Child trafficking victims who remained inside Burkina Faso were usually found in large cities such as Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Nouna, and Hounde.
[2] In 2010 the Government of Burkina Faso did not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it made significant efforts to do so, despite limited resources.
[5] The effectiveness of the government's anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts in 2009 was difficult to assess due to a natural disaster's destruction of relevant records.
The government claimed to have investigated and prosecuted a number of suspected trafficking offenders in 2009; computerized and paper-based police and court records of these cases were subsequently lost in September 2009 flooding.
In 2009, however, the Ministry of Social Action, together with security forces and regional anti-trafficking committees, identified and referred 788 child victims to some of the 23 transit centers jointly funded by the government and UNICEF.
[2] Strong partnerships with NGOs and international organizations allowed the Burkinabe government to sustain nationwide anti-trafficking information and education campaigns during the last year.
Local and international partners supported workshops and seminars focused on child trafficking, and government and private media aired radio and television programs that impacted approximately 600,000 people.