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11 January 2021

– Working towards quality comprehensive sexuality education in West Africa

A large body of research shows that high quality sexuality education has highly positive long-term effects on the lives of young girls and boys. READ MORE

6 January 2021

– TESTIMONY – SHARLEN SEZESTRE, Head of International Advocacy, Le Planning Familial (Family Planning)

« A truly feminist and political Generation Equality Forum cannot be achieved without the full and complete participation of those women most affected nor without concrete government commitments to SRHR and gender equality! » READ MORE

5 January 2021

– Advocacy for feminist policies: From the G7 Summit to the Generation Equality Forum

In early 2019, Equipop became involved in advocacy, aiming to put women’s equality on the international political agenda during the Group of 7 (G7) Summit in Biarritz, France. A year and a half on, Equipop is building on this initial groundwork to advocate for feminist foreign policies. READ MORE

30 December 2020

– Testimony – Mariette Montcho, President, ROAJELF and the Change Lab consortium #Ondoitagir in Benin

« We should use a change-oriented approach in all development projects, because it is people-centered. » READ MORE

28 December 2020

– Making changes visible: A critical methodological issue for development practitioners

How can we demonstrate the social changes that our work achieves? All development practitioners share this methodological challenge. Quantitative approaches that are helpful for activity programming and resource management have many biases, such as a limited ability to understand how stakeholders evolve during a project.

23 December 2020

– Testimonial – Caroline Tapsoba, Head of the Projects and Programs Department for ASMADE

« We must keep up our efforts and commitment to develop a role for the Alliance Droits et Santé network in supporting its member organizations’ work towards continuous quality improvement. » READ MORE

21 December 2020

– Strengthening the women’s health and rights activist ecosystem in West Africa

Twenty years ago, Equipop began working alongside small and medium-sized West African activist organizations dedicated to women’s rights and health. Early on, these partners expressed a need for support in structuring their organizations and adapting to complex operating environments.

16 January 2020

– Two new funds strengthen civil society’s social and political impacts in West africa

Equipop believes in its civil society partners’ collective power to accelerate social and political change in West Africa, so it recently developed two new flexible and innovative financing mechanisms: the Innovation Fund and the Organizational Development Fund.READ MORE

14 January 2020

– Equipop Labs: equipping collective intelligence

Equipop, convinced of the transformative potential that collective and multidisciplinary action represents, decided in 2017 to extend its range of support for changemakers. It now offers Equipop Labs, a new method of supporting project planning and development within the Equipop Innovation Fund. READ MORE

20 December 2019

– Amplifying the voice of feminist movements in West africa

Equipop believes that fair and sustainable development for all can only be achieved through the fight for women’s rights. For example, it saw an obvious need for collaboration with West Africa’s feminist activists, so Equipop began a fruitful partnership in 2018 with representatives from West African women’s movements.READ MORE