mats (2002): Some observations on the Poverty Reduction
Strategy Process in Burkina Faso. Ouagadougou Heidel, Klaus (2004): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
- blind to the rights of the (working) child? The (I-)PRSPs' perception
of child labour. A problem outline and annotated collection of source
material. Kindernothilfe/Werkstatt Ökonomie, Duisburg/Heidelberg,
March. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Hewitt, Adrian/Ian Gillson (2003): Review of the Trade and
Poverty Content in PRSPs and Loan-Related Documents. Report commissioned
by Christian Aid, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London. (includes
Burkina Faso case study) High-Level Forum on the Health MDGs (2004): MDG-Orientated
Sector and Poverty Reduction Strategies: Lessons from Experience in Health.
Abuja, December. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Hinchliffe, Keith (2004): Notes on the Impact of the HIPC
Initiative on Public Expenditure in Education and Health in African Countries.
World Bank, Africa Region Human Development Working Paper Series, Washington
D.C., June. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Holmes, Malcom/Alison Evans (2003): A Review of Experience
in Implementing Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks in a PRSP Context:
A Synthesis of Eight Country Studies. Overseas Development Institute (ODI),
London, November. (based on Burkina Faso case study) Holvoet, Nathalie/Robrecht Renard (2005): Putting the new
aid paradigm to work: challenges for monitoring and evaluation. University
of Antwerp, Institute of Development Policy and Management, IDPM-UA discussion
paper 2005-2, January. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Houghton, Irungu (2001): Up against the Wind: Recent ActionAid
experiences of engaging the Poverty Reduction Strategies and other IFI
lending policies. Presentation to the conference entitled "From Engagement
to Protest" organised by SAPRIN et al., April 19th, Washington DC.
(includes data on Burkina Faso) Ido, Alitou (2002): CSO Involvement in the PRSP Process:
A Case for Burkina Faso (French Version). African Forum and Network on
Debt and Development (AFRODAD), Harare. IMF/IDA (2002b): Review of the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper (PRSP) Approach: Early Experience with Interim PRSPs and Full PRSPs.
Prepared by the Staffs of the IMF and World Bank, Washington DC., March
26. (includes data on Burkina Faso) International Labour Organisation (ILO) (2002): Disability
and Poverty Reduction Strategies. How to ensure that access of persons
with disabilities to decent and productive work is part of the PRSP process.
Discussion Paper, Geneva, November. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Jennes, Geert/de Groot, Albert (2003): Assessment of Burkina
Faso's MTEF. Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London. Ladd, Paul (2003): Too hot to handle? The absence of trade
policy from PRSPs. Christian Aid, April. (includes data Burkina Faso) Lucas, Henry/David Evans/Katherine Pasteur (2004): Research
on the current state of PRS monitoring systems. Institute of Development
Studies (IDS), Discussion Paper 382, Brighton, December. (includes data
on Burkina Faso) Marcus, Rachel/John Wilkinson (2002): Whose Poverty Matters?
Vulnerability, Social Protection and PRSPs. Childhood Poverty Research
and Policy Centre (CHIP), Working Paper No. 1. (includes data on Burkina
Faso) Mehta, Meera (2002): Water Supply and Sanitation in PRSP
Initiatives. A Desk Review of Emerging Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), Nairobi, January 18. (includes data
on Burkina Faso) Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine et al. (2003): Results-Oriented
Expenditure Management: The Case of Burkina Faso. Overseas Development
Institute (ODI), Working Paper 207, London, April. Mitlin, Diana (2004): Understanding Urban Poverty - What
the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers tell us. London. (includes data
on Burkina Faso) OECD/DAC (2004): Role of Infrastructure in Economic Growth
and Poverty Reduction. Lessons Learned from PRSPs of 33 Countries. DAC
Network on Poverty Reduction, Berlin, October 27-29. (includes data on
Burkina Faso) OECD/DAC (2003): Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) as of January 2003.
OECD, Global Forum on Knowledge Economy, Paris, 4-5 March. (includes data
on Burkina Faso) Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (2005): Linking Policies
and Budgets: Implementing Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks in a PRSP
Context. Overseas Development Institute, ODI Briefing Paper, London, June.
(includes data on Burkina Faso) Robb, Caroline M./Alison M. Scott (2001): Reviewing Some
Early Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers in Africa. International Monetary
Fund, African Department, IMF Policy Discussion Paper, Washington D.C.,
September. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) (2004a):
Poverty reduction and gender equality, in: same: A Profile on Gender Relations.
Towards Gender Equality in Burkina Faso. Stockholm, March, pp. 42-49. Swiss Coalition of Development Organizations (SCDO)/Debt-for-Development
Unit (DDU) (2003): Civil Society and Monitoring the PRSP in Burkina Faso.
Achievements, Lessons Learned and Perspectives. Study commissioned by:
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco), Swiss Agency for Development
and Cooperation (SDC), Berne. Tan, Jee-Peng/Agnes Soucat/Alain Mingat (2001): Enhancing
Human Development in the HIPC/PRSP Context. Progress in the Africa Region
during 2000. World Bank, Africa Region Human Development Working Paper
Series, Washington D.C., May. (includes data on Burkina Faso) Thin, Neil/Mary Underwood/Jim Gilling (2001): Sub-Saharan
Africa's Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers from Social Policy and Sustainable
Livelihoods Perspectives. A report for the Department for International
Development, Oxford Development Management, Oxford, March. (includes data
on Burkina Faso). Thorpe, Andy et al. (2004): African Poverty Reduction Strategy
Programmes and the Fisheries Sector: Currrent Situation and Opportunities,
in: African Development Review, Vol. 16(2), September, pp. 328-362. (includes
data on Burkina Faso) Walther, Miriam/Christine Hentschel (2002): Armutsstrategiepapiere
(PRSP) - Neuanfang in der Strukturanpassungspolitik von IWF und Weltbank?
Wirtschaftspolitik und Armutsbekämpfung in den PRSPs von Bolivien,
Burkina Faso, Mauretanien, Tansania und Uganda. World Economy, Ecology
& Development (WEED), Berlin, February. (includes Burkina Faso case
study) Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) (2003): Water Supply
and Sanitation in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: Developing a Benchmarking
Review and Exploring the Way Forward. October. (includes data on Burkina
Faso) World Bank (2005b): Burkina Faso. The Budget as Centerpiece
of PRSP Implementation. Public Expenditure Review. Poverty Reduction and
Economic Management (PREM), Africa Region, Washington D.C., June 25. World Bank (2005c): Poverty Reduction Support Credits: A
Stocktaking. Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS), Washington
D.C., June 24. (includes data on Burkina Faso) World Bank (2004c): Poverty Reduction Strategies: Their Importance for Disability. Disability and Development Team, Washington D.C., July 7. World Bank (2004d): A Review of Population, Reproductive
Health, and Adolescent Health & Development in Poverty Reduction Strategies.
Population and Reproductive Health Cluster/Health Nutrition and Population
Central Unit, Washington D.C., August. (includes data on Burkina Faso) World Bank (2003b): Evaluation of the Comprehensive Development
Framework (CDF). Burkina Faso Case Study. Operations Evaluation Department
(OED), Washington D.C. World Bank (2002): Participation and Civic Engagement in Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRSP). Good Practice & Lessons Learned. The Case of Burkina Faso. Participation and Civic Engagement Group, Washington D.C.: World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/participation/BURKINAFASO.pdf World Bank (undated): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
and Budget Linkages: The Case of Burkina Faso. World Development Movement (2005): Democracy and the Poverty
Reduction Strategy process: Country cases. May. (includes short Burkina
Faso case study). World Health Organization (2004): PRSPs: Their Significance
for Health: second synthesis report. Geneva. (includes data on Burkina
Faso) b. Background reading Connolly, Eileen (2005): Women's representation in national
parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa: an ideational framework for investigation.
Centre for International Studies, Dublin City University, Working Papers
in International Studies 2005/2. Grimm, Michel/Isabel Gunther (2004): Operationalising Pro-Poor
Growth. A Country Case Study on Burkina Faso. October. Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) (2004b):
A Profile on Gender Relations. Towards Gender Equality in Burkina Faso.
Stockholm, March. SIDA (2004c): A study of political, social and economic
structures and power relationships. Burkina Faso. Division for Democratic
Governance, Stockholm, May 4.4 Links to stakeholders involved Government of Burkina Faso: President's Office Government of Burkina Faso: Ministry of Finance and Budget b. Civil society Réseau d`Information et de Formation sur le Développement Directory of organisations and associations in Burkina Faso Centre pour la Gouvernance Démocratique Burkina Faso
Directory of Development Organizations (national / international) c. Donors / International actors Aid Harmonization & Alignment Iniatiative - Burkina
Faso country profile Strategic Partnership with Africa (SPA) International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Burkina Faso country
profile World Bank - Burkina Faso country profile United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Burkina Faso
country office Directory of Development Organizations (national / international) 4.5 General country information Burkina Online AllAfrica.com - Burkina Faso news Development Gateway Freedom House - Burkina Faso country profile The Eldis Gateway to development information provides a comprehensive and up-to-date country website that can be accessed at http://www.eldis.org/africa/index.htm A further comprehensive collection of web links can be found at Stanford University: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/burkina.html 4.6 General links that also provide country-specific information European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) International Monetary Fund (IMF) The World Bank Group Paris Club Source : www.prsp-watch.de (September 2005) German Version: VENRO
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