This is one way that Sankara de-politicized himself from his people and creates more of equality between officials and the community.
The demographic that had the most benefit from Sankara's reforms where the poor and female citizens. Sankara promoted gender equality in Burkina Faso, which at the time was a very male prominent society. The push for equality for women banned the practice of female circumcision and bigamy. He became the first African head of state to elevate women to multiple top government positions, as well as recruiting them in the army (Mungai). He reinforced his views of women equality by also making public statements which he did by using the media. Sankara once told the women of Burkina Faso to remain at home and agree for the men of the community to do the grocery shopping at the market. .
Under Sankara's administration, his officials established great immunization programs, jump started public housing construction and constructed railways for commuting and trade. His administration also focused on campaigning and went to the public about education, literacy programs and anti-corruption with in civil service and politics. This was different under Sankara, Zougmora says: "You have to say that social policy under Sankara was really good". Sankara dis-appropriated the country's economic elite who controlled most of the arable land and real estate at that time. The fields were divided between subsistence farmers and in the cities social housing was constructed. He even declared the whole year of 1985 rent free (Dorrie).
Sankara was also very undemocratic. Sankara did not see himself as a democratic leader nor did he ever portray himself as one. He omitted political parties, trade mergers and denied public protests. Many people were the targets of rapid rulings by the People's Revolutionary Tribunals (PRT), which persecuted "lazy workers," corrupt officials and those that opposed his revolution.