– Burkinabe parliamentarians trained to defend SRHR with the government!
From July 22 to 24, in Koudougou, five Burkinabe parliamentarians attended a training course on policies, programs, commitments, and legal instruments in sexual and reproductive health and rights and family planning (SRHR/FP). The aim of this training was to make these elected officials more effective in their own questioning of authorities and decision-makers during […]
– Equipop, Young Feminists of West Africa, and Alliance Droits et Santé mobilize for the FGE! #3 – Lucie Daniel
Lucie Daniel, Advocacy Expert, presents Equipop's commitment to gender equality at the Generation Equality Forum, which will begin on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
– Submission of the report by the High Council for Equality on feminist diplomacy
On November 18, the High Council for Equality submitted its report on "feminist diplomacy" to Jean-Yves Le Drian and Elisabeth Moreno. Equipop contributed to this document, which proposes courses of action for a truly transformative French foreign policy.
– FROM THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) TO THE GENERATION EQUALITY FORUM: RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOUNG FEMINISTS IN WEST AFRICA
The United Nations General Assembly is currently taking place and it marks the beginning of a political momentum that will culminate in the summer of 2021 with the Generation Equality Forum in Paris. The coming months represent a unique opportunity to foster progress towards gender equality at the global level, and West African states must […]
– From the UN General Assembly to the Generation Equality Forum: recommendations from young feminists in West Africa
The United Nations General Assembly, currently underway, marks the beginning of a political sequence that will culminate in the summer of 2021 with the Generation Equality Forum in Paris. The coming months are a unique opportunity to make progress toward gender equality worldwide, and West African states must participate fully in this momentum. Young people […]
– Artists from six West African countries mobilized for Comprehensive Sexuality Education
In Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ivory Coast, Mali, and Senegal, 21 artists are rallying behind the #JeVeuxSavoir campaign to promote comprehensive sexuality education. Equipop supported its partner Alliance Droits et Santé in implementing this activity.
– Opinion piece – Heads of State, when will we see feminist responses to COVID-19 in West Africa?
Tomorrow, heads of state from around the world were due to gather in Paris for the Generation Equality Forum to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Conference, a historic turning point for women's rights worldwide. The aim of the Forum was to "launch a set of concrete, ambitious, and transformative actions" in favor of [...]
– Press release – Women's rights and health put to the test by COVID-19
Press release Ouagadougou, Paris, July 6, 2020 Published on July 6: Equipop releases a survey conducted from April to June 2020 among some 30 women's rights associations and activists in seven West African countries.
– Survey – Women's rights and health in the face of COVID-19
Around the world, associations and activists working to promote gender equality have played an important role in the response to COVID-19. As observers of the disproportionate impact of the crisis on women and whistleblowers on rights violations and social distress, they have also […]
– For a Feminist Response to COVID-19
This article was written by Lucie Daniel, advocacy expert for Equipop, and published in the April newsletter of the Deliver for Good campaign. From France to Francophone West Africa, a gender-equal response to the COVID-19 pandemic will promote health as a human right and consider the health and rights of girls and […]