iCivil
iCivil is a CRVS (civil registration and vital statistics) system used in Burkina Faso since August 2015.[1][2] It sequentially allows the declaration, recording, and addition of civil status certificates (birth, marriage, divorce) in a central place. It is not needed to travel far to register a birth or to obtain an extract of a birth certificate later.[3]
The system uses wristbands with bubble tags to protect the unique ID number given at birth and an encrypted SMS to send information to civil status where records are kept.[citation needed]
According to UNICEF, there are almost 230 million children younger than five years old not registered, who are known as ghost children. Resolving the problem of ghost children is a challenge in Africa.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Koigi, Bob (2017-05-24). "The bracelet that registers 230 million 'ghost' children". Fairplanet. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "iCivil promises much needed birth registration in Africa". BiometricUpdate. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "What is iCivil ?". Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ "Les enfants fantômes, un défi pour l'Afrique". LCP Assemblée nationale. Archived from the original on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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