– Responsive – G7 Health: Civil Society Response
Following two days of meetings on May 16 and 17, the health ministers of the G7 member countries adopted a declaration reiterating their commitment to inclusive and sustainable action for global health, a declaration of good intentions, without any real financial commitment, in which rights and health […]
– CP – Freedom for women and girls to control their own bodies: a non-negotiable right
On the eve of the G7 Health Ministers' meeting, the Women 7 movement expects France and other progressive states to take a firm stance in favor of the sexual and reproductive rights and health of women and girls.
– Recommendations from Women 7
More than 400 feminist activists from around the world gathered in Paris on May 9 and 10, 2019, to present their recommendations to the G7 ministers for equality.
– G7 Ministerial Meeting on Gender Equality: Reaction from NGOs and feminist associations of the Women 7
Following their meeting on May 9 and 10, the G7 Ministers for Gender Equality adopted a declaration in support of women's and girls' rights. The Ministers committed to adopting the Biarritz Partnership, compiling some of the most progressive laws for women's rights in the [...]
– Launch of training courses to end female genital mutilation – Let’s CHANGE project
The first phase of the European project Let's CHANGE (2018–2020), dedicated to training mediators and trainers, was launched on March 16, 2019, with a meeting between the new mediators and trainers, followed by the first module on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
– Response from Women 7 NGOs and feminist organizations to the G7 Foreign Affairs Ministerial Meeting
This weekend saw the first G7 ministerial meeting under the French presidency. Setting the tone for the French presidency's ambition to truly implement feminist diplomacy, it was eagerly awaited by the NGOs and feminist associations of Women 7, which will represent civil society at the G7. However, it did not allow [...]
– 2019 Rights and Health Alliance Workshop: A shift in network governance
The annual sub-regional workshop of the Alliance Droits et Santé network was held from March 6 to 9, 2019, in Cotonou, with the participation of the network's 22 member associations. Participatory democracy, shared decision-making processes, exchanges of experiences and best practices, sharing of new knowledge... the network's governance is taking off in a new direction, at the [...]
– Feminist diplomacy: will the president's priority be reflected in solidarity-based development policy?
At the beginning of 2019, the President of the Republic loudly proclaimed that France would adopt a truly feminist diplomacy. Jean-Yves Le Drian elaborated on this announcement alongside Marlène Schiappa in an opinion piece published in Libération on March 8. In doing so, France joins the ranks of […]
– C’est la vie Lab: Creating innovative projects to achieve behavioral change in SRHR
The NGO RAES commissioned Equipop to promote the emergence of innovative social and community mobilization projects through its project incubation program (Equipop Lab). Equipop therefore launched its activities in Burkina Faso and Niger in early 2019 to develop these projects using the tools of the C'est la vie + program (television series, radio series, web series, educational kit).
– For a resolutely feminist G7: Open letter from Hadja Idrissa Bah to Emmanuel Macron
As the 63rd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is in full swing in New York, and feminists from around the world gather to discuss women's rights, Hadja Idrissa Bah addresses President Macron directly. The young Guinean woman is speaking out on behalf of a […]