– Interview: Xavier Hospital, committed to comprehensive, high-quality sexuality education in West and Central Africa
Xavier Hospital is Regional Advisor for Health Education in West and Central Africa at UNESCO.
– Mobilization in Mali and Burkina Faso to end female genital mutilation and early marriage
Since 2010, Equipop and its partner AMSOPT have been working in the Kayes region of Mali to promote the sustainable abandonment of female genital mutilation (FGM) and early marriage (EM). 2018 marks the start of a new phase with the launch of the "Protecting Future Generations" project, which extends the initiative to the eastern region of Burkina Faso with [...]
– Fighting gender inequality and promoting rights to reduce AIDS
In its 2018 annual report, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria sounds the alarm. Unless efforts are stepped up, particularly those targeting women and young people, epidemic levels seen in the 2000s could be reached again.
– CP – Mr. MACRON, HELP THE GLOBAL FUND SAVE EVEN MORE LIVES
As the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria releases its figures for 2017, our associations commend the work that has been accomplished. We take this opportunity to highlight the reality faced by millions of people affected by these diseases and the financial resources that need to be mobilized to end them. […]
– Speech by Jean-Yves Le Drian: an increase in the budget for gender, health, and education?
On Monday, September 3, Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced that AFD would have an additional €1 billion to allocate in the form of grants starting in 2019. He indicated that part of this budget would be dedicated to issues related to gender, health, and education. This significant announcement will need to be reflected in the budget […]
– Burkina Faso: Comprehensive sexuality education becomes a reality
From July 24 to 27 in Koudougou, Burkina Faso's national education and literacy authorities, through the General Directorate for Educational Research and Pedagogical Innovation, organized a teacher training workshop in partnership with Equipop. Teachers will begin experimenting with the reform of the basic education curriculum on mutilation in the early years of primary school. […]
In Niamey, dialogue and reflection among stakeholders working to promote youth health!
On July 17 and 18, stakeholders in the JADES (Jeunes et Adolescents en Santé) project met in Niamey. This project has been running in Niger since March 2016, led by Solthis and Lafia Matassa, with technical support from Equipop. During two days of intense discussions, participants were able to reflect, thanks to the Equipop method [...]
– CP- New project to promote the abandonment of female genital mutilation in Mali and Burkina Faso
After three years of implementing a pilot project in Kayes, Mali, Equipop is launching the second phase of the "Protecting Future Generations" project with its partners: AMSOPT in Mali and SOS/JD in Burkina Faso for the period 2018-2020. This project aims to end female genital mutilation and early marriage in these [...]
– Equipop Lab: An approach to fostering innovative projects that serve civil society in West Africa
Civil society organizations (CSOs) are key partners in changing social norms and in monitoring and implementing government plans and programs. Based on its experience with CSOs, Equipop has found that, too often, projects led by CSOs replicate interventions […]
– Burkina Faso joins Mali in promoting the abandonment of female genital mutilation and child marriage
On June 19 in Fada, in the eastern region of Burkina Faso, the association SOS/Jeunesse et Défis officially launched the activities of the "Protecting Future Generations" project to end female genital mutilation and early marriage. This project is coordinated by Equipop and implemented in Mali and Burkina Faso.