FRONTIERS
Research Projects in Burkina Faso

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2008
"Burkina Faso: Political will, law enforcement, and educational campaigns appear to be reducing FGM/C," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 72. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

Diop, Nafissatou, Zakari Congo, Aïna Ouédraogo, Alphonsine Sawadogo, Lydia Saloucou, and Ida Tamini  “Analysis of the evolution of the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting in Burkina Faso,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 1 MB) (executive summary in English; report in French)

2005
"Burkina Faso: Community education program scaled-up in Burkina Faso," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 55. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

2004
Diop, Nafissatou J., Djingri Ouoba, Zakari Congo, Molly Melching, Baya Banza, Georges Guiella, and Inge Baumgarten. "Experience from a community-based education program in Burkina Faso: The Tostan program," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 1.5 MB)

2003
Diop, Nafissatou J., Edmond Badge, Djingri Ouoba, and Molly Melching. “Replication of the TOSTAN Programme in Burkina Faso: How 23 villages participated in a human rights-based education programme and abandoned the practice of female genital cutting in Burkina Faso.” Dakar: Population Council. (PDF, 790 KB)

Diop, Nafissatou J., Edmond Badge, Djingri Ouoba, and Molly Melching. “Comment 23 villages s’initient aux Droits Humains et abandonnent la pratique de l’excision au Burkina Faso: Documentation de la stratégie TOSTAN.” Dakar: Population Council. (PDF 1.7 MB)

2000
"Burkina Faso and Mali: Female genital cutting harms women's health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 10. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 331 KB)

"Burkina Faso et Mali: L'excision compromet la santé des femmes," [Female genital cutting harms women's health] Résumés de RO N° 10. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 123 KB)

"Burkina Faso: Upgrading postabortion care benefits clients and providers," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 3.  Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 313 KB)

1999
Jones, Heidi, Nafissatou Diop, Ian Askew, and Inoussa Kaboré. "Female genital cutting practices in Burkina Faso and Mali and their negative health outcomes." Studies in Family Planning 30(3): 219-230. (PDF, 100 KB)

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