- Sang pour Sang: a worldwide project to defend menstrual dignity
Launched in October 2024, the Sang pour Sang: uni.e.s pour la dignité (Blood for Blood: united for dignity) project aims to change the narrative surrounding menstruation, which is not simply a matter of hygiene. Thanks to funding from AFD – FSOF (Fund to Support Feminist Organizations), this project, carried out in consortium with three other NGOs, has […]
- Young and committed to fighting gender-based and sexual violence in Niger: Rabi talks about her involvement in the Jades II project
Rabi Boubacar Souleymane is 29 years old and lives in Niamey. She is a member of the NGO Lucc and the UNESCO Club in Niger. As a Young Leader for Advocacy, she participates in the creation and implementation of JADES II, a project that aims to challenge the relevant political authorities on gender-based violence […]
- Fatima KANDINE - WAHO - FONDEMSAN to boost access to healthcare services
My name is Ms. KANDINE Fatima Tidjani, coordinator of the regional Demography and Sexual and Reproductive Health (DEMSAN) program at the West African Health Organization (WAHO). My role is to coordinate the implementation of this sub-component, as well as all other components of the DEMSAN program. The aim of this program is […]
– Young and committed to fighting gender-based and sexual violence in Niger: Laouali talks about his involvement in the Jades II project
Through an inclusive and participatory approach (incubation lab and personal and collective empowerment strategy), which places young girls and boys in Niger at the heart of its activities, the JADES II project aims to challenge the relevant political authorities on gender-based and sexual violence (GSV) in schools. Laouali Moussa Maman Bachir is a student […]
– The Fondemsan grant: Equipop's role in the West Africa project
Since 2017, Equipop has been working with OOAS to roll out the FONDEMSAN grant, which supports citizen and political mobilization initiatives promoting the sexual and reproductive rights and health of adolescents and young people in French-speaking West Africa. Elise Petitpas, Program Manager at Equipop, provides an update!
– Testimonials – Nathalie Aka Brou, from the Ministry of Health of Côte d'Ivoire, and Yao Jules Konan, Program Officer for Sexual and Reproductive Health/Adolescents/Youth, UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire
"The topic of menstrual health was often only partially addressed by the various stakeholders. We needed a focus group to collect documentation and experiences from everyone."
– Testimonial – Ousmane Ouedraogo, National Coordinator, Burcaso (Burkina Faso Council of Community Development Organizations)
"Strengthening youth leadership and actively involving young people in responding to major pandemics through innovative approaches are factors that should contribute to the success of the Jeunes en Vigie project in its efforts to improve the health of young people in Burkina Faso."
– Testimonial – Agathe Blanc, Program Manager, Association of Women Lawyers of Côte d’Ivoire
"With comprehensive sexuality education, we prepare adolescents and young people for a more peaceful future by giving them the tools to better manage their romantic, family, and social relationships."
– Testimonial – Sharlen Sezestre, International Advocacy Manager, Family Planning
"A truly feminist and political Generation Equality Forum cannot happen without the full and complete participation of those most affected and without concrete commitments from governments to gender equality and SRHR!"
– Testimonial – Mariette Montcho, President of Roajelf and Change Lab Consortium #Ondoitagir in Benin
"Change-oriented approaches must be used in all development projects because they are human-centered."