– “FEMINISTS IN ACTION”: HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL MEETINGS TO DEFEND FRANCE’S SUPPORT FOR FEMINIST ORGANIZATIONS
In April 2024, a delegation of seven African and Latin American activists met with several high-level French politicians in Paris. The aim of this week of advocacy? To share their experiences and put forward their recommendations for France to continue its financial and political support for feminist organizations around the world. This action was supported […]
– FEMINISTS IN ACTION: HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL MEETINGS TO DEFEND FRANCE'S SUPPORT FOR FEMINIST ORGANIZATIONS
In April 2024, a delegation of seven African and Latin American activists met with several high-level French politicians in Paris. The goal of this week of advocacy? To share their experiences and make recommendations so that France would continue its financial and political support for feminist organizations around the world. This action was […]
– APPINNOV: a fund to support the transformative power of the Rights and Health Alliance network
An integral part of the Transformative Alliance project, AppInnov is a new fund with a budget of €60,000 that aims to support the development of expertise among members of the Rights and Health Alliance network and their partners in women's and youth CSOs in their context on change-oriented approaches (COA) and [...]
JEV – The educational guide to a healthy feminist democracy!
The Jeunes en vigie (JEV) project is an innovative initiative in Burkina Faso and Senegal that aims to strengthen youth participation in health decision-making bodies through health democracy with a feminist approach.
– Reproductive agency: a look back at the UNFPA expert meeting in New York
In this year of ICPD+30, Equipop was invited by UNFPA to take part in the Expert Group meeting to review achievements in reproductive agency, collectively refine measurement indicators, and plan for the future of SRHR. Equipop proposed expanding the methodology to include an intersectional feminist approach that takes into account the entire life cycle of girls and women and monitors the phenomenon of "backlash" in order to better respond to it.
ROAJELF calls on health authorities to address the need for holistic shelters for survivors of sexual violence
Today, some survivors seek to escape repeated violence from their partners, their partners' families, and sometimes even their own families. Often accompanied by young children, they want to leave this violence behind despite their vulnerability, their fears, and the weight of tradition... in order to stop enduring further abuse and humiliation [...]
- When the far right advances, women's rights retreat
With the European elections approaching, Equipop, a feminist association for international solidarity, warns of the dangers of the rise of the far right in Europe, particularly for gender equality and the fundamental rights of women and LGBTQIA+ people.
Our bodies, our health: women exercising their rights over their own bodies
Our Body, Our Health is a project that fights against gynecological and obstetric violence (GOV) in Senegal. It highlights an epidemic problem, the treatment of which is emerging but which struggles to be considered a real public health issue contributing to preventable maternal and infant deaths: gynecological violence and [...]
– Harmful situation at the High Council for Equality: an investigation must be conducted
Created in 2013, the High Council for Gender Equality helps to stimulate public debate on equality issues and evaluates public policies in this area. Throughout this decade, the work of this body has proved invaluable. It has led to several improvements in policies […]
– Equipop launches its podcast "Sororités Francophones" (French-speaking sororities)
Equipop releases the first episode of its feminist podcast "Sororités Francophones." Designed to amplify Francophone feminist voices, this podcast features a series of eight episodes offering an in-depth exploration of the issues and challenges faced by activists in Francophone communities.