– CP – December 8 – Human Rights Day: An opportunity for France to acknowledge widespread mobilization and invest in sexual and reproductive rights
On the eve of International Human Rights Day, 250 civil society organizations are publicly declaring their support for the appeal "To advance gender equality, France must invest in sexual and reproductive rights," launched on September 20 following a high-level symposium entitled "Where is the money for [...]?
– For sexual and reproductive health and rights: funding, now!
World Contraception Day, September 26, is an opportunity to look back on the symposium co-organized by Equipop and six partners last Wednesday at the CESE: "Where is the money for sexual and reproductive rights? Guaranteeing women's right to control their own bodies: France must honor its commitments." The [...]
– “Where is the money for SRHR?”: sign the appeal!
Two weeks ago, President Macron pledged to make the defense of women's rights, and in particular sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), a priority for France. To ensure that these statements are followed up with action, Equipop, in partnership with five institutions and associations, is launching an appeal. At […]
– Building strategic alliances in Côte d'Ivoire
As part of a project aimed at strengthening the role of Ivorian civil society in promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the country, six civil society organizations (CSOs) are working together, with the support of Equipop, to influence national and local policies in favor of […]
– Equipop recommended for ECOSOC status!
In early February, the United Nations NGO Committee gave a favorable opinion on granting ECOSOC status to Equilibres & Populations. For our NGO, this is a new milestone that will enable us to bring our advocacy more systematically to international discussions at a time when more and more voices […]
– Change agents mobilize on social media against female genital mutilation
"When all women and men become aware of the harmful effects of female genital mutilation, then they will be convinced, as I am, of the need to abandon this practice." R. Sissoko.
– Change Plus: training of mediators to end female genital mutilation continues
As part of the European Change Plus project, funded by the European Commission, Equipop's Change Mediators were able to attend the third and fourth training days. The aim of the training phase is to provide mediators with the knowledge and skills they need to be well prepared for the […] phase.
– Celebration of the abandonment of female genital mutilation and early marriage in Kayes, Mali
More than 800 Malians gathered on Saturday, December 3, in the village of Sabouciré N'di in the Kayes region of Mali to celebrate the abandonment of female genital mutilation and early marriage by 41 villages. Photographs and videos of the ceremony, taken by two professionals present for the occasion, will soon be compiled into a web documentary.
– Equipop on RFI with the West African Delegation for Family Planning
On Friday, June 10, our West African delegation was invited to appear on Claire Hédon's program Priorité Santé on RFI, for a show dedicated to family planning in West Africa!
– 7th African Health Conference: Alliance Droits et Santé mobilizes for adolescent girls
Equipop and the Scouts of Niger were in Accra, Ghana, from February 8 to 12 to represent Alliance Droits et Santé at the seventh African Conference on Sexual Health and Rights (CASDS). CASDS aims to be a pan-African forum for sharing and discussing rights and health […]