– 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.
– Mody Ndiaye, convinced by Equipop Labs
Mody NDIAYE is Program Director at the NGO Youth and Development.
– 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.
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– #WeMustAct: Empowering young people to promote SRHR in Benin
Equipop and its partner associations in Benin—Scoutisme Béninois (lead partner), Jeunes Volontaires pour la Santé (JVS), and Réseau Ouest Africain des Jeunes Femmes Leaders (ROAJELF-Bénin)—have launched the first activities of the #OnDoitAgir project. Over a period of 16 months, this social and political mobilization project will strengthen capacities and commitment […]
– 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 [...]
– After Lyon, apply the gender approach to the fight against AIDS in concrete terms
On October 9 and 10, France hosted the sixth replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. In his speech, President Emmanuel Macron reiterated that "we will only defeat AIDS once and for all if we also take action to promote gender equality." In […]