Continents, particularly Africa, are undergoing democratic transition. The challenges of democratic transition mainly include consolidating democratic institutions, promoting citizen participation, protecting human rights, and managing political tensions.
Careful examination of public action and citizen mobilization appears crucial, as these contribute to strengthening democratic institutions. They promote transparency, accountability, responsibility, and citizen participation. In this context, the Research Institute (IRD), in collaboration with the Foundation for Innovation and Democracy (FIDEMO), organized an international symposium entitled "Public Action and Citizen Mobilization in Africa" in Yamoussoukro on May 23-24, 2024. This symposium was organized to bring together and compare perspectives and work from multidisciplinary research on the impact of the growing citizen mobilizations in Africa on state action.
This international conference promoted knowledge sharing, research advancement, policy and practice influence, professional network strengthening, and capacity building for democratic development and social progress.
Anchoring democratic issues in a feminist perspective: a necessity for improving health.
Equipop participated as a civil society organization, presenting a paper on the following topic: "Anchoring democratic issues in a feminist perspective: a necessity for improving health."
This presentation provided an opportunity to share the experiences of Equipop and its partners in West Africa in promoting a feminist approach to health democracy.
This shows the following results for the collective and progressive development of an inclusive healthcare system:
- Democratization of knowledge and promotion/visibility of experiential knowledge
- creation of spaces for exchange between service providers, patients, and decision-makers, in a spirit of dialogue and consultation
- Giving young people a voice in decision-making spaces
- A paradigm shift that challenges institutional and organizational cultures at the level of health structures and institutions
For more information on Equipop's feminist approaches to health democracy, see in particular:
