– WOMEN DELIVER: the power of gender equality!
This Monday, June 3, marks the start of the most important international conference of the 21st century in Vancouver, Canada. Dedicated to gender equality and the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women, this fifth edition of Women Deliver brings together more than 8,000 activists, researchers, journalists, politicians, and donors around […]
– "We, young feminists, are sparking a revolution among young girls."
On the occasion of the Women 7 Summit, which took place on May 9 and 10 in Paris, 12 young feminists from Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal co-signed an open letter to the heads of state of West Africa. Five major daily newspapers in the sub-region published this statement simultaneously.
– Journalists involved in producing programs on SRHR celebrated in Ouagadougou
Equipop, a founding member of the Alliance Droits et Santé network in Burkina Faso, took part in the award ceremony for the best radio program produced on family planning for young people. For nearly two months, internet users were invited to vote for the best program produced in each country participating in the project. […]
– 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 [...]