JEV – The educational guide to a healthy feminist democracy!
The Jeunes en vigie (JEV) project is an innovative initiative in Burkina Faso and Senegal that aims to strengthen youth participation in health decision-making bodies through health democracy with a feminist approach.
Our bodies, our health: women exercising their rights over their own bodies
Our Body, Our Health is a project that fights against gynecological and obstetric violence (GOV) in Senegal. It highlights an epidemic problem, the treatment of which is emerging but which struggles to be considered a real public health issue contributing to preventable maternal and infant deaths: gynecological violence and [...]
From empowerment to an effective place in decision-making bodies
Between 2021 and 2024, 90 young women known as auditors challenged health authorities in their respective districts (Burkina Faso: Koudougou, Réo, Koupéla, Tenkodogo; Senegal: Mbour and Matam) , to demand improved sexual and reproductive health services and the active and effective participation of young people in decision-making bodies on [...]
Repoliticizing sexual and reproductive rights and health: creating “our own space”
From March 4 to 6, 2024, in Cotonou, Equipop organized, with a committee of experts, a symposium entitled "A space of our own between activism and research: let's discuss a feminist approach to SRHR!"
– Conference in Geneva: Facing backlash, strengthening alliances for a global feminist agenda
On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, Equipop organized a conference in Geneva on the theme "Facing the backlash: Promoting sexual and reproductive rights and health in multilateral spaces" in partnership with the Rosa Luxembourg Foundation and the Sexual Rights Initiative. The event welcomed around 100 participants, both online and on-site.
Dialogues for change: Challenging preconceptions about DSSRAJ in Burkina Faso and Senegal
Following the release of the results of the social audits conducted by the auditors of the Jeunes en vigie (JEV) project, community and political mobilization took place in the six districts covered by the project between August and October 2023. Today, issues such as non-judgmental attitudes, a welcoming environment, care tailored to young people, training for service providers, etc. remain high on the agenda.
– Transformative dialogues to empower women and girls in Guinea
The issue of violence against women and girls remains a concern in Guinea, where they do not have the right to family planning or control over their own bodies! Young girls and women are mainly trained to serve their husbands at the expense of their own well-being. Faced with these inequalities, the Convergence for […]
– Return from Women Deliver 2023: don't give in to anti-rights movements
Global spaces that bring feminists together are necessary to forge links between activists and strengthen their collective capacity to promote gender equality, in a climate of trust and based on shared values. It was therefore important for Equipop to attend Women Deliver, one of the largest gatherings of […]
– SOLIDAYS 2023, MISSION POSSIBLE: HACKING THE PATRIARCHY
Once again this year, Equipop had a stand at the Solidays music festival in Paris, organized by the Solidarité Sida association on June 23, 24, and 25. Equipop and its group of young Parisian volunteers, the Hope Team, made a notable appearance at the Solidarity Village with an innovative, engaging, and interactive stand, providing an opportunity to raise awareness about […]
– Feminist caravans of community discussions: meetings with Ramatoulaye and Irad
For nearly a year, feminist activists from eight West African countries, working with Equipop as part of the "Young Feminists in West Africa" project, have been traveling the roads of their countries. They set out to meet women and girls in rural areas to listen to their concerns, difficulties, priorities, and specific needs [...]