– Alliance Droits et Santé (Rights and Health Alliance) – for high-impact social change
With the rise of conservatism and opposition to women's rights, Alliance Droits et Santé continues its mobilization in West Africa. In this context, the network's members gathered for their annual meeting during the week of March 6 in Ouagadougou. It was an opportunity to take stock and capitalize on its [...]
– Change agents mobilize on social media against female genital mutilation
"When all women and men become aware of the harmful effects of female genital mutilation, then they will be convinced, as I am, of the need to abandon this practice." R. Sissoko.
– In Burkina Faso, Equipop trains the World March of Women on ICTs
In 2013, Equilibres & Populations launched the Alliance Droits et Santé network, which aims to improve the status and health of women and girls in West Africa. In addition to managing the technical secretariat, Equipop works on a daily basis to strengthen the capacities of each of the organizations and their teams. Equipop has therefore [...]
– Celebration of the abandonment of female genital mutilation and early marriage in Kayes, Mali
More than 800 Malians gathered on Saturday, December 3, in the village of Sabouciré N'di in the Kayes region of Mali to celebrate the abandonment of female genital mutilation and early marriage by 41 villages. Photographs and videos of the ceremony, taken by two professionals present for the occasion, will soon be compiled into a web documentary.
– Mobilization and sharing of expertise for youth family planning at the Ouagadougou Partnership
Last week, Equilibres & Populations was invited to participate in the 5th annual meeting of the Ouagadougou Partnership (OP). This year's theme was: "Promoting contraception means ensuring a better future for young people." As a technical partner, Equipop was able to exchange and share its expertise and promote its actions in favor of [...]
– Second ECHO training course, a winning bet for Equipop: Khoolesmen and ACD Naangue are on a path of continuous improvement.
It was with mutual pleasure that Équilibres & Populations and representatives from ACD/Naangue and Khoolesmen met in Ouagadougou from November 22 to 25, 2016, for the second part of the multidisciplinary training program that began last June. On the agenda: implementation of priority improvement projects, strengthening of administrative and financial tools, drafting of a "concept note," [...]
– Equipop breakfasts: Presentation of the institutional/thematic capacity building offer for NGOs
On November 22, 2016, it was not yet 8 a.m. when some twenty representatives of international NGOs active in Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, etc. gathered around croissants at the Équilibres & Populations office in Ouagadougou. On the agenda: Equipop's à la carte offer for capacity building of civil society organizations (CSOs) [...]
– 7th African Health Conference: Alliance Droits et Santé mobilizes for adolescent girls
Equipop and the Scouts of Niger were in Accra, Ghana, from February 8 to 12 to represent Alliance Droits et Santé at the seventh African Conference on Sexual Health and Rights (CASDS). CASDS aims to be a pan-African forum for sharing and discussing rights and health […]
– Ouagadougou Partnership: many challenges ahead
4th Annual Meeting of the Ouagadougou Partnership Many challenges ahead with the contribution of Alliance Droits et Santé Over the past few days, Equipop was in Cotonou, Benin, representing the Alliance Droits et Santé network alongside the NGO CeRADIS at the annual meeting of the Ouagadougou Partnership, a movement promoting family planning […]
– Last Human Rights Day!
On December 10, 2015, Equipop co-organized a conference at the town hall of Paris's 2nd arrondissement to celebrate the "last Human Rights Day" and the advent of "human rights."