The National Gender Policy Paper of December 2009 contains several sections and articles with provisions on the socio-economic context, synthesis of inequalities and disparities in Burkina Faso, the fundamental elements of the policy, notably the foundation, the guiding principles, the vision, the objectives, the strategic axes, and the implementation strategies of the policy. The policy also provides details on the institutional framework for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation system, funding mechanism for the policy, and success and risk factors in the implementation of the policy.