Journée de l'enfant Burkina Faso

Photo: Alexander Bee / IOM

In Burkina Faso, to mark the International Day of the African Child, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized events and activities on June 16, 2019 bringing together 300 children, including migrants. Performances including dance, songs, poetry about migration as well as graffiti took place throughout the day. Tenkodogo is one of the largest cities in the Central-Eastern region of Burkina Faso, the region with the highest migration rate in the country, with 60% of outbound migration.