Studio Yafa Information and dialogue for social cohesion in Burkina Faso Studio Yafa "Information och dialog för social sammanhållning i Burkina Faso" Fondation Hirondelle (FH), a non-profit organisation based in Switzerland working to strengthen independent media in especially conflict-affected countries , has submitted an application  for support to the project Studio Yafa/Information and dialogue to strengthen social cohesion and inclusive and peaceful participation in Burkina Faso, for 2019-2021. 

The project is motivated by the revolutionary development of recent years in Burkina Faso, where a popular rise in 2014 led to a democratic transition but also economic and security-related challenges, which gives strong reasons for Sweden to contribute to a consolidation of democracy. Burkina Faso has a very young population, and the purpose of the effort is to give the population, especially the young, the opportunity to make their voices heard, inform themselves and exchange views, and stimulate dialogue, debate and participation in public life.

The objective is to contribute to strengthen democracy and citizenship of Burkinabè, mainly young people and the most marginalized. It is also prevent conflicts, contribute to strengthening peace and social cohesion through information and dialogue between all peoples and all in all regions of Burkina Faso. 

The three specific objectives of the intervention are: i) better inform and make more active the population of Burkina Faso, especially young people, in democratic and development processes through information and dialogue programs; ii) strengthen and make the Burkinabé media sector more professional through training and technical support; iii) make the project sustainable by adopting an action plan by the partners involved.

The strategy is to enable people to participate more in democratic processes and in the development of Burkina Faso, mainly the young and the most marginalized. FH will set up a radio studio and produce daily information programs and multimedia debates aimed at young people and the rural population. This production will be done with community and private radios which touch these areas, journalists coming from these areas and youth local organisations (project partners). The themes will be in line with the country main challenges and the national socio-political situation. At the end, Burkinabé democratic system and Burkinabé people, mainly young and marginalized will be strengthened through discussions, exchanges, and at the end that peace and social cohesion are established. Fondation Hirondelle, en ideell organisation baserad i Schweiz som arbetar med att stärka oberoende media i framförallt konfliktdrabbade länder, hartill Ambassaden inkommit med en ansökan om stöd till projektet Information och dialog för att stärka den sociala sammanhållningen samt inkluderande och fredligt deltagande i Burkina Faso, under perioden 2019-2021. 

Projektet motiveras av de senaste årens omvälvande utveckling i Burkina Faso där en folklig resning 2014 ledde till en demokratisk övergång men också ekonomiska och säkerhetsrelaterade utmaningar, vilket ger starka skäl för Sverige att bidra till en konsolidering av demokratin. Burkina Faso har en mycket ung befolkning, och syftet med insatsen är att ge befolkningen, särskilt de unga, möjlighet att göra sin röst hörd, informera sig och utbyta åsikter samt stimulera dialog, debatt och deltagande i det offentliga livet.

Det övergripande målet med insatsen är att förebygga konflikter, bidra till att stärka fred och social sammanhållning genom information och dialog mellan människor i alla regioner i Burkina Faso. De tre specifika målen är att (1) öka informationen till befolkningen i Burkina Faso, särskilt unga, och göra dem mer aktiva i demokratiska utvecklingsprocesser genom informations- och dialogprogram, (2) stärka och göra den burkinska mediesektorn mer professionell genom utbildning och tekniskt stöd. (3) göra projektet hållbart genom att anta en handlingsplan upprättad av berörda parter.

Strategin är att stärka det burkinska demokratiska systemet och det burkinska samhällsengagemanget, främst hos unga  Projektägaren Fondation Hirondelle (FH) ska producera dagliga informationsprogram och multimediadebatter riktade till ungdomar, mestadels flickor och befolkningsgrupper långt ifrån stadskärnor. Det kommer att ske via radioprogram riktade specifikt till  dessa områden, både via privata och statliga radioprogram. Journalister från dessa områden samt lokala ungdomsorganisationer (projektpartner) kommer att delta. Projektet är ett försök att förbättra den nationella sociopolitiska situationen.
Insatsens budget är 22,8 MSEK varav Sida bidrar med 10 MSEK och Schweiz bidrar med 12,8 MSEK . The overall objective of the intervention is to prevent conflicts, contribute strengthen peace and social cohesion through information and dialogue between all peoples and in all regions of Burkina Faso.
The three specific objectives of the intervention are: i) better inform and make more active the population of Burkina Faso, especially young people, in democratic and development processes through information and dialogue programs; ii) strengthen and make the Burkinabé media sector more professional through training and technical support; iii) make the project sustainable by adopting an action plan by the partners involved.
The strategy is to strengthen the Burkinabé democratic system and the citizenship of the Burkinabé, mainly the young and the most marginalized. FH will set up a radio studio and produce daily information programs and multimedia debates aimed at young people and the rural population. This production will be done with community and private radios which touch these areas, journalists coming from these areas and youth local organisations (project partners). The themes will be in line with the country main challenges and the national socio-political situation. At the end, Burkinabé democratic system and Burkinabé people, maily young and marginalized will be strengthened through discussions, exchanges, and at the end that peace and social cohesion are established.