AGORA FÉMINISTE 2025: coming together to face challenges and build a desirable future
Two years after the previous edition, the third Feminist Agora was held from November 17 to 20, 2025, in Cotonou. Over four days, this event, co-organized by Equipop and the steering committee—composed of eight activists—brought together 45 feminist activists from French-speaking West Africa. Agora 2025 was a highlight for […]
– Two days to strengthen feminist approaches in Benin: a workshop to reflect on, share, and transform the implementation of peace and security agendas
On November 20 and 21, 2025, the MGA Residence in Ouidah hosted a training workshop for trainers on feminist approaches, as part of the project "For Feminist Agendas for Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel in Solidarity for Peace." Over two days, 23 representatives from feminist organizations, […]
– Three days to strengthen feminist advocacy voices in Benin: a workshop that brings together knowledge, experiences, and collective strategies
From November 17 to 19, 2025, Ouidah hosted a highlight of the project "For Feminist Agendas on Peace and Security – West Africa and the Sahel in Solidarity for Peace." For three days, 24 committed actors from partner organizations in Benin gathered for a training workshop […]
– Commitments to protect survivors of gender-based and sexual violence!
Shelters for survivors of gender-based and sexual violence (GBV) with no accommodation in Benin, a law protecting and creating shelters with no implementing decree in Burkina Faso, a new government with no national strategy to increase the number of centers providing holistic care for survivors of GBV—these are […]
– Interview – Cornélia GLELE: Beninese filmmaker and feminist
Activist and defender of women's rights in Benin, Cornélia GLELE is the founder of the Cotonou International Women's Film Festival (FIFF). Launched in 2019, the event highlights and celebrates the work of African female filmmakers. The third edition took place from February 20 to 24, 2024.
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 [...]
– 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!
– 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, [...]
– Mobilized for the FGE! #1 – Irmine Ayihounton
Irmine Ayihounton, a young activist from Benin, talks about her commitment to gender equality ahead of the Generation Equality Forum, which begins on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Irmine is a member of the West African Young Feminists Network, which, together with Equipop and Alliance Droits et Santé, is campaigning to ensure that this high-level global meeting leads to [...]
– Label ampli – “Working on the basics to become a professional organization” Interview with Mariette Montcho, ROJAELF Benin
Mariette Montcho is Executive Director of the West African Network of Young Women Leaders–Benin (ROAJELF-Benin). The organization brings together women under the age of 35 and works to promote female leadership through advocacy, training, and awareness-raising activities. In early March, ROAJELF-Benin welcomed the certification committee.