| ANEEMAS: L’Agence Nationale d’Encadrement des Exploitations Minières Artisanales et Semi – mécanisés (National Agency for Indigenous and Semi-Industrial Mining Extension and Exploitation) |
| A.A.S.: Associate of Applied Science |
| ACDI/VOCA: Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance |
| ACSD: Associated Consultants for Sustainable Development |
| ADRA: Adventist Development and Relief Agency |
| AFD: Agence Française de Développement |
| AfDB: African Development Bank |
| AfDB-ISS: African Development Bank’s Integrated Safeguards System |
| AFJ/BF : Association des Femmes Juristes du Burkina Faso |
| AI: Artificial Intelligence |
| AIDAR: USAID Acquisition Regulation |
| AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| AMC: Affaire Funded by Mondiale Canada |
| APFR: Attestation de Possession Foncière Rurale |
| ARD: Associated Rural Development |
| ARIBA: Department of State Procurement System |
| ASTER: Amélioration et Sécurisation des Terres vers la Résilience |
| ATEF: Agence d’Aménagement de Topographie et d’Expertise Foncière |
| B: Billion (dollars) |
| BF: Burkina Faso |
| BFA: Basic First Aid and CPR Rescue |
| BFRP: Burkina Faso Regional Program |
| BFS: Bureau for Food Security |
| BMZ: Federal Ministry for Development and Cooperation (Germany) |
| BOFSI: Batha and Ouaddaï Food Security Initiative |
| BPPE: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education |
| BRS: Building Resilience in the Sahel |
| B.S.: Bachelor of Science |
| B.Sc.: Bachelor of Science |
| BSM: Border and Security Management |
| BUCO: Bureau de la Coopération Suisse |
| CAR: Central African Republic |
| CARE: Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
| CBWRM: Community-Based Water Resource Management (Project) |
| CCM Burkina Faso: Country Coordinating Mechanism of Global Fund to Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Burkina Faso |
| CHAT: Chemical Hazards Awareness Training |
| CHEDS: Centre des Hautes Etudes de Défense et de Sécurité |
| CI: Côte d’Ivoire |
| CILSS: Inter-State Standing Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel |
| CIPP: Central Interfaith Peace Building Partnership |
| CLA: Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation |
| CNFA: Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture |
| CNSS: Caisse Nationale de Securité Sociale |
| COP: Chief of Party |
| COSHH: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health |
| COTCO: Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (Exxon Mobil Subsidiary) |
| CPS: Chrétiens Pour le Sahel (Foundation) |
| CRS: Catholic Relief Services |
| CSO: Civil Society Organization |
| CSRL: Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods |
| CSTP: Conflict Stablization and Transition Programming |
| CTB: Agence Belge de Développement |
| CVD: Comité Villageois de Développement |
| CVE: Countering Violent Extremism |
| DANIDA: Denmark’s Development Cooperation |
| DDG: Danish Demining Group |
| DFI: Development Financial Institute |
| DDR: Désarmement, Démobilisation, et Réintégration (Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration) |
| DEC: Disasters Emergency Committee |
| Diakonia: Swedish International Development |
| DOS: Department of State |
| DOW: Department of War |
| DQA: Data Quality Assessment |
| DRC: Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| DRG: Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance |
| DRL: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |
| DSSR: Department of State Standard Regulations |
| E&S: Environmental and Social |
| EACOP: East African Crude Oil Pipeline |
| ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States |
| EFSP: Emergency Food Security Programming |
| EHSS: Environment, Health, Safety, & Security |
| EMT-B: Emergency Medical Technician-Basic |
| ENABEL: Agence Belge de Coopération Internationale |
| EP: Equator Principle |
| EPC: Engineering Procurement Construction |
| EQF: European Qualifications Framework |
| ERT: Emergency Response Team |
| ESA: Environmental and Social Assessment |
| ESG: Environmental Social Governance |
| ESHS: Environmental, Safety, Health, and Security |
| ESHSS: Environment, Social, Health, Safety, & Security |
| ESS5: Environmental and Social Standard 5 |
| EU: European Union |
| EXO: Executive Officer |
| FAC-C: Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting |
| FAC-COR: Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer’s Representatives |
| FAED: Femme et jeunes en Action pour des Ecosystèmes Durables |
| FAH: Foreign Affairs Handbook |
| FAM: Foreign Affairs Manual |
| FAR: Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FAS: Foreign Agricultural Service |
| FCG: Fonds Commun Genre |
| FED: Fonds européen de développement (European Development Fund) |
| FFP: Food for Peace |
| FFW: Food for Work |
| FMI: Fonds Mondial International |
| FP: Family Planning |
| FPIC: Free, Prior, & Informed Consent |
| GAC: Global Affairs Canada |
| GBV: Gender-Based Violence |
| GIS: Geographic Information System |
| GIZ: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German International Cooperation) |
| GLAAS: Global Acquisition and Assistance System |
| GoB: Government of Burkina Faso |
| GRM: Governance and Risk Management |
| GTZ: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technishe Zusammenarbeil (German International Cooperation Agency) |
| GWP-WA: Global Water Partnership West Africa |
| Helvetas: NGO Swisse |
| HET: Hostile Environment Training |
| HA: Humanitarian Assistance |
| HORINFO: Horizon Informatique |
| HR: Human Resources |
| IACDI: Institut d’Accompagnement des Carrières Diplomatiques et Internationales |
| IAIA: International Association for Impact Assessment |
| IAPM: Institut Africain de Perfectionnement et de Management |
| IBTCI: Integrated Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. |
| ICASS: International Cooperative Administrative Support Services |
| IDP: Internally Displaced Person |
| IEEWEP: Initiative for the Economic Empowerment of the Women Entrepreneurs |
| IFC: International Finance Corporation |
| IFC PS: IFC Performance Standard |
| IGAD: Inter-Government Authority for Development |
| IGCC: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle |
| IGR: Inclusive Governance for Resilience |
| ILMS: Integrated Logistics Management System |
| IRD: International Relief and Development |
| IRI: International Republican Institute |
| IRW: Islamic Relief Worldwide |
| ISAF: International Security Assistance Force |
| ISO: International Standards Organization |
| IT: Information Technology |
| IUED: Institut Universitaire d’Etudes du Développement |
| JIGPC: Jizan Integrated Gasification & Power Company |
| Km: Kilometer |
| KNUST: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana) |
| LCapS: Local Capacity Assessment and Supports Activity |
| LRP: Livelihood Restoration Plan |
| M&E: Monitoring & Evaluation |
| MARP: Méthode Accélérée de Recherche Participative |
| MASHAV: Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| MCA: Millennium Challenge Account |
| MCA/BF: Millennium Challenge Account/Burkina Faso |
| MCC: Millennium Challenge Corporation (Washington, DC) |
| MEAL: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, & Learning |
| MEL: Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning |
| MINUSCA: United Nation Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central Africa |
| MINUSMA: United Nation Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali |
| MISEREOR: German Catholic Bishops’ Development Aid Agency |
| MNCH: Maternal Newborn and Child Health |
| M.S.: Master of Science |
| M.Sc.: Master of Science |
| MSH: Management Sciences for Health |
| MSI: Management Systems International |
| n/a: Not Relevant |
| NDI: National Democratic Institute for International Affairs |
| NED: National Endowment for Democracy |
| NEDICO Consulting: New Dimension Consulting |
| NEOM: New Future |
| NGHP: NEOM Green Hydrogen Project |
| NGO: Non-Government Organization |
| NIMIR-Sarl: Native, International Maintenance Inspection & Reliability Sarl |
| NOFO: Notice of Funding Opportunity |
| NRC: Norwegian Refugee Council |
| NRM: Natural Resource Management |
| OCADES: Organisation Catholique pour le Développement et la Solidarité |
| OCA: Organizational Capacity Assessment |
| OCP: Onchocerciasis Control Program |
| ODEC: Opération Développement Etudes et Conseil |
| OMS: Organisation Mondiale de la Sante (WHO) |
| Ona.io: Data Collection & Analysis Platform (commercial name) |
| ONBF: Observatoire National du Foncier au Burkina Faso |
| ONEA: Office National de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement |
| ONF: Observatoire National du Foncier |
| ONF-BF: Observatoire National du Foncier du Burkina |
| OTI: Office Transitional Initiatives |
| PAH: Project-Affected Household |
| PAP: Project-Affected Person |
| PAPEA: Programme d’Appui à la Promotion de l’Entrepreneuriat Agricole |
| PARSIB: Projet d’appui au Renforcement de la Sécurité Intérieure au Burkina Faso |
| PASA: Participating Agency Service Agreement |
| PCRC: Plateforme des Confessions Religieuses de Centrafrique |
| P/CVE: Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism |
| PDCL-SAZ: Projet de Développement des Capacités Locales en matière de Sécurité Alimentaire |
| PDEV: Programme Peace Through Development |
| PDI: Projet de Développement Intégré |
| PERISAN: Projet Assainissement Durable dans les Quartiers Périphériques de la Commune de Ouagadougou |
| PHOENIX: USAID’s Global Financial Management System |
| PIA: Policy Implementation Assessment |
| PIHVED: Projet Intégré d’Hydraulique villageoise et d’Environnement pour le Développement Local Durable |
| PITT: Performance Indicator Tracking Table |
| PMB: Library Software System (commercial name) |
| PM-DPRO: Project Management for Development Professionals |
| PNG-LNG-EPC5A: Papua New Guinea–Liquified Natural Gas Engineering Procurement & Construction Project 5 A |
| PNGT: Plan National de Gestion des Terroirs |
| PPASA: Programme post-innondation d’appui à la sécurité alimentaire |
| PRA: Participatory Rural Appraisal |
| PRC: Programme de Reinsertion des ex-Combatants |
| PRINCE2: Projects in Controlled Environments (2nd major revision) |
| PS: Performance Standard |
| PSCN: Programme de Service Civique National |
| PSD: Production, Supply, and Distribution |
| PST-FPF: Personal Survival Techniques-Fire Prevention & Fighting |
| QED: Quod erat Demonstrandum (Latin phrase used for name of the consulting firm) |
| RAP: Resettlement Action Plan |
| RCA: République Centrafricaine |
| RCER: Royal Commission on Environmental Regulations (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) |
| RCLA: Resilience, Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation |
| RDBMS: Relational Database Management System |
| RDMA: Regional Development Mission for Asia |
| RFSA: Resilience and Food Security Activity |
| RLRAP: Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Action Plan |
| RRA: Rapid Rural Appraisals |
| RRC: Réduction des risques de Catastrophes (Projet) |
| SaniBakou: Projet d’Amélioration de l’Assainissement dans Provinces des Balé et du Koulpélogo |
| SAREL: Sahel Resilience Learning |
| SARES: Sahelian Resilience Strengthening |
| SCC: Sahel Collaboration & Communication |
| SDG AcademyX/edX: SDG Academy (free online courses) |
| SEP: Stakeholder Engagement Plan |
| SIDA: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency |
| SQL: Structured Query Language |
| SNV: Organisation Néerlandaise de Développement |
| SOW: Scope of Work |
| SRI: Sahel Resilience Initiative |
| SRO: Sahel Regional Office |
| SUNY/Albany: State University of New York at Albany |
| TANGO: Technical Assistance to Non-Governmental Organizations International, Inc. |
| UCC: University of Cape Coast (Ghana) |
| UEMOA: Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine |
| UNDP: United Nations Development Programme |
| UNFPA: United Nations Fund for Population Activities |
| UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNSO: United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Organization |
| USAID: United States Agency for International Development |
| USDA: United States Department of Agriculture |
| USG: United States Government |
| VIM: Victoire sur la Malnutrition |
| WASH: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene |
| WB: World Bank |
| WFP: World Food Program |
| WHO: World Health Organization |
| WVI: World Vision International |
