- Fatima KANDINE - WAHO - FONDEMSAN to boost access to healthcare services
My name is Ms. KANDINE Fatima Tidjani, coordinator of the regional Demography and Sexual and Reproductive Health (DEMSAN) program at the West African Health Organization (WAHO). My role is to coordinate the implementation of this sub-component, as well as all other components of the DEMSAN program. The aim of this program is […]
– Conversation essentials with Laura Berlingo
"Combating gynecological and obstetric violence means adopting universal medical and healthcare practices, particularly consent." On February 16, 2022, Laura Berlingo will be the guest speaker at Equipop's Feminism and Health series, providing an opportunity to examine gynecological practice from a feminist perspective. How can we better prevent and manage violence [...]?
– Label ampli – “A process for becoming an exemplary NGO” – Interview with François BROU, ONEF
François Brou is a project manager for ONEF (National Organization for Children, Women, and Families). Founded in 1994 in Côte d'Ivoire, it works in the fields of health, education, the promotion of women's rights, and agriculture. Led by a woman, Ms. Gogoua Rachel, it has around ten [...]
– Fondemsan Burkina: The curtain falls on the Burkinbiwili project!
From April 12 to 14, 2022, a workshop was held in Ouagadougou to review and assess the Burkinbiwili project. This workshop provided an opportunity to gather the knowledge and experience gained during the implementation of the project.
– Conference of the European CHAIN project: Linking the prevention of female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced and early marriage (FEM)
On May 12, 2022, the partners of the CHAIN project—the European Network End FGM, ActionAid International Italia Onlus (Milan, Italy), Equipop (Paris, France), TERRE DES FEMMES (Berlin, Germany), and Save a Girl Save a Generation (Madrid, Spain)—celebrated the second anniversary of the CHAIN project, which is coming to an end.
– Label ampli – “A tool for measuring our strengths and weaknesses” – Interview with Adam DICKO, AJCAD
Adam Dicko is the executive director of AJCAD (Association des Jeunes pour la Citoyenneté Active et la Démocratie, or Association of Young People for Active Citizenship and Democracy) in Mali. Since 2014, she has been bringing together activists involved in various fields: sexual and reproductive health (SRH), democracy and governance, advocacy, and human rights.
– High Council for Equality: Equipop co-chairs the commission on “Feminist diplomacy and international and European issues”
Nicolas Rainaud, advocacy manager at Equipop and member of the HCE from 2019 to 2021, is joining the high council for a second term (2022-2024) under the chairmanship of Sylvie Pierre-Brossolette. Through its involvement in the HCE, Equipop will campaign, among other things, for the implementation of a genuine feminist foreign policy.
– GBV in Burkina Faso: 30 health workers from CSPSs equipped
As part of the implementation of the project "Women's Rights and Health in Burkina Faso: Preventing and Reducing Vulnerabilities in the Context of the Covid-19 Crisis and Post-Crisis," the Association of Women Lawyers of Burkina Faso (AFJBF) initiated the second training session from March 16 to 18, 2022, on [...]
- Opinion column - The far right is incompatible with women's rights
Equipop, in line with its April 15 press release, is one of around 40 associations that have signed an open letter issued by the Fondation des Femmes. They highlight the immense risk to women's rights posed by the far right coming to power in France.
– Equipop reaffirms that far-right movements are incompatible with gender equality and social justice.
Press release Paris, April 15, 2022 With 23.1% of the votes cast, Marine Le Pen has qualified for the second round of the French presidential election. She is capitalizing on the fact that she is the only woman to have reached the second round twice, presenting herself as the "woman of state" that France, and French women in particular, […]