A vision
Our vision is of a just and sustainable world in which the rights of all human beings—including sexual and reproductive rights—are fully respected, without any discrimination based on sex or gender.
Together, let's build feminist alternatives for fair and sustainable societies!
A mission
In a world marked by interconnected ecological, social, and political crises, Equipop is committed to a future based on gender justice, human dignity, and recognition of our interdependence. In the face of anti-rights offensives and persistent logics of domination, we rely on the strength of alliances. We bring together grassroots organizations, feminist activists, researchers, journalists, public institutions, and committed companies to collectively respond to the major challenges of our time.
Violence, discrimination, and inequality know no borders—and neither does our solidarity!
our approach
Our approach is based on feminist values and principles. It seeks to strengthen the links between activism, knowledge production, and advocacy. Support for frontline organizations, which are key to sustainable and equitable change, is at the heart of our strategy.
Our core values
Human dignity
Every person has the right to respect and autonomy.
Solidarity
Building bridges to defend rights collectively. Recognizing the diversity of knowledge, experiences, and struggles.
Equality
Fight against all forms of domination, exclusion, and discrimination.
Freedom
Guarantee individual rights, particularly those related to the body and sexuality.
OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS
1. Replenish
Objective : To support feminist associations and movements, particularly frontline associations, in order to strengthen the movement.
- Technical, financial, and methodological support
- Strengthening transnational collective dynamics
2. Mobilize
Objective : To make feminist approaches a compass for public policy and social practices.
- Raising awareness and engaging citizens
- Training and support for international solidarity actors, media outlets, businesses, and academic institutions
- Participate in developing feminist public policies, in particular supporting the development of feminist diplomacy
3. Drive
Objective : To contribute to concrete dynamics of social change and the production of feminist knowledge.
- Deployment of jointly developed regional projects
- Knowledge production related to feminist action research
- Linking field experiences and policy advocacy
Our strategic priorities
Supporting frontline feminist organizations
- Leveraging their field expertise
- Strengthen their capacity for action and influence
Building alliances in the face of anti-rights movements
- Produce a collective, feminist, and coordinated response to these attacks
- Reaffirming gender equality as pillars of democracy
Supporting women involved in international solidarity
- Sharing feminist action research tools
- Encouraging fairer, more inclusive, and transformative practices
Influencing public policy, particularly through feminist diplomacy
- Giving a voice to those most affected
- Integrating feminist knowledge into public policy
- Demanding resources that match ambitions
The strategic lexicon
EMPOWERMENT
Definition:
In its radical and feminist versions, empowerment refers to a sociopolitical process of emancipation.
It articulates:
- individual dynamics (self-esteem, skills),
- with a collective commitment,
- with a view to transformative social action.
➡ At Equipop, empowerment is supported at all levels: local, national, regional, and global.
SYSTEMIC CHANGES
Definition:
Profound changes to the structures at the root of inequalities.
This includes:
- social, economic, cultural, and political transformations,
- a questioning of gender relations.
Objective: to tackle the causes of injustice, not just its effects.
Antonym: marginal adjustments.
COOPERATE
Definition:
Working together in awareness of our interdependencies.
Cooperating means:
- develop collective intelligence,
- engage in transformative relationships,
- act according to a principle of equality.
Today, our need for cooperation is immense.
BRANCH OFF
Definition:
To change direction.
It is:
- rethink our ways of thinking and acting,
- imagine alternatives,
- experiment with systemic changes.
To diverge is to reject the imposed trajectory in order to create new paths.
MOVEMENT
Definition (Larousse):
Collective action aimed at social, political, or psychological change social, political, psychological.
Synonyms:
make waves
build bridges
forge ties
make a difference
CARE
Care as a generic activity that encompasses everything we do to maintain, perpetuate, and repair our "world" so that we can live in it as well as possible. This world includes our bodies, ourselves, and our environment, all elements that we seek to connect in a complex network that supports life.
— Joan Tronto, A Vulnerable World: For a Politics of Care, La Découverte, 2009