Commission épiscopale Justice et Paix du Burkina

What Commission épiscopale Justice et Paix du Burkina does

Commission épiscopale Justice et Paix du Burkina (CJP-Burkina) is a non-profit, apolitical, confessional civil society organization created in May 2003 by the Conférence Episcopale Burkina-Niger (CEB-N) and legally recognized under récépissé n°2006 474/MATD/SG/DGLPAP/DOASOC (renewed May 2021). It operates as the Catholic Church's specialized commission for human rights defense, peacebuilding, and social cohesion in Burkina Faso through a decentralized network of Diocesan Justice and Peace Coordinations (CDJP) spanning at least seven dioceses, supported by a community-based parajurist network trained in mediation. Its programs target conflict-affected populations, women excluded by witchcraft accusations, local governments (communes), youth in schools, and journalists, with named beneficiary engagements across Ouahigouya, Kampti, Fada N'Gourma, Bobo-Dioulasso, Séguénéga, Barsalogho, and Tenkodogo.

CJP-Burkina's core programmatic offerings include the annual PJPCS (Prix du Journalisme pour la Paix et la Cohésion Sociale) peace journalism prize, the SCPF citizen monitoring of land policies, the PRCS social cohesion reinforcement project, a women's reintegration program for witchcraft-accusation victims, civic education Peer Educator Cells (CEPE) in schools, and Citizen Watch Cells for land governance accountability. The organization has no proprietary technology platform; its sole third-party tool is Kobocollect, used for field data collection in land policy monitoring. It leads the Sahel Peace Initiative (SPI), a regional Catholic Church framework operating across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire.

The business model is institutional grant funding from international donors, including MISEREOR, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Unito Mondo, Diakonia, Hungary Helps, the European Union, Swiss Cooperation, DANIDA, Christian Aid, and Oxfam Burkina. All services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries; there is no commercial pricing. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The organization is led by President Monseigneur Alexandre Yikyi BAZIE and Secretary General Abbé Sié Eric Mahomed DAH (appointed September 2026, succeeding Abbé Hermann OUEDRAOGO), with a core team of approximately 10 employees and a broader diocesan coordinator network. Its headquarters is at the Centre National Cardinal Paul Zoungrana in Ouagadougou, housed in a MISEREOR-financed building constructed with Compressed Earth Blocks, provisionally received in 2019.

Name

Commission épiscopale Justice et Paix du Burkina

Legal name

Commission épiscopale Justice et Paix du Burkina

Website

https://cjpburkina.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CJP-Burkina is a Catholic Church civil society commission in Burkina Faso that defends human rights, builds peace, and promotes social cohesion through a decentralized diocesan network, serving conflict-affected populations, witchcraft-accusation victims, local governments, and journalists via community-based programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peacebuilding and Human Rights Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Safeguarding, Accountability & Compliance (ESG, Gender/GBV, Do No Harm) (BPADAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF)

Keywords

• Peacebuilding services
• Human rights defense
• Land governance programs
• Social cohesion projects
• Conflict mediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Ouagadougou

HQ country

Burkina Faso

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding and Project Grants: CJP-Burkina operates as a non-profit civil society organization funded primarily through institutional donors, foundations, and church-related funding agencies. Major funders include MISEREOR, Unito Mondo, Diakonia, Hungary Helps, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and government cooperation agencies such as DANIDA. The organization also receives funding from the European Union and Swiss Cooperation through program partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CJP-Burkina is a faith-based civil society organization that delivers peacebuilding, human rights defense, social cohesion, and land governance programs across Burkina Faso. Its core offerings include the annual PJPCS peace journalism award, the SCPF citizen land monitoring project, the PRCS social cohesion project across seven dioceses, the regional Sahel Peace Initiative, civic education in schools, and a women's reintegration program for victims of witchcraft accusations. All services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries through diocesan coordinators and trained community parajurists.

Product overview

CJP-Burkina is a Catholic civil society organization that does not operate a traditional technology product but runs multiple social programs. Its core offerings include the PJPCS (Peace Journalism Prize), the SCPF citizen land monitoring project, and the PRCS social cohesion project, along with a network of diocesan commissions. The organization also implements women's reintegration programs and civic education initiatives. These programs work synergistically through a decentralized diocesan network to promote peace, justice, and social cohesion across Burkina Faso.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PJPCS (Prix du Journalisme pour la Paix et la Cohésion Sociale) Annual journalism award program under the Sahel Peace Initiative that recognizes and rewards media professionals producing content promoting peace, social cohesion, and peaceful coexistence in Burkina Faso and the Sahel region. Includes capacity building for journalists and a new cross-border regional prize.
• SCPF (Civil Society and Media Contribution to Citizen Monitoring of Land Policies) Program that implements citizen monitoring of land policies in Burkina Faso through grassroots citizen watch cells, accountability sessions, and advocacy for improved land governance. Uses Kobocollect for digital data collection and processing.
• PRCS (Projet de Renforcement de la Cohésion Sociale) Social cohesion reinforcement project operating across seven dioceses in Burkina Faso, focusing on community dialogue, peace education, psychosocial support for displaced populations, and training of women in peace promotion.
• Diocesan Coordination Network (CDJP) Decentralized network of Diocesan Justice and Peace Commissions operating across dioceses in Burkina Faso (Koupéla, Fada, Kaya, Dori, Tenkodogo, Ouahigouya, Bobo-Dioulasso, Banfora, Gaoua and others), implementing local peacebuilding, land governance, and human rights activities.
• SPI (Initiative Paix au Sahel / Sahel Peace Initiative) Regional peace initiative spanning five countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire) under Catholic Church leadership, coordinating cross-border peacebuilding, community dialogue, and resilience strengthening activities from a Regional Coordination Bureau in Ouagadougou.
• Women's Reintegration Program Support program for women excluded from their communities due to witchcraft allegations, providing mediation, family reunification, social reintegration assistance, and economic support through partnerships with shelter centers and community parajurists.
• Civic Education in Schools (CEPE) Peace education and civic responsibility training program for students implemented through Peer Educator Cells (Cellules d'Éducation par les Pairs - CEPE) in schools, promoting peaceful coexistence, civic values, and conflict resolution awareness.
• Citizen Watch Cells (Cellules de Veille Citoyenne) Grassroots citizen monitoring cells established in intervention municipalities to track and report on land policy implementation and governance issues, producing data for citizen accountability sessions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple women successfully reintegrated into families after years of exclusion due to witchcraft accusations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and flagship.

• CEJP Togo (Conseil Épiscopal Justice et Paix Togo)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2025Sister organization in Togo with which CJP-Burkina exchanged experiences to explore collaboration and build West African network of Justice and Peace commissions.
• Centre Delwendé de SakoulacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2022Shelter center for women excluded by witchcraft accusations. Collaborates with CJP-Burkina on mediation and reintegration activities.
• OCADEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Development Office of the Church in Burkina Faso, collaborating on humanitarian distribution and psychological support activities.
• Laboratoire CitoyennetéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for the FASOVEIL program, executing citizen accountability and land policy monitoring activities.
• Fondation HirondellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia foundation partnering in the FASOVEIL program for citizen accountability and land policy monitoring.
• Sahel Peace Initiative (SPI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional peace initiative launched in November 2019 by West African Catholic Church bishops. CJP-Burkina leads the initiative in Burkina Faso, operating in 5 countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire) with a Regional Coordination Bureau in Ouagadougou.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CEJP Togo (Conseil Épiscopal Justice et Paix Togo): Sister Episcopal Justice and Peace commission in Togo. CJP-Burkina explicitly exchanged experiences with CEJP Togo to build a West African Justice and Peace network, making it the most directly comparable peer in terms of mandate, ecclesial anchoring, and operational model.
• West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP): Regional West African peacebuilding CSO network. Operates with overlapping themes (early warning, conflict prevention, social cohesion) across the same ECOWAS/Sahel geography where CJP-Burkina runs the SPI.
• Commission Justice et Paix Mali: Malian counterpart Episcopal Justice and Peace commission, jointly operating within the Sahel Peace Initiative (SPI) framework alongside CJP-Burkina. Comparable scope, ecclesiastical anchoring, and regional peacebuilding mandate.
• Fondation Hirondelle: Swiss media foundation that is CJP-Burkina's implementing partner in the FASOVEIL program for citizen accountability and land policy monitoring. Operates in overlapping peace-journalism and civic-information spaces in the Sahel.
• Commission Justice et Paix Niger: Nigerien counterpart within the SPI network. Shares the same Catholic-episcopal structure, operates in a similar Sahelian security context, and collaborates with CJP-Burkina on regional peacebuilding activities.
• OCADES (Organisation Catholique pour le Développement et la Solidarité) Burkina: Catholic development office of the Church in Burkina Faso. It is a strategic partner of CJP-Burkina on humanitarian distribution and psychological support, operates the same parish/diocesan network, and shares the same target populations of displaced and conflict-affected people.
• Commission Justice et Paix Côte d'Ivoire: Ivorian Episcopal Justice and Peace commission, also part of the SPI's five-country footprint. Operates with a comparable mandate on human rights, peace, and social cohesion within a Catholic Church structure.

Broad incumbents

• Trócaire: Irish Catholic development agency operating in West Africa on human rights, governance, and social justice. Shares the Catholic funding ecosystem (misereor/diakonia peer) and overlapping thematic focus on land rights and social cohesion.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Burkina: Large international Catholic relief agency that funds and partners with CJP-Burkina on SPI activities. Operates the same donor relationships and country footprint but at much larger scale across humanitarian, health, and agriculture programming.
• Search for Common Ground: Large international peacebuilding NGO with active programming across the Sahel. Competes for the same donor pool on social cohesion, conflict prevention, and peace journalism themes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@commissionepiscopalejustic9026
• Facebookfacebook.com/cjpburkina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cjpburkina

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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