Tenkodogo: The APD-ASAFF Consortium organized a workshop on Thursday in Tenkodogo to review and close the Human Rights Promotion Project in the Center-East Region (PPDH-CE). After two years of implementation, the initiative supported by UAT/Particip has helped strengthen citizen participation, promote access to justice, and stimulate inclusive local governance.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the PPDH-CE was implemented between 2024 and 2025 in a context marked by insecurity, community conflicts, gender-based violence, and a weakening social fabric. The project relied on participatory and gender-sensitive approaches to equip communities. Through training, awareness-raising activities, and citizen monitoring of public services, the project helped bring justice closer to citizens and document local governance practices. Monitoring committees and community relays, involving young people and women, were established and strengthened to promote social accountability.
Elias Mone, a consortium representative, noted that the project's completion "is not an end, but the beginning of a new collective momentum toward a more just and inclusive society." The Secretary General of the region, representing the governor, welcomed the commitment of the stakeholders and reaffirmed the regional administration's readiness to support any initiative in favor of human rights. He invited partners to "remain alongside the region in order to consolidate the achievements and continue the promotion of fundamental rights."
Josias Dabo, a member of the coordination team, emphasized that adapting the project to the local context helped to better ensure the sustainability of the results. "We worked in synergy with existing structures and strengthened their capacities, so that the achievements do not disappear with the end of the project," he stated.
The workshop brought together special delegations, civil society organizations, educational institutions, and media from the region. Discussions in plenary and working groups led to the formulation of collective recommendations to build on the achievements and guide future initiatives.
In closing this chapter, the PPDH-CE stakeholders agree on one point: the sustainability of the achievements will depend on the collective commitment of the authorities, CSOs, community leaders, and technical and financial partners. The Tenkodogo workshop thus marks not only the closure of a project, but above all the opening of a new dynamic to make the Centre-East a region where human rights are better understood, respected, and defended.