-#IWantToKnow, looking back on a year of social and political mobilization campaigns
The #JeVeuxSavoir campaign—launched in March 2019 by members of the Alliance Droits et Santé network with the support of Equipop—has worked to open a civic and political dialogue on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) for young people in West Africa. It has reached more than 9 million people in […]
– “What will happen when the world looks away?”
We must remain mobilized in support of Afghan women and activists Several European countries, including France, have planned to end their evacuation operations from Kabul, following confirmation of the withdrawal of US troops on August 31. "What will happen when the world looks away?" asks Pashtana Durrani, a schoolteacher [...]
– Burkinabe parliamentarians trained to defend SRHR with the government!
From July 22 to 24, in Koudougou, five Burkinabe parliamentarians attended a training course on policies, programs, commitments, and legal instruments in sexual and reproductive health and rights and family planning (SRHR/FP). The aim of this training was to make these elected officials more effective in their own questioning of authorities and decision-makers during […]
– Press release – Generation Equality Forum: some diplomatic progress and many contradictions from Emmanuel Macron
Friday, July 9, 2021 The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) was held last week in Paris. This Forum was intended to be an opportunity to confirm five-year commitments to accelerate the concrete achievement of gender equality. Progress has been made on the diplomatic front, but in financial terms, France's commitment falls short of expectations [...].
– Equipop, Young Feminists of West Africa, and Alliance Droits et Santé mobilize for the FGE! #3 – Lucie Daniel
Lucie Daniel, Advocacy Expert, presents Equipop's commitment to gender equality at the Generation Equality Forum, which will begin on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
– Equipop, Young Feminists of West Africa, and Alliance Droits et Santé mobilized for the FGE! #2 – Agathe Blanc
Agathe Blanc, from the Association of Women Lawyers of Côte d'Ivoire, represents Alliance Droits et Santé in the Generation Equality Forum (GEF) Action Coalition on "Right to Control One's Own Body, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)". A look back at her involvement in the Generation Equality Forum:
– Mobilized for the FGE! #1 – Irmine Ayihounton
Irmine Ayihounton, a young activist from Benin, talks about her commitment to gender equality ahead of the Generation Equality Forum, which begins on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Irmine is a member of the West African Young Feminists Network, which, together with Equipop and Alliance Droits et Santé, is campaigning to ensure that this high-level global meeting leads to [...]
– Equipop rallies for the Generation Equality Forum
From June 30 to July 2, the Generation Equality Forum, a global event on gender equality, will be held in Paris and online. Equipop has been involved in preparing for this Forum for a year and a half. Why is Equipop getting involved? How? With whom?
– Looking back at the G7: you can't fight gender-based violence without funding!
Last weekend, the G7 countries made statements of principle on gender equality, but no funding was announced. The Generation Equality Forum is the last opportunity for countries to take responsibility. With two weeks to go before the Forum in Paris, the campaign that Equipop is contributing to, #StopTalkingStartFunding, […]
– #StopTalkingStartFunding: Discover the campaign by Equipop and its partners to end gender-based violence.
For two years now, Equipop has been working alongside feminist associations in France and West Africa to prepare for the Generation Equality Forum. In France, Equipop co-leads the Générations Féministes collective, which brings together around 50 associations. In West Africa, we are working alongside the Réseau des Jeunes Féministes d'Afrique de l'Ouest (West African Young Feminists Network) [...]