Burkina Faso: Gnagna province strengthens child protection network
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In Gnagna province, Burkina Faso, around thirty people working in child protection gathered to improve their collaboration and established a provincial coordination for the Child Protection Network (RPE).
From September 15 to 17, these actors met in Bogandé to discuss ways to better prevent and respond to situations of child vulnerability and violence. The provincial Directorate of Family and Solidarity organized the meeting with financial support from Compassion International.
The High Commissioner of Gnagna, represented by the province’s Secretary General Mendien dit Moussa Soma, presided over the event. Representatives from the Bogandé High Court, including the juvenile judge Adama Komi, also participated. During the three-day event, Issouf Bakouan, the provincial director of Family and Solidarity, led presentations clarifying concepts related to child protection and outlining the roles of different actors.
Kola Pierre, head of the family and child service, explained how child protection networks strengthen the overall system and the importance of partnerships. Participants then analyzed the specific challenges children in Gnagna face and worked through practical cases to apply their new knowledge. The group formally established the provincial coordination of the Child Protection Network, with the public prosecutor Ange Millogo serving as president.
They also created an annual action plan and collectively contributed 87,000 CFA francs to support the network’s operations. Mendien dit Moussa Soma encouraged the network members to take concrete action to protect children in Gnagna and contribute to national efforts.
