00:00In the past, the area of Sondre S was a pastoral area that was established in 1978.
00:07Until 2023, the area did not have any proper security work.
00:12Every time, there were glitches at the border.
00:15Our priority was to secure the area.
00:18We were not able to secure the area.
00:21We were not able to secure the area.
00:24Every time, there were glitches at the border.
00:27Our priority was to secure the area.
00:30It was also the priority of the community.
00:33We have just seen the happy ending of the process of securing the pastoral area of Sondre.
00:41In the pastoral area of Sondre S, located in the province of Wewo,
00:46in the region of the south center of Burkina Faso,
00:49the pastoral area of Sondre S has existed since 1978.
00:52Although it was suspended from creation in February 2000,
00:56the pastoral area did not have a formal title until a recent date.
01:01The students who are inside are worried,
01:04because the pastoral area has become very precious,
01:07the pastoral area has become very coveted.
01:10So they are worried about how their future will be if this area is not secured.
01:16It is only those who are in the area who know the limits.
01:19For other people, it is very difficult to know.
01:22Even for the residents, it is very difficult.
01:24Every time we contest.
01:26Others say it is here, others say it is not there.
01:29It was really a difficulty. We were not calm.
01:32It was for us to understand the state of the pastoral area in 2021,
01:39when we started the intervention.
01:41We realized that the pastoral infrastructure no longer met the needs of the community,
01:45because the drilling was cancelled,
01:47not enough vaccination packs.
01:49We also realized that the beacons around the pastoral area had fallen.
01:55In December 2023, the Modem Plus DDC project,
01:59funded by the Office of Swiss Cooperation in Burkina Faso
02:03and implemented by the Dutch SNV Development Organization,
02:07undertook work to secure the pastoral space,
02:11with the involvement of all parties involved.
02:14After the convention we signed with the SNV,
02:17we brought a social energy to see how we can go to border securitization
02:24and to legal securitization,
02:26that is to say the demarcation of the area,
02:29so that the students can work as they should in a serene way in the area.
02:34We are very happy to be here.
02:38The landowners, the river people, the students of the area, the technical services,
02:43everyone was associated with the demarcation of the area.
02:46It's a very good idea,
02:48because no one could say that I wasn't there,
02:51that's why it was done here.
02:53Everyone was represented, everyone was in agreement.
02:56The municipality participated in the demarcation of the area,
03:02by participating in the negotiation activities,
03:05and also in the dematerialization activities on the land.
03:16The mandate of the municipality is to ensure that the land is not used
03:21for the purpose of dematerialization,
03:24and to ensure that the land is not used for the purpose of dematerialization.
03:29The mandate was locally chosen in the area.
03:34In the excavation, the demolition, the transport of the beacons,
03:39the picking up of the rubble and others,
03:43I was all involved.
03:45They were really very happy to have been associated in the process,
03:51especially when they saw that the mandate came from elsewhere.
03:55But this time, we were able to count on the help of the Alliance.
04:00The pastoral area of Sondré-Est, which covers more than 14,000 hectares,
04:05was secured in one year,
04:07following a participatory and inclusive process.
04:11It has thus become the first pastoral area in Burkina Faso
04:15to obtain a funded title.
04:17The official submission of this title took place on December 4, 2024,
04:22on the site of the pastoral area in the presence of different parties
04:26under the presidency of the Minister in charge of animal resources.
04:31This morning's act is dedicated to the submission of the legal acts
04:36of the pastoral area of Sondré-Est to the Minister in charge of Agriculture,
04:41who has made the request to the Minister of Economy and Finance,
04:45who actually manages the national border area.
04:49We can say that we have reached a goal.
04:52At the end of this work, it is often difficult,
04:55because we had to be able to reconcile the different actors.
04:59It is this major goal that prevails.
05:01We have experienced difficulties, but we also expected them.
05:04Today, the commitment has paid off.
05:07From now on, the pastoral area of Sondré-Est
05:11is an inalienable public heritage.
05:14We have just witnessed the happy ending
05:18of the process of securing the pastoral area of Sondré.
05:23For us, it is a starting point for this area
05:27in terms of what is planned in terms of investment.
05:32The pastoral area of Sondré-Est
05:34is one of two areas retained by the Ministry of Agriculture
05:39in terms of the Agro-Pastoral and Pastoral Offensive 2023-2025.
05:47In addition to investments already made on the site of the pastoral area,
05:52other achievements are being announced.
05:54We have already started to make investments
05:58in drilling for water addiction.
06:01Other investments, such as vaccination parks,
06:05hydro-agricultural development for forage cultivation,
06:08will follow.
06:09Milk collection centers will also be built in all these areas.
06:13We continue to make pledges to our funders
06:17to be able to immatriculate other pastoral areas.
06:20This is a first for us as a pilot.
06:23It should be able to serve us to attack other pastoral areas in Burkina Faso.
06:28This is a new commitment by the government
06:31in the management of pastoral resources
06:34for a peaceful mobility of cattle
06:36and to ensure that pastoralism can effectively contribute to the economy of Burkina Faso.
06:41The MoDem Plus TDC project is implemented
06:44by the Dutch SNV Development Organization
06:47in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture,
06:50Animal and Alimentary Resources
06:53with the funding of the Office of Swiss Cooperation in Burkina Faso.
06:57It has several areas of intervention,
07:00the first of which focuses on improving access to pastoral resources and infrastructure.
07:05It is in this context that the securitization of the pastoral zone of its east bank has been carried out,
07:11offering a serene environment for investment.
07:14It will thus contribute to improving the productivity of the pastoral sector,
07:19strengthening the local economy and reducing conflict.
07:30For more information on the MoDem Plus TDC project,
07:34please visit www.modemplus.org
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