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Burkina Faso
UN-Habitat Projects in Burkina Faso
Supporting the implementation of the Urban Burkina Faso Country Programme
- Duration: January 2014 – 31 December 2016
- Value: US$977,500
- Donor: UNOPS – Switzerland
- Implementing Partners: Laboratoire Citoyennetes
Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme
The Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme is being implemented with a focus on the development and adoption of inclusive policies and strategies for slum upgrading in line with the PSUP principles and contributing to the achievement of MDG 7 c and d.
The Programme aims to strengthen community, city and national key stakeholders’ capacities in participatory slum upgrading , thus adding value to the development of policy, institutional, legislative, and financial frameworks, through the implementation of a participatory pilot project located in the city of Ouagadougou .
- Implementation Phase: Phase III
- Duration: 2008 -December 2015
- Value: US$900,000
- Donor: European Commission and, the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Secretariat
- Implementing Partners: UN-Habitat and the Ministry of Urban Planning and Housing
- Profile cities/ location: Neighbourhoods of Bissighin and Basnere, in the City of Ouagadougou