– "Protecting the Next Generation," on the way to ending female genital mutilation in 150 villages!

Last November, Equipop's project manager spent a few days in Bamako with the team working on the "Protecting the Next Generation" project. This mission marked the official launch of a new phase of the project. In 2015/2016, Equipop is expanding its activities to 50 new villages in the Kayes health district in northwestern Mali.
– UNFPA training

In a country where young girls' voices are at best a whisper and adolescent girls' rights a distant concept, UNFPA decided to change the situation by creating a group of young female leaders. Their role: to give vulnerable girls in the Ilimin program the tools they need to make their voices heard […]