{"id":550,"date":"2022-03-21T19:59:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T18:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapportannuel.hirondelle.org\/dialogue-dans-le-sahel\/studio-yafa"},"modified":"2025-06-19T19:19:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:19:35","slug":"studio-yafa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rapportannuel.hirondelle.org\/en\/contribution-of-the-media-to-peace-efforts\/studio-yafa","title":{"rendered":"Burkina Faso – Studio Yafa"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”184″ img_size=”large” css=”.vc_custom_1652776367458{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”fullWidthImageContainer”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”floatingColumn”][vc_column_text]Active in Burkina Faso since 2018, Studio Yafa provides information and spaces for dialogue about the country\u2019s social and political life through multimedia programs (radio, television and video) aimed at youth, women and vulnerable people. Its news programmes and debates are produced in five languages (Moor\u00e9, Dioula, Fulfulde, Gulmancema and French) by a team of journalists, translators and technicians supported by
\ncorrespondents from 38 partner radio stations located throughout the country.<\/p>\n

Studio Yafa works in partnership with Union Nationale de l\u2019Audiovisuel Libre du Faso (UNALFA), MOUSSO NEWS (an online media platform specializing in gender issues), FASOCHECK (an association of journalists specialized in fact-checking), Laboratoire Citoyennet\u00e9s, and Institut G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Ti\u00e9moko Marc Garango pour la Gouvernance et le D\u00e9veloppement (IGD).<\/p>\n

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Key Figures 2024<\/h4>\n

459 hours of audio and 11 hours of <\/strong>video broadcast<\/strong>
\n160 media professionals trained<\/strong>
\n152,270 social media followers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

Financial Volume 2024<\/h4>\n

1,881,485 CHF<\/p>\n

Sources of Funding<\/h4>\n

\u2022 Switzerland (Project Contributions)
\n\u2022 Switzerland (SDC Mandate)
\n\u2022 Sweden (SIDA)
\n\u2022 Switzerland (SDC Core Contribution)
\n\u2022 United Kingdom (FCDO \u2013 ISF)
\n\u2022 Communication Partnership Contracts
\n\u2022 Netherlands (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
\n\u2022 D\u00e4ster Schild Foundation
\n\u2022 Czech Republic (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
\n\u2022 Foundation for Aid to Children and the Third World<\/p>\n

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In 2024, the Burkina Faso transitional government increased its defence budget to expand the fight against armed groups. The economic situation worsened, with inflation rates reaching 6.3% in October. In the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index, the country\u2019s ranking fell from 58 to 86. On 6th July 2024, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced that the Alliance of Sahel States would become a confederation.<\/p>\n

Against this backdrop, Studio Yafa retained its central place in the daily lives of youth, women and vulnerable people, producing series of programmes including Yafa Celebrates Women, Yafa at School, Yafa in the Field, and features such as A Reminder About Dengue Fever and Measles. Studio Yafa pursued its humanitarian radio programming aimed at internally displaced people and host communities, with its journalists covering these populations\u2019 living conditions every Saturday. Working with Fondation Hirondelle\u2019s two other Sahel stations, Studio Tamani in Mali and Studio Kalangou in Niger, Studio Yafa co-produced\u00a0 programmes aired in 12 languages by 202 radio and 12 television stations, reaching an audience of 7 million. Lastly, two television programmes were produced: the first, in partnership with the national channel RTB, was about the promotion of young civic project leaders, and the second, in partnership with BF1 (the country\u2019s most-watched private channel), about accountability and citizens\u2019 watch initiatives.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Studio Yafa\u2019s programmes, we know what life is like in some remote areas.<\/strong>
\nListener in Mangodara<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Studio Yafa also held a series of training sessions on topics ranging from fake news and fact-checking to techniques for speaking in public and in the media. In October, Studio Yafa obtained its Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) certification. Over 80% of listeners who participated in focus groups expressed their satisfaction with and trust in content produced by Studio Yafa (AGEXS Afrique study). 90% of people who took part in group listening sessions held by community stations agreed that the productions contributed to social cohesion.<\/p>\n

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