Amplifying feminist voices
In West Africa, as in other parts of the world, we are witnessing a renewal of the fight for gender equality, with the emergence of young feminist voices linking new repertoires of action to historic struggles for women's rights.
– I am alive thanks to the sorority.
Palwasha arrived in France with her mother Anissa at the end of August, shortly after the Taliban took Kabul in Afghanistan. Due to their activism, particularly in support of women's rights, both women were under serious threat. Their evacuation was made possible thanks to a wave of […]
– The Fondemsan grant: Equipop's role in the West Africa project
Since 2017, Equipop has been working with OOAS to roll out the FONDEMSAN grant, which supports citizen and political mobilization initiatives promoting the sexual and reproductive rights and health of adolescents and young people in French-speaking West Africa. Elise Petitpas, Program Manager at Equipop, provides an update!
Fondemsan Niger: Lawali Amadou reflects on the innovative nature of Round 1
Interview with Lawali Amadou, project manager, Jama’a Jar (Round 1) in Niger, who kindly agreed to answer a few questions we asked him. In this exchange, he discusses the innovative nature of the project, the changes it has brought about, and the challenges it faces.
– Human rights: making change happen!
Equipop and the Human Rights for All collective are joining forces on International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2021. We are organizing a digital dialogue, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., between representatives of various institutions to facilitate the shift towards the use of non-discriminatory language. We will take as a particularly significant example the abandonment [...]
– World AIDS Day: for a feminist approach!
On December 1, World AIDS Day, associations are unanimous: the COVID-19 pandemic is jeopardizing the progress made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, particularly in terms of testing. At the same time, this crisis is exacerbating gender-based inequalities and violence. All these issues […]
– November 20 march: the fight against gender-based and sexual violence, a political issue
As they have done every year for more than twenty years, feminist associations and networks around the world will mobilize at the end of November to denounce gender-based and sexual violence. In France, the demonstration will take on particular significance, five months before the presidential election and with more than 100 femicides already committed in 2021. Here is […]
-#IWantToKnow, looking back on a year of social and political mobilization campaigns
The #JeVeuxSavoir campaign—launched in March 2019 by members of the Alliance Droits et Santé network with the support of Equipop—has worked to open a civic and political dialogue on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) for young people in West Africa. It has reached more than 9 million people in […]
– Feedback: Nigerien women experts at the heart of change
Fifteen young Nigerian women, known as "expert girls," spearheaded the project "The Voice of Young Girls" to debunk myths and prejudices about marriage, childbirth, and family size in Niger. Who are they, and how do they deal with the socio-cultural reluctance surrounding these issues? Their powerful testimonies highlight the importance [...]
– PR: The Chain for Change Campaign, an awareness-raising effort towards ending female genital mutilation (FGM) and early and forced marriage (EFM)
08/10/2021 On October 11, 2021—the International Day of the Girl Child—the CHAIN project partners, ActionAid International Italia Onlus (Milan, Italy), Equipop (Paris, France), TERRE DES FEMMES (Berlin, Germany), Save a Girl, Save a Generation (Madrid, Spain) and the End FGM European Network (Brussels, Belgium) will be launching a European awareness-raising […]