Observing Transformations: The Learning Approach in *Jeunes en vigie 2*
How can we know what is actually changing when a project seeks to transform power dynamics? How can we measure changes in the relationships between stakeholders? As part of Jeunes en Vigie 2 (JEV2), Equipop, JED, and RAES are experimenting with a monitoring and evaluation approach that seeks to answer these questions: measuring […]
World Day for the Right to Abortion: A Right That Must Be Protected in the Face of Backlash
September 28 marks the Global Day of Action for the Right to Abortion, a cause to which Equipop is committed year-round. For the 2026 event, Equipop and its partners are launching a special initiative that will light up Paris in the colors of the right to abortion and freedom of choice. Why do we (still) need to talk about the right […]
Launch of the Report “Feminisms and Health”: Building a Feminist Approach to Health and Care
“There is no issue that is not a feminist issue”—Chanceline Mevowanou, at the Symposium on SRHR in Cotonou (2024). This statement resonates particularly strongly when applied to the field of health. Providing care is never a neutral act. Being healthy is not just a matter of […]
Thinking Together for Fairer and More Effective Health Care Systems
During the groundbreaking webinar “Gender and Health Economics—Interconnected Approaches for Better Health,” Equipop and FERDI brought together researchers and development practitioners to address a central issue: understanding gender relations, their role in the creation of health inequalities, and their influence on effectiveness, […]
Taking action to drive transformative change
The continuum of violence marks a major conceptual shift in how survivors’ experiences are named, analyzed, and addressed. Its value as a framework lies in understanding the diversity of acts of violence not as isolated events, but as interconnected manifestations of a system of bodily control […]
“Facing backlash, cities stand in solidarity with women around the world”: Equipop’s new booklet for municipal elections
With the 2026 municipal elections just a few days away, Equipop has published a document to draw attention to a major issue that has been virtually absent from the municipal campaign: the role of municipalities in protecting the rights of women and LGBTQIA+ people, from the local to the international level. In a context marked by the rise of rhetoric […]
– December 8 in Kathmandu: A historic conference on menstrual dignity and human rights
Since 2018, December 8, International Menstrual Dignity Day, has been part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. This date serves as a reminder that menstrual discrimination is not simply a health or hygiene issue, but a human rights violation deeply rooted in gender inequality. In 2025, this mobilization […]
– Kif Mama Kif Baba: "Making feminism a collective force in Morocco"
Can you briefly introduce your organization and share the feminist vision that guides your work in your country and in the MENA region more broadly? Kif Mama Kif Baba is first and foremost a simple idea: to make feminism a collective, living issue that is accessible to all. We are a Moroccan feminist collective […]
– EquipopLabs for feminist advocacy at the heart of communities
In 2025, three incubation labs were organized by Equipop as part of the C'est la vie! (CLV 2) project in Ouagadougou, Abidjan, and Niamey. These workshops, facilitated using the EquipopLab participatory methodology, brought together members of Ratanga Clubs, civil society organizations, institutional partners, the project's feminist consultants, [...]
– Looking back at CSW69: in the face of conservative governments and the rise of fascism, feminist diplomacy must prevail
Equipop participated in the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held from March 10 to 21 at the UN. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (Beijing+30), a roadmap for advancing gender equality and women's rights [...]