– Free family planning: a reality in Burkina Faso
Family planning has been free in Burkina Faso since June 1, 2019. Extended to include maternal and child health care, this decision taken in December 2018 by the Burkinabe president should help reduce maternal mortality.
– Women Deliver – From Charlevoix to Biarritz and beyond: can the G7 accelerate gender equality?
Several feminist activists gathered in Vancouver, Canada, to participate in Women Deliver 2019. Among the various events that marked this conference, a roundtable discussion on June 4 was devoted to the role that the G7 could play in accelerating efforts to achieve gender equality.
– WOMEN DELIVER: the power of gender equality!
This Monday, June 3, marks the start of the most important international conference of the 21st century in Vancouver, Canada. Dedicated to gender equality and the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women, this fifth edition of Women Deliver brings together more than 8,000 activists, researchers, journalists, politicians, and donors around […]
– "We, young feminists, are sparking a revolution among young girls."
On the occasion of the Women 7 Summit, which took place on May 9 and 10 in Paris, 12 young feminists from Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal co-signed an open letter to the heads of state of West Africa. Five major daily newspapers in the sub-region published this statement simultaneously.
– C’est la vie Lab: Creating innovative projects to achieve behavioral change in SRHR
The NGO RAES commissioned Equipop to promote the emergence of innovative social and community mobilization projects through its project incubation program (Equipop Lab). Equipop therefore launched its activities in Burkina Faso and Niger in early 2019 to develop these projects using the tools of the C'est la vie + program (television series, radio series, web series, educational kit).
– Young feminists in West Africa: Important partners for Equipop
Equipop's vision is that of a fair and sustainable world in which everyone can participate while realizing their full potential. This involves promoting women's rights around the world and, in doing so, charting a transformative course for societies as a whole. This horizon cannot be realized without building [...]
– EDUCASSO: Equipping coalitions of actors with advocacy techniques to make comprehensive sexuality education a reality in Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire.
Equipop is a partner in the EDUCASSO project, led by RAES, which aims to contribute to the implementation of comprehensive sexuality education in Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire by March 2020.
– Drumbeats in Senegal: for participatory and inclusive democracy that benefits women and young people!
In Senegal, women and young people represent nearly 51% and more than 65% of the total population, respectively (ANSD, 2013). They play a vital role in the country's family, economic, and social life. However, women and young people have limited access to resources and their voices are not […]
– Ending FGM: Burkina Faso commits to action
From October 22 to 25, Burkina Faso hosted an international conference on female genital mutilation in Ouagadougou. Organized by the African Union, under the leadership of His Excellency the President of Burkina Faso and in collaboration with the joint UNFPA and UNICEF program for the elimination of female genital mutilation, this conference welcomed political actors, […]
– Equipop Labs: focusing on innovation!
Convinced that the involvement of civil society organizations (CSOs) is a decisive factor in the sustainable improvement of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), Equipop decided in 2017 to expand its support for CSOs by rolling out a new project incubation methodology—the Equipop Lab.