– #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 […]
– C’est la vie Lab Niger: Opening up dialogue on SRHR among newly married couples
Equipop and its partners in Niger—NGO SongES, Ratanga Club, COJEFIL, and the SR/PF Coalition—have launched the first activities of the C'est la vie project in Filingué! Over the course of 12 months, this project will bring together young couples from five villages—selected in the Filingué area (Gao sohon gari, Gao Gardi, […]
– Two new funding mechanisms to strengthen the social and political impact of civil society in West Africa
Equipop, believing in the collective strength of its partner associations to accelerate social and political change in West Africa, has developed two new flexible and innovative financing mechanisms in recent months: the Innovation Fund and the Organizational Development Support Fund.
– Mody Ndiaye, convinced by Equipop Labs
Mody NDIAYE is Program Director at the NGO Youth and Development.
– Equipop Labs: equipping collective intelligence
Convinced of the transformative potential of collective and multidisciplinary action, since 2017 Equipop has chosen to expand its support for change makers through a new methodology for project development, deployed within its Innovation Fund: the Equipop Labs.
– Interview: Cornélia Glèlè, Beninese feminist activist
Cornélia Glèlè is a member of the Network of Young Feminists in West Africa, the West African Network of Young Women Leaders, and the EcranBenin association.
– Amplify the voice of feminist movements in West Africa
Equipop is convinced that fair and sustainable development for all can only be achieved through the fight for women's rights. Thus, for the NGO, the need to collaborate with feminist activists in West Africa became obvious, and in 2018 this was realized through a fruitful partnership with representatives of [...]