IV. Protection of women in armed conflicts 363. The Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Gender has carried out several assessment missions to Malian refugee sites to collect, among others, the specific needs of women and girls. Thus, as a response to the government plan, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Gender has undertaken the following actions : - - Training on : the reproductive rights of women, gender-based violence in crisis situations, early and forced marriages; as well as modules on the protection of the civilian population in times of war, especially women and children ; Donation of materials and hygiene kits ; Granting of micro-credits. 364. Other ministerial departments provide support on the ground. Thus, the Ministry of Human Rights and Civic Promotion carried out awareness raising and training activities for refugees and the local population in order to promote social cohesion. V. Redress 365. Women have the same rights of access to the courts just as the men. The main difficulty resides in the ability to produce evidence of perpetration of violence to which they have been subjected without which no prosecution can be possible. Several public and private structures operate in the protection and guidance of victims of violence. They include mainly : - The Ministry of Social Welfare and National Solidarity ; The Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Gender ; The Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Civic Promotion ; The Courts, Police Stations and the Gendarmerie Brigades ; Civil Society Organisations (especially the Burkinabè Movement for Human and Peoples’ Rights, Promo-Femmes, the Association of Widows and Orphans, Voix de Femmes, the Association of Burkina Lawyers, WILDAF, the PUGSADA Association). VI. Monitoring of the Implementation of the Provisions of the Protocol 366. The Ministry Women’s Affairs has established a framework for the protection and promotion of women’s rights dubbed National Commission for the Implementation of the Commitments of Burkina Faso for Women (CNSEF) (Decree No.2008482/PRES/PM/MPF/MEF of 3 July 2008 on the establishment, responsibilities and composition of the National Commission for the Monitoring of the Implementation of Commitments to the Development of Women). The CNSEF is a consultative body comprising representatives of ministerial departments and civil society organisations. It issues opinions and recommendations on the implementation of the commitments of Burkina Faso to women. 367. - The powers of the CNSEF are to: List the statements of commitments of Burkina Faso designed to promote women; Stimulate initiatives to make decision-makers and the population aware of these different commitments ; Ensure the effective implementation of the different commitments ; Work towards compliance with timelines for the production of progress reports for the commitments accompanied by a monitoring mechanism ; Participate in consultative frameworks relating to the different commitments ; 88