– Feminists hit the road: community discussion caravans
It is by listening to those most affected that we can understand the oppression they face. Feminist activists involved with Equipop as part of the "Young Feminists in West Africa" project have understood this approach well. For nearly a year, they have been reaching out to women and girls in rural areas to [...]
– Make menstruation a topic of health, education, and equality!
Every day, 300 million women around the world have their periods. Yet periods are often shrouded in silence and shame within families and receive little public investment. On May 28, World Menstrual Hygiene Day, let us remember that periods are a matter of education, rights, and health […]
– High-level regional commitment to ECS in West and Central Africa
In early April, as part of its involvement since 2018 in a regional multi-stakeholder working group, Equipop traveled to Brazzaville (Republic of Congo). The ministers of health and education from 23 West and Central African countries officially proclaimed their commitment to "comprehensive education and information" (CEI) programs, [...]
– Gender-based and sexual violence in West Africa: feminists are mobilizing across the region!
From strategy to writing action plans, media training, and designing the visual universe... in a five-day workshop, 16 feminist activists from eight West African countries designed an advocacy and communication campaign to support the fight against gender-based and sexual violence (GBV).
– EQUIPOP MOBILIZES WITH YOUNG LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR AN END TO GENDER-BASED AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIAN SCHOOLS
The Jades II project ended in January 2023... but this is not the end of young people's advocacy in the fight against gender-based and sexual violence in schools! The Young Leaders for Advocacy hope to be able to support the Niger Ministry of Education in finalizing the revision of school regulations, disseminating [...]
– General mobilization against gender-based violence!
Being subjected to abuse because you are a woman, or because you do not conform to expected gender roles, is a daily reality for many people around the world. This is a recurring observation that Equipop and its partners have been making for more than twenty years. The fight against gender-based violence has thus become a […]
– Women's rights and health during and after the COVID-19 crisis
This project focuses on frontline action to identify women who are victims of gender-based and sexual violence at an early stage, to register them and provide them with support so that they can begin a process of recognition and recovery.
– L’Equipe Hope: launch of a feminist youth mobilization group in the Île-de-France region
Equipe Hope, a group of young volunteers in the Île-de-France region, was officially created on December 13. The sorority-themed launch party attracted around thirty young feminists keen to get involved in defending women's rights and reaffirmed Equipop's desire to mobilize, raise awareness, and give young people a voice.
Burkinbiwili – empowerment through social auditing
In this article, Sandrine Ouédraogo, a young auditor from Burkinbiwili, reflects on her experience with the Burkinbiwili project and her participation in the CIPF.
The fight against AIDS is also a feminist issue
OPINION PIECE – UNAIDS figures are alarming: every two minutes somewhere in the world, another teenage girl or young woman is infected with HIV/AIDS. And in sub-Saharan Africa in 2021, young women aged 15 to 24 are three times more likely to contract HIV than young men of the same age.