– Women's voices: using speech to empower women in Mauritania
During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, discover seven Equipop partner organizations committed to combating gender-based and sexual violence in West Africa. Voix des femmes (Women's Voices) is a Mauritanian feminist organization born out of a desire to unify Mauritanian feminist movements. Voix des femmes reflects the diversity of the feminists who make up the organization: pluralistic! […]
– Supporting the girls' revolution: Guinea's Young Women Leaders Club
During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, discover seven Equipop partner organizations committed to combating gender-based and sexual violence in West Africa. In 2016, seven young women created the Club des Jeunes Filles Leaders de Guinée (CJFLG) to provide girls with a safe and secure space where they can speak freely [...]
– Break the silence with Stop au Chat Noir!
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. In 2019, Bénédicte Joan, a survivor of sexual assault, created the Stop au Chat Noir association to support young victims of sexual abuse and to encourage, promote, and assist any action aimed at [...]
– Taafé Vision: changing the narrative for gender equality
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. Cinema is a powerful source of inspiration. It is both a reflection of our society and a lever for change. It is the patriarchal vision […]
- Fondation des Jeunes Amazones pour le Développement: empowering women, combating violence
During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, discover seven Equipop partner organizations committed to combating gender-based and sexual violence in West Africa. The Young Amazons Foundation for Development (FJAD) works at all levels—individual, community, and institutional—to build a world in which every person can flourish [...].
– Feminists in Action: writing to share
September 20–22, 2023 – As part of the Feminists in Action (FEA) project, a workshop was held in Saly, bringing together eight organizations from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. Equipop is continuing to support these organizations as they build on the key experiences of their project. […]
– Field notebook: feedback from Equipop on the SANSAS summer camp
For 10 days, a summer camp organized by RAES and Jeunesse & Développement as part of the Sansas Project took place in Mboro, Senegal. Seventy young people and teenagers involved in this project were able to share, express themselves, and co-create content about their rights and health. Equipop, which has been involved since the start of Sansas, has [...]
Towards a more feminist approach to peacebuilding
“Empowering and connecting women and young people to drive forward the Women, Peace and Security agenda in West Africa” – In a world where various crises, conflicts, and threats to peace and security are on the rise, affecting people in general and girls and women in particular, the International Day of […]
Jeunes en Vigie – Listeners on the move to mobilize and challenge
Through an inclusive and transformative approach that places female listeners in the districts of intervention at the heart of the action, the Jeunes en vigie* project aims to strengthen adolescents' and young people's access to quality health services that are integrated and adapted to their specific needs and constraints, while respecting their rights.
– Zero tolerance in Abomey-Calavi
In Abomey-Calavi, the Young Women Actors for Development (JFAD) are rolling out the "We go for change" project to tackle the rise in cases of gender-based violence (GBV). This project, funded by Feminists in Action, aims to respond to the problems faced by women in the town of Abomey-Calavi in Benin, [...]