– Adapting practices in response to COVID-19
Like any organization, Equipop has been significantly impacted by COVID-19. However, we are in a unique situation, as half of our teams are based in France and half in several West African countries.
– Ending female genital mutilation and early marriage in France: the populations concerned are on the front line
Photography exhibition – Equipop works with eight change mediators and six trainers from Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Mauritania, and Egypt. They organize and run awareness-raising workshops for immigrant populations, both new arrivals and those who have been living in France for several years. This exhibition celebrates their work.
– Press release – SRHR, ONE OF THE SIX PRIORITIES FOR THE GENERATION EQUALITY FORUM!
Paris, January 15, 2020 On Wednesday, January 15, UN Women announced the action coalition themes for the Generation Equality Forum, the major event of the year on gender equality at the international level. There will be a "Bodily autonomy and SRHR" coalition, as Equipop and its partners had requested in recent weeks.
– Mody Ndiaye, convinced by Equipop Labs
Mody NDIAYE is Program Director at the NGO Youth and Development.
Become an agent of change—why not you?
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is unique in that it is deeply rooted in the traditions of the communities that practice it. Only through long-term efforts to raise awareness and challenge the foundations of FGM can lasting behavioral change be achieved.
– Generation Equality Forum: France must lead a coalition on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Following an initiative from Equipop, Le Planning Familial, and Médecins du Monde, 93 networks and associations working on "sexual and reproductive health and rights" in more than 30 countries are calling on President Emmanuel Macron to ensure that France creates and leads an SRHR coalition at the Generation Equality Forum ("Beijing25").
– Comprehensive sexuality education: a necessity and a right for adolescents and young people
CSE is an age-appropriate, culturally relevant approach to teaching about sexuality and interpersonal relationships, based on scientifically accurate information and free from value judgments. Promoting CSE is at the heart of many of Equipop's activities. In West and Central Africa, it works with its partners to [...]
– Drumbeats: for a participatory and inclusive democracy that supports women and young people!
In 2018, Equipop expanded its efforts to promote civic participation among women and young people through the Bruits de Tambours (Drumbeats) project.
– After Lyon, apply the gender approach to the fight against AIDS in concrete terms
On October 9 and 10, France hosted the sixth replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. In his speech, President Emmanuel Macron reiterated that "we will only defeat AIDS once and for all if we also take action to promote gender equality." In […]
– Establishment of the High Council for Equality 2019–2021
On September 10, 2019, the High Council for Gender Equality officially began its third term. Equipop will contribute to the HCE's work until 2021. Here is a look back at the issues raised during the inaugural meeting.