– Press release – Plan to combat COVID-19 in Africa: faced with this health crisis, NGOs condemn France's inadequate response!
Yesterday and today, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the French Development Agency announced the launch of the €1.2 billion "Covid-19 – Santé en commun" initiative to support the fight against Covid-19 in Africa. Our associations and NGOs specializing in health are alarmed by the weakness of this […]
– A lunch at the Élysée Palace to prepare for the Generation Equality Forum
On March 2, Hadja Idrissa Bah, a Guinean feminist activist and member of the Equipop board, was invited to a small lunch at the Élysée Palace. Her messages, along with those of other prominent feminists in attendance, were heard by the President of the Republic.
– 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 trip to Senegal to raise awareness about SRHR
Ahead of the major international Generation Equality Forum, which will take place from July 7 to 10, 2020 in France, Equipop organized a meeting between French journalists and its partners in Senegal. This will give the general public an opportunity to learn about the actions being taken in the country to promote rights and […]
– C’est la vie Lab Niger: Opening up dialogue on SRHR among newly married couples
Equipop and its partners in Niger—NGO SongES, Ratanga Club, COJEFIL, and the SR/PF Coalition—have launched the first activities of the C'est la vie project in Filingué! Over the course of 12 months, this project will bring together young couples from five villages—selected in the Filingué area (Gao sohon gari, Gao Gardi, […]
– 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.
– CP – SRHR, one of the six priorities for the Generation Equality Forum!
Paris, January 15, 2020 On Wednesday, January 15, UN Women announced the themes for the Generation Equality Forum's action coalitions, the major international event of the year on gender equality. There will indeed be a coalition on "Freedom to control one's own body and SRHR," as Equipop and its partners had requested in recent weeks.
– 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").
– Generation Equality Forum: France must lead a coalition on "sexual and reproductive rights and health"
On the initiative of Equipop, Planning Familial, and MDM, 93 networks and associations working on issues related to "sexual and reproductive health and rights" in more than 30 countries are calling on Emmanuel Macron to have France create and lead an SRHR coalition at the Generation Equality Forum ("Beijing+25").
– 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 [...]