From Individual Cases to Collective Change: Using Strategic Litigation as a Tool to Address Gender-Based Violence in Benin
When it comes to gender-based violence (GBV), feminist organizations are confronted daily with situations where the responses provided do not always succeed in removing the obstacles faced by survivors. Difficulties accessing services, stigmatization, inadequate care, slow procedures, or institutional failures: behind every individual situation there may be […]
“Women, Peace, and Security: From Legacies to Intergenerational Alliances for Building Peace in West Africa and the Sahel”
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Equipop organized a webinar on June 19, 2026, titled “The Mobilization and Contribution of Women and Girls to Crisis and Conflict Management, from the Past to the Present, in West Africa and the Sahel,” in the […]
Taking action to drive transformative change
The continuum of violence marks a major conceptual shift in how survivors’ experiences are named, analyzed, and addressed. Its value as a framework lies in understanding the diversity of acts of violence not as isolated events, but as interconnected manifestations of a system of bodily control […]
– Young Women in Motion: Five days to imagine, share, and co-create advocacy strategies to combat sexual violence against women.
From April 2 to 7, 2025, the Professional Training Center (CIFOP) in Mboro, Senegal, welcomed 135 Young Women in Motion (JFM) from Mbour, Fimela, and Matam. Accompanied by teams from Jeunesse et Développement (JED), Equipop, and a Senegalese feminist consultant, these young women took part in a unique incubation lab […]
– FEMINISTS, PEACE, AND SECURITY: WHAT WARS DO TO BODIES
TW: This article discusses sexual violence related to armed conflict. Some content may be disturbing to readers. June 19, the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, reminds us of a fact that is too often ignored: wars are also fought on the bodies of women and […]
– Rights of migrant women and girls and gender-based and sexual violence: Equipop is actively involved in the field!
Preventing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), particularly female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced and early marriage (FEM), and promoting access to support services for affected women and girls is the goal of the SAFE project launched in five European countries in June 2025. At the heart of the project […]
– Strengthen media practices to better combat gender-based and sexual violence
From March 18 to 21, Equipop led a workshop on feminist communication for feminist journalists. Over four days, participants came together to reflect on dominant media practices, deconstruct sexist representations in the news, and strengthen their skills to produce more accurate and transformative reporting on gender-based violence […]
– Looking back at CSW69: in the face of conservative governments and the rise of fascism, feminist diplomacy must prevail
Equipop participated in the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held from March 10 to 21 at the UN. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (Beijing+30), a roadmap for advancing gender equality and women's rights [...]
– Cultivating our international feminist solidarity: account of the exchange trip to Lyon
Feminists from different countries have accumulated knowledge, strategies, and successes in their local struggles. International feminist solidarity allows these practices to be shared and used as inspiration to strengthen the fight on an international scale. To facilitate this sharing, Equipop organized a feminist exchange trip during the Brisons le Silence festival […]
– Data to take action against gender-based and sexual violence!
Data on gender-based and sexual violence (GBV) is essential for understanding the phenomenon, its causes, consequences, needs, and obstacles, and thus for developing and implementing effective, appropriate, and high-quality policies.