Promoting youth involvement in decision-making bodies
Over five days in January, Dakar hosted the National Incubation Lab organized by Equipop as part of the Sansas project (funded by @AFD_France). The Lab brought together 25 representatives of young people and civil society organizations. Together, they co-developed an advocacy project to be implemented in […]
– Feminists hit the road: community discussion caravans
It is by listening to those most affected that we can understand the oppression they face. Feminist activists involved with Equipop as part of the "Young Feminists in West Africa" project have understood this approach well. For nearly a year, they have been reaching out to women and girls in rural areas to [...]
– Make menstruation a topic of health, education, and equality!
Every day, 300 million women around the world have their periods. Yet periods are often shrouded in silence and shame within families and receive little public investment. On May 28, World Menstrual Hygiene Day, let us remember that periods are a matter of education, rights, and health […]
– Uniting efforts, a formula developed by the FJAD to eliminate gender-based and sexual violence
The Young Amazons Foundation for Development has made the fight against gender-based and sexual violence (GBSV) its primary focus in the Borgou department of Benin. In six months, the NGO has equipped actors and actresses in the fight against GBSV: judicial police officers, magistrates, clerks, feminist activists, social workers for [...]
– ROAJELF Senegal – Ending GBV in universities
Universities are an unexpected setting for gender-based violence. Increasing numbers of female students in Senegal are dropping out of school, abandoning their studies, and enrolling in doctoral programs at low rates.
From idea to short film
In Burkina Faso, the Taafé Vision association, supported by the Feminists in Action project, has been implementing a project since June 2022 aimed at strengthening women's capacities in screenwriting and short film production.
– High-level regional commitment to ECS in West and Central Africa
In early April, as part of its involvement since 2018 in a regional multi-stakeholder working group, Equipop traveled to Brazzaville (Republic of Congo). The ministers of health and education from 23 West and Central African countries officially proclaimed their commitment to "comprehensive education and information" (CEI) programs, [...]
– YOUTH ADVOCATES: MICHELINE GOUEM, COMMITTED TO IMPROVING YOUTH ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS AND SERVICES
Between her new skills in conducting social audits, her growing self-confidence, and her new role as a leader on SRHR issues among young people, Micheline Gouem reflects on her experience as an auditor in health centers as part of the Jeunes en vigie (JEV) project in […]
– Supporting feminist initiatives in French-speaking West Africa
Equipop is expanding its support for feminist movements year after year. In French-speaking West Africa, Equipop provides several types of support tailored to the needs of feminist activists and organizations: provision of financial resources; provision of technical resources; support for forums for sharing experiences and knowledge; support for […]
– EQUIPOP MOBILIZES WITH YOUNG LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR AN END TO GENDER-BASED AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIAN SCHOOLS
The Jades II project ended in January 2023... but this is not the end of young people's advocacy in the fight against gender-based and sexual violence in schools! The Young Leaders for Advocacy hope to be able to support the Niger Ministry of Education in finalizing the revision of school regulations, disseminating [...]