– Press release – “Human Rights” public speaking contest: violence against women
Paris, December 5, 2018 – The collective "Human Rights for All" is organizing the third edition of its public speaking competition. This year's theme is: "Human Rights": violence against women. The competition will take place on December 15 at the Auditorium of Paris City Hall, at [...]
– “Anchoring women’s rights at the heart of the G7”: a look back at the October 18 conference
More than 130 civil society actors and parliamentarians attended the conference "Anchoring women's rights at the heart of the G7" organized by Equipop and CARE France at the National Assembly. A call was made to participate in the Gender/G7 campaign, which aims to make women's rights [...]
– Financial commitments from local elected officials for PF: one year after the Ouaga appeal, Equipop continues its advocacy!
On Thursday, September 20, 2018, the Ziniaré town hall hosted a workshop to monitor the financial commitments made by local elected officials to promote family planning (FP) activities. This workshop, organized by Equipop, is part of the implementation of the Advance Family Planning (AFP) project, in which Equipop advocates for substantial financial resources [...]
– Press release: launch of the Change Lab project
Change Lab: launch of an ambitious project to strengthen West African associations working to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights
– EDUCASSO: making comprehensive sexuality education a reality in Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire
Equipop is a partner in the EDUCASO project, alongside RAES, which aims to advocate for the integration of comprehensive sexuality education in schools in Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire.
– Interview: Xavier Hospital, committed to comprehensive, high-quality sexuality education in West and Central Africa
Xavier Hospital is Regional Advisor for Health Education in West and Central Africa at UNESCO.
– Mobilization in Mali and Burkina Faso to end female genital mutilation and early marriage
Since 2010, Equipop and its partner AMSOPT have been working in the Kayes region of Mali to promote the sustainable abandonment of female genital mutilation (FGM) and early marriage (EM). 2018 marks the start of a new phase with the launch of the "Protecting Future Generations" project, which extends the initiative to the eastern region of Burkina Faso with [...]
– Burkina Faso: Comprehensive sexuality education becomes a reality
From July 24 to 27 in Koudougou, Burkina Faso's national education and literacy authorities, through the General Directorate for Educational Research and Pedagogical Innovation, organized a teacher training workshop in partnership with Equipop. Teachers will begin experimenting with the reform of the basic education curriculum on mutilation in the early years of primary school. […]
In Niamey, dialogue and reflection among stakeholders working to promote youth health!
On July 17 and 18, stakeholders in the JADES (Jeunes et Adolescents en Santé) project met in Niamey. This project has been running in Niger since March 2016, led by Solthis and Lafia Matassa, with technical support from Equipop. During two days of intense discussions, participants were able to reflect, thanks to the Equipop method [...]
– CP- New project to promote the abandonment of female genital mutilation in Mali and Burkina Faso
After three years of implementing a pilot project in Kayes, Mali, Equipop is launching the second phase of the "Protecting Future Generations" project with its partners: AMSOPT in Mali and SOS/JD in Burkina Faso for the period 2018-2020. This project aims to end female genital mutilation and early marriage in these [...]