UNFPA Burkina Faso

What UNFPA Burkina Faso does

UNFPA Burkina Faso is the country office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an intergovernmental UN agency headquartered in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The office delivers sexual and reproductive health (SRH), gender-based violence (GBV) response, obstetric fistula treatment, female genital mutilation (FGM) prevention, and youth empowerment programs across 63 health districts in 13 regions, with intensified operations in five priority humanitarian regions (Sahel, Est, Nord, Centre-Nord, Boucle du Mouhoun). Service delivery is field-based: mobile clinics reach women and girls in security-compromised zones; 360 Espaces Sûrs (safe-space clubs) provided SRH education, menstrual hygiene, GBV prevention, and economic empowerment to 8,500+ youth in 2024; Centres Intégrés Multi-sectoriels (CISM) offer integrated GBV survivor support; and the MACOPINE community health worker network extends last-mile family planning access. Digital touchpoints include the QG JEUNE youth platform (qgjeune.org).

The organization's business model is non-commercial: it is funded entirely through voluntary contributions from UN member states and pooled humanitarian funds. Key donors include Canada (PROSSEC project), the Kingdom of the Netherlands, KOICA (Korea), and the CERF humanitarian fund (USD 1.7M in 2024). The country office works through a network of implementing NGO partners — ABBEF, IEDA Relief, Fondation KIMI, GASCODE, Save the Children, Mwangaza Action, and Marie Stopes International Burkina — and operates in mutual partnership with the Government of Burkina Faso's Ministry of Health. A corporate partnership with ORABANK supports obstetric fistula work.

Operationally, UNFPA Burkina Faso functions as a lean coordination hub (18 staff) anchored by the Resident Representative role, currently Yves Sassenrath (assumed March 2026). The 8th Cooperation Programme (2018-2025) is concluding and the 9th Cooperation Programme is under design as of mid-2026. Reported programmatic outcomes include 18,588 new contraceptive users via mobile clinics in 2024, over 400 civil status documents delivered via PROSSEC, and a measurable decline in national FGM prevalence from 75.8% (2010) to 56% among women aged 15-49.

Name

UNFPA Burkina Faso

Legal name

UNFPA Burkina Faso (United Nations Population Fund, Bureau Pays du Burkina Faso)

Website

https://burkinafaso.unfpa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UNFPA Burkina Faso is the Ouagadougou-based country office of the UN Population Fund, delivering sexual and reproductive health, GBV response, fistula treatment, and youth empowerment services across 13 regions of Burkina Faso via mobile clinics, safe spaces, and NGO partners, funded by member-state voluntary contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality, Inclusion & Social Protection Programs (BPADABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bilateral Development & Aid Agencies (HLAJAKAB), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

Keywords

• Sexual and reproductive health
• Humanitarian health services
• Family planning programs
• Gender-based violence response
• Maternal health support

Headquarters

HQ city

Ouagadougou

HQ country

Burkina Faso

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. UN Agency Voluntary Contributions: UNFPA operates as a United Nations agency funded through voluntary contributions from member states, foundations, and private donors. No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UNFPA Burkina Faso delivers free sexual and reproductive health services and humanitarian programs to vulnerable populations across Burkina Faso. Its core service offerings include family planning, maternal health, obstetric fistula treatment, gender-based violence (GBV) response, female genital mutilation (FGM) prevention, youth empowerment programs, and civil documentation support. Services are delivered via mobile clinics in humanitarian zones, safe spaces (youth clubs), one-stop GBV centers, community health workers, and government health system partnerships.

Product overview

UNFPA Burkina Faso operates as a United Nations agency providing sexual and reproductive health services and humanitarian programs rather than a commercial product company. Its primary digital offering is the QG JEUNE platform. The organization delivers services through mobile clinics, safe spaces (Espaces sûrs), integrated multi-sectoral centers (CISM) for gender-based violence survivors, community-based health workers (MACOPINE), and birth registration support. Key focus areas include family planning, obstetric fistula treatment, prevention of female genital mutilation, and youth empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Espaces Sûrs (Safe Spaces): Safe spaces for women and girls providing psychosocial support, awareness sessions on SRH, hygiene, and GBV, as well as income-generating activities training.
• MACOPINE
• QG JEUNE

Products and services

• QG JEUNE Digital Platform Digital platform (www.qgjeune.org) providing adolescents and youth in Burkina Faso with quality information on sexual and reproductive health, as well as tools to access related services.
• Mobile Health Clinics Mobile clinics deployed in humanitarian and security-affected zones to provide contraceptive services, prenatal care, and emergency obstetric care to populations with limited access to fixed health facilities. In 2024, 18,588 new users (including 4,300 adolescents under 19) were recruited for contraceptives through this channel.
• Espaces Sûrs (Safe Spaces) / Youth Clubs Safe spaces providing comprehensive support including sexual and reproductive health education, menstrual hygiene, GBV prevention, FGM abandonment, and economic empowerment through income-generating activities. As of 2024, 360 clubs serve 8,500+ youth beneficiaries including 5,485 girls across 5 intervention regions.
• Centres Intégrés Multi-sectoriels (CISM) / One-Stop Centers One-stop centers providing integrated multi-sectoral response services for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors, combining medical care, psychosocial support, legal aid, and security services in a single accessible location.
• Obstetric Fistula Treatment Program Free reconstructive surgery, rehabilitation, and social reintegration services for women suffering from obstetric fistula, delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Health and supported by corporate partners such as ORABANK Burkina Faso.
• Civil Documentation Support (PROSSEC Project) Birth certificate delivery and civil status registration support for populations without legal identity, particularly in peri-urban areas of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. Over 400 civil status documents have been delivered to the Kongoussi population through this initiative, implemented with local NGO partner GASCODE.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,588 new contraceptive users recruited via mobile clinics in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Save the ChildrencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner for the 'Droits fondamentaux, paix et égalité' project, working on child protection and youth empowerment in humanitarian zones.
• GASCODE (Groupe d'Appui en Santé, Communication et Développement)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal implementing partner conducting community sensitization on civil documentation and organizing mobile audiences for birth certificate delivery.
• IEDA ReliefminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerINGO partner deploying mobile clinics for reproductive health services in humanitarian zones of the Nord region.
• Fondation KIMIminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal foundation implementing mobile clinic services contributing to 1,660+ beneficiaries in 2025.
• ABBEF (Association Burkinabè pour le Bien-être Familial)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal family welfare organization providing free family planning services and mobile clinic access for women.
• Government of Burkina Faso (Ministry of Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry is the primary partner for SRH policy, health systems strengthening, and implementation of national family planning, maternal health, and GBV response programs.
• Marie Stopes International BurkinaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational reproductive health organization providing mobile family planning services during national planning week.
• Mwangaza ActionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal NGO implementing 'Schools for Husbands' (Ecole des Maris) strategy in Centre-Nord region to engage male partners in family planning.
• ORABANK Burkina FasominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate sector partnership for obstetric fistula prevention and treatment, contributing to eliminating fistula through corporate social responsibility.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IPPF Africa Region (and ABBEF): International Planned Parenthood Federation and its Burkinabè affiliate (ABBEF) — both delivering family planning and SRH services in Burkina Faso, including via mobile clinics during National Planning Week, making them a direct operational peer and local implementing partner.
• Marie Stopes International Burkina Faso: International SRH NGO providing mobile family planning services in Burkina Faso during national campaigns. Directly comparable service offering, delivery model (mobile outreach), and target population as UNFPA's mobile clinic program.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Burkina Faso: INGO delivering emergency medical and SRH care in conflict-affected regions of Burkina Faso. Comparable humanitarian-health delivery model in the same geography and overlapping target populations (women, IDPs, GBV survivors).
• UN Women Burkina Faso (WRO): UN agency focused on gender equality and women's empowerment with a country presence in Burkina Faso. Co-implements gender programming and GBV response alongside UNFPA, sharing target populations and government counterparts.
• UNHCR Burkina Faso: UN refugee agency leading the humanitarian response in Burkina Faso. Operates the same camp/displacement ecosystem in the Sahel and northern regions and co-leads protection clusters where UNFPA delivers GBV and SRH services.
• UNFPA Supplies Partnership (Global Programme): UNFPA's flagship global programme for reproductive health commodities. Directly funds and tracks contraceptive supply chains in Burkina Faso that underwrite the 18,588 new users recruited via UNFPA Burkina Faso mobile clinics in 2024.
• WHO Burkina Faso: UN health agency with country office in Ouagadougou. Comparable as a multilateral health actor working with the Ministry of Health on maternal health, family planning policy, and health-systems strengthening in the same humanitarian zones.
• UNFPA (Global / West & Central Africa Regional Office): Parent organization and regional office of UNFPA Burkina Faso. Operates the same SRH, gender, and humanitarian mandate globally and at the WCARO level, providing technical backstopping, funding allocations, and coordination that UNFPA Burkina Faso executes on the ground.
• UNICEF Burkina Faso: UN sister agency operating in the same humanitarian and development context, with overlapping beneficiaries (women, adolescents, children), similar mobile/community delivery models, and joint programming on child marriage, FGM, and GBV prevention.

Broad incumbents

• UNDP Burkina Faso: UN development agency with broad mandate covering governance, resilience, and inclusive growth. Co-exists in Burkina Faso with UNFPA under the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework and shares humanitarian-transition coordination structures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UNFPABF
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/UNFPABurkinafaso
• Facebookfacebook.com/UnfpaBurkinaFaso
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unfpa-burkina-faso
• Instagraminstagram.com/unfpaburkina

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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