– From the UN General Assembly to the Generation Equality Forum: recommendations from young feminists in West Africa
The United Nations General Assembly, currently underway, marks the beginning of a political sequence that will culminate in the summer of 2021 with the Generation Equality Forum in Paris. The coming months are a unique opportunity to make progress toward gender equality worldwide, and West African states must participate fully in this momentum. Young people […]
– Our latest report – Protecting women’s health and rights during Covid-19
Organizations and activists working on gender equality throughout the world have played an important role in responding to Covid-19. This role has been threefold: as observers of the disproportionate impacts of the pandemic on women; as whistleblowers for human rights violations and social distress; and of course, as partners for crisis prevention and management, notably […]
– Mobilization leading up to the Generation Equality Forum in 2021
The one-year postponement of the Generation Equality Forum extends Equipop's involvement in this global process, but does not change its substance. Until the summer of 2021, we will continue to campaign for the Forum to set itself a truly ambitious political agenda and to be co-constructed with feminists in all their diversity. We will facilitate [...]
– Survey – Women's rights and health in the face of COVID-19
Around the world, associations and activists working to promote gender equality have played an important role in the response to COVID-19. As observers of the disproportionate impact of the crisis on women and whistleblowers on rights violations and social distress, they have also […]
– SEN DA YA FOO: A WHATSAPP PLATFORM FOR REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND TEENAGERS
The aim of the Sen Da Ya Foo project is to raise awareness of the rights of young people and adolescents in terms of reproductive health/family planning (RH/FP). The WhatsApp tool developed as part of this project highlights cases of violations of young people's and adolescents' access to services [...]
– Press release – Putting social justice and gender equality at the heart of the fight against COVID-19 in West Africa
[Paris/Ouagadougou, May 19, 2020] – 85 associations mobilized in West Africa have signed the call to action launched by Equipop. In four key measures, they call on political leaders to place social justice and gender equality at the heart of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
– #IWantToKnow – the new campaign by Alliance Droits et Santé (Alliance for Rights and Health) promoting comprehensive sexuality education for young people!
The Alliance Droits et Santé network, of which Equipop is a member, launched its new campaign #JeVeuxSavoir (I want to know) in March. Over a period of four months, the aim will be to engage decision-makers and create the conditions for a dialogue on young people's need to know their rights and have access to quality health services.
– A lunch at the Élysée Palace to prepare for the Generation Equality Forum
On March 2, Hadja Idrissa Bah, a Guinean feminist activist and member of the Equipop board, was invited to a small lunch at the Élysée Palace. Her messages, along with those of other prominent feminists in attendance, were heard by the President of the Republic.
– What dynamics are young feminists creating in West Africa and how can we support them – first step in a study
In January, five students from Sciences Po traveled to Senegal and Ivory Coast to meet with young feminists. This field study will enable them to document their research project, carried out for Equipop, on collective actions led by young activists in West Africa in order to identify how to better support […]
– Press trip to Senegal to raise awareness about SRHR
Ahead of the major international Generation Equality Forum, which will take place from July 7 to 10, 2020 in France, Equipop organized a meeting between French journalists and its partners in Senegal. This will give the general public an opportunity to learn about the actions being taken in the country to promote rights and […]