ROAJELF calls on health authorities to address the need for holistic shelters for survivors of sexual violence
Today, some survivors seek to escape repeated violence from their partners, their partners' families, and sometimes even their own families. Often accompanied by young children, they want to leave this violence behind despite their vulnerability, their fears, and the weight of tradition... in order to stop enduring further abuse and humiliation [...]
From empowerment to an effective place in decision-making bodies
Between 2021 and 2024, 90 young women known as auditors challenged health authorities in their respective districts (Burkina Faso: Koudougou, Réo, Koupéla, Tenkodogo; Senegal: Mbour and Matam) , to demand improved sexual and reproductive health services and the active and effective participation of young people in decision-making bodies on [...]
Repoliticizing sexual and reproductive rights and health: creating “our own space”
From March 4 to 6, 2024, in Cotonou, Equipop organized, with a committee of experts, a symposium entitled "A space of our own between activism and research: let's discuss a feminist approach to SRHR!"
– SANSAS young leaders: social and political mobilization for their reproductive rights!
For 15 months, Equipop and JED (a Senegalese organization specializing in community development, popular education, and transformative approaches) supported young leaders from the Sansas project in implementing advocacy plans. Aimed at local (municipal and departmental councils) and national (ministries, parliamentarians) decision-makers and elected officials, these advocacy efforts focus on the following topics [...]
Jeunes en Vigie closing workshop: a space for dialogue on a feminist approach to democracy in health
From December 5 to 7, 2023, the city of Dakar hosted the closing workshop for the Jeunes en Vigie project. On the sidelines of this workshop, a round table was organized on December 7 on the theme: "Health democracy and the meaningful and inclusive participation of young people for effective accountability in [...]
– ROAJELF GUINEA: Informing, raising awareness, and mobilizing in response to the resurgence of rape of minors
Faced with the alarming rise in sexual violence against women and girls, the West African Network of Young Women Leaders in Guinea (ROAJELF Guinea) has launched a multi-stakeholder media campaign on rape of minors to raise awareness of the scale of this phenomenon and urge the authorities to […]
Combating sexual violence with Stop au Chat Noir
In Côte d'Ivoire, the association Stop au Chat Noir has set up a 16-month project aimed at meeting the needs of survivors of sexual violence, with the support of the Feminists in Action fund. Created in 2019, the association Stop au Chat Noir takes its name from the Ivorian expression "faire chat noir," which means to bring bad luck.
– The Feminist Agora 2023: cultivating our alliances and changing the system!
“This 2023 Feminist Agora is an opportunity to strengthen our ties, exchange ideas, and continue to build a better future for all women together.” Mariamar Conon (Benin) – A look back at the week that brought together 65 feminist activists in Cotonou last October!
– Warkha TV: Senegal's first platform for producing feminist content
Warkha TV is a web channel that produces podcasts and videos on topics related to women's rights from a feminist perspective. Through its work, Warkha TV deconstructs stereotypes and campaigns for gender equality in Senegal and beyond. To mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, discover […]
- La Cellule Nigérienne des Jeunes Filles Leaders: fighting against gender-based violence
During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, discover seven Equipop partner associations committed to combating gender-based and sexual violence in West Africa. The Nigerien Young Women Leaders Unit was created in May 2015 by a group of Nigerien students to promote the rights of women and girls in their […]