– Teenage girls at the heart of World Population Day
This year, World Population Day focuses on the theme “Investing in Adolescent Girls.” This call to action echoes Equipop’s advocacy, which promotes an integrated approach to girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights in development programs.
– Gender and development strategy in the spotlight at the National Assembly
The integration of gender mainstreaming into French development aid continues. On July 5, a symposium at the National Assembly took stock of the process. Equipop actively participated in this event through its role as leader of the gender commission within Coordination SUD.
– A week of advocacy for family planning
Invited by Equipop and the Ouagadougou Partnership, a West African delegation traveled to Paris to advocate for universal access to family planning. Centered around a conference and multiple meetings with French decision-makers, this initiative generated considerable interest. The foundations have been laid for the […]
– Equipop on RFI with the West African Delegation for Family Planning
On Friday, June 10, our West African delegation was invited to appear on Claire Hédon's program Priorité Santé on RFI, for a show dedicated to family planning in West Africa!
– Women Deliver: Equipop applauds unwavering advocacy for women and girls
Women Deliver, an international conference dedicated to women and girls, was held from May 16 to 19 in Copenhagen. More than 5,700 change makers—including politicians, lawyers, journalists, researchers, entrepreneurs, civil society actors, and young people—were in attendance to advance women's sexual and reproductive health and rights.
– 49th United Nations Commission on Population and Development: from data to development
Equipop was in New York from April 11 to 15 for the 49th Commission on Population and Development, which takes place every year at the United Nations. Between demographic data and working methods, it was a week packed with debates!
– 7th African Health Conference: Alliance Droits et Santé mobilizes for adolescent girls
Equipop and the Scouts of Niger were in Accra, Ghana, from February 8 to 12 to represent Alliance Droits et Santé at the seventh African Conference on Sexual Health and Rights (CASDS). CASDS aims to be a pan-African forum for sharing and discussing rights and health […]
– Ouagadougou Partnership: many challenges ahead
4th Annual Meeting of the Ouagadougou Partnership Many challenges ahead with the contribution of Alliance Droits et Santé Over the past few days, Equipop was in Cotonou, Benin, representing the Alliance Droits et Santé network alongside the NGO CeRADIS at the annual meeting of the Ouagadougou Partnership, a movement promoting family planning […]
– Last Human Rights Day!
On December 10, 2015, Equipop co-organized a conference at the town hall of Paris's 2nd arrondissement to celebrate the "last Human Rights Day" and the advent of "human rights."
– Alliance for Rights and Health: General Assembly
The eleven NGOs that are members of Alliance Droits et Santé (Alliance for Rights and Health) met in Dakar, Senegal, at the end of October. Four days of intensive work were organized in two parts: the network's General Assembly and the new 2015-2018 operational program, with the launch of a new project to "Contribute to improving the status, rights, and [...]