– VBG: From awareness raising to capacity building for victims
From September 1 to 3, 2021, the NGO Voix de Femmes organized the second training session for 50 women who are victims of gender-based violence (GBV) and beneficiaries of income-generating activities (IGAs). The main objective is to strengthen the capacities of these women and girls who are victims of gender-based violence […]
– “What will happen when the world looks away?”
We must remain mobilized in support of Afghan women and activists Several European countries, including France, have planned to end their evacuation operations from Kabul, following confirmation of the withdrawal of US troops on August 31. "What will happen when the world looks away?" asks Pashtana Durrani, a schoolteacher [...]
– Burkinabe parliamentarians trained to defend SRHR with the government!
From July 22 to 24, in Koudougou, five Burkinabe parliamentarians attended a training course on policies, programs, commitments, and legal instruments in sexual and reproductive health and rights and family planning (SRHR/FP). The aim of this training was to make these elected officials more effective in their own questioning of authorities and decision-makers during […]
– Teenage girls and women taking action for the Jeunes en Vigie project
The Jeunes en Vigie project has set itself the challenge of improving access for adolescent girls and young women to high-quality integrated health services that are tailored to their specific needs and constraints, while respecting their rights.
– C'est la vie Labs... it's over!
As part of the CLV Labs projects, Equipop supported two civil society consortia to broaden the reach of the issues raised in the radio and TV series, C’est la vie ! This project, which is now coming to an end, has helped to encourage access to information on SRHR in Burkina Faso and […]
– Press release – Generation Equality Forum: some diplomatic progress and many contradictions from Emmanuel Macron
Friday, July 9, 2021 The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) was held last week in Paris. This Forum was intended to be an opportunity to confirm five-year commitments to accelerate the concrete achievement of gender equality. Progress has been made on the diplomatic front, but in financial terms, France's commitment falls short of expectations [...].
– EQUIPOP, YOUNG FEMINISTS FROM WEST AFRICA, AND THE RIGHTS AND HEALTH ALLIANCE MOBILIZE FOR THE FGE! #6 – OUMOU SALIF TOURÉ
Oumou Salif Touré, a young Malian activist from the West African Young Feminist Network, tells us about her commitment to gender equality at the Generation Equality Forum, which starts today!
– EQUIPOP, YOUNG FEMINISTS FROM WEST AFRICA, AND THE RIGHTS AND HEALTH ALLIANCE MOBILIZE FOR THE FGE! #4 – Khadidiatou Sy
Khadidiatou Sy, Advocacy Coordinator for West Africa, presents Equipop's commitment, particularly in West Africa, on the occasion of the Generation Equality Forum, which begins on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
– Equipop, Young Feminists of West Africa, and Alliance Droits et Santé mobilize for the FGE! #3 – Lucie Daniel
Lucie Daniel, Advocacy Expert, presents Equipop's commitment to gender equality at the Generation Equality Forum, which will begin on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
– Opinion piece – No equality without real budgets
With one week to go before the opening of the Generation Equality Forum on June 30 in Paris, members of the West African Young Feminists Network are speaking out to ensure that equality does not remain a concept, but becomes a firm and quantified commitment. There can be no equality without a dedicated budget.