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October 2015

Closed Compact Report

Closed Compact Report: Burkina Faso Compact

  • Signed: July 14, 2008
  • Entry into Force: July 31, 2009
  • Compact End Date: July 31, 2014

What is the Closed Compact Report?

Closed Compact Reports are published for compacts completed before November 2017. The reports capture core information such as the country context, descriptions of compact investments and results, and information on important partnerships, policy reforms and lessons learned

  1. Introduction

    In 2008, MCC partnered with Burkina Faso to implement a five-year, $480 million compact that invested in agriculture, land tenure, roads and girls’ education.

  2. Country Context

    Burkina Faso, a landlocked country bordering the Sahara Desert, was one of the poorest countries in the world when the compact with MCC was signed. Eighty percent of Burkina’s poor live in rural areas that are susceptible to low rainfall and flooding.

  3. Agriculture Development Project

    The Agricultural Development Project was designed to expand the productive use of land in order to increase the volume and value of agricultural production, increase rural incomes and employment and enhance the competitiveness of specific rural economies.

  4. Bright II Schools Project

    The BRIGHT II Schools Project, built on MCC’s 2005 threshold program, aimed to maintain girls’ participation in primary school by increasing access to girl-friendly school environments.

  5. Roads Project

    The Roads Project was designed to alleviate road connectivity and road maintenance capacity constraints by upgrading and paving roads and creating and implementing a maintenance plan.

  6. Rural Land Governance Project

    The Rural Land Governance Project to address issues related to farmers in Burkina Faso lacking legal recognition of land rights on their farms.

  7. Compact Changes

    Learn how MCC and Burkina Faso agreed to adjust compact targets due to changes in estimated costs and project progress.

  8. Coordination and Partnerships

    Discover MCC’s efforts to coordinate resources and expertise with other donors and international institutions as part of the Burkina Faso Compact

  9. Conditions Precedent

    Read the conditions that needed to be met under the compact prior to disbursing project funds.