Burkina Faso

Real lives

Improving the lives and reproductive health of married and unmarried adolescent

An adolescent girlds enacts a marriage negotiation.

Project background

Interventions for adolescents are less in Burkina Faso, and even fewer exist for married girls. Majority of adolescent girls are married - frequently to older men as 2nd /3rd wives.

Girls are not involved in marriage negotiations. Early marriage is prevalent (62% under the age of 18). There is continuing high morbidity and mortality rates associated with maternity and low use of services.

The majority of girls are circumcised.

The level of education is significantly lower among girls. Girls are restricted in movement. Life-time risk of dying in pregnancy 1:14. Girls 2-3 times more likely to be infected with HIV compared to boys. Information to young people is limited and gender insensitive.

Project objectives

Develop a much fuller information base for planning and intervention purposes with respect to the most pressing priorities of adolescent girls in Burkina Faso.
To learn more about married and unmarried adolescent girls' needs in two regions.

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Outcomes

Further analyses of the Burkina Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) and other data sources.
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Qualitative and quantitative information on the needs, experience, and aspirations of married and unmarried adolescent girls in two areas.
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Analysis of experiences with livelihood programme. 3-4 contrasting intervention models designed to establish learning opportunities and safe spaces for girls which expand their social and economic skills and offer them appropriate reproductive health information and services.
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In-depth portraits of the lives of unmarried and married adolescent girls in two focus communities.
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Information gathering- individual interviews, focus groups community meetings.