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Capitalizing on Burkina Faso’s political uprising to implement the Human Rights Based Approach and improve WASH access Issaka OUEDRAOGO Rural Program Manager, WaterAid Burkina Faso Authors : Apollos Nwafor, Regional Advocacy manager, WaterAid (West Africa) Landry W. Ouangre, Policy Officer, WaterAid Burkina-Faso Le 7 ème Forum du // 7 th Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (29.11.2016 – 02.12.2016)

1: Introduction  HRBA implementation in 8 pilot countries, including WABF  Partnership with VARENA Asso and community organizations for local pilot actions  Partnership with the department of justice and human rights for national advocacy Le 7 ème Forum du // 7 th Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (29.11.2016 – 02.12.2016)

2.Objectives  Influence policies and stakeholders to ensure fulfillment of the rights of access to WASH of the poorest and most marginalized  Provide capacity building to citizens on their rights and duties  Support the continuous engagement between citizens and relevant duty- bearers Le 7 ème Forum du // 7 th Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (29.11.2016 – 02.12.2016)

3: Context  Popular uprising that led to regime change and a new political leadership: Special Delegations (DS) also replaced the Municipal Councils  New Government: Ministry of Water and Sanitation  Strong and active civil society organizations  People demanding more democracy, social justice and good governance  Sanitation coverage: 34,2% (Urban) & 11,9% (Rural) Le 7 ème Forum du // 7 th Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (29.11.2016 – 02.12.2016)

4. Methods  Advocacy (Campaigns and meetings)  Writing of position papers and proposals on how to realize water and sanitation as human rights  Capacity building ( partners, local CSO’s)  Engagements with the parliament to improve its understanding of the rights to water and sanitation  Raising communities’ awareness  Development of a strategy for targeting vulnerable people by WABF  Baseline situation including vulnerable people Le 7 ème Forum du // 7 th Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (29.11.2016 – 02.12.2016)

5. Results  Recognition of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in the constitution  Increased knowledge and empowerment of communities at local level  Empowerment of the duty bearers – local, administrative and political authorities  Local government engage with women; disabled persons org in budget process Le 7 ème Forum du // 7 th Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (29.11.2016 – 02.12.2016)

6. Analysis  HRBA should be applied from the inception stage of programs  People are the most important factor  Community empowerment as a sustainability enabler  A multi-stakeholder approach is needed to implement HRBA  Building interest at the strategic and political level can be strengthened by use of evidence from the ground Le 7 ème Forum du // 7 th Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (29.11.2016 – 02.12.2016)

7. Discussion  Application of HRBA is context specific  Tools and approaches must be appropriate  Apply at all level : rural, peri-urban, national, etc.,  Support to Vulnerable people organizations for their mainstreaming in other development sectors (health, education, etc.)  Targeting the poor and marginalized: consensual methodology for targeting vulnerable people in Burkina Faso Le 7 ème Forum du // 7 th Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (29.11.2016 – 02.12.2016)

9. Lessons Learned  The partnership with organizations of people with disabilities and their empowerment strengthen the HRBA  Importance of continuous analysis with clear indicators to identify barriers to the effectiveness of the rights of vulnerable people  Implementing HRBA in situations of Special Delegation is not appropriate  Mapping inequalities helps to focus interventions on those who need it most Le 7 ème Forum du // 7 th Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (29.11.2016 – 02.12.2016)

9. Conclusion  Continuous analysis is crucial - include specific focus on understanding systemic as well as operational issues  connect local-level interventions to interventions at district, national, regional and vice-versa.  When working for the rights of communities, also work on fostering their (and our) responsibilities – but we must first recognize the rights of rights-holders and the obligations of duty-bearers  Partnership selection is crucial for effective HRBA work Le 7 ème Forum du // 7 th Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (29.11.2016 – 02.12.2016)

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