From September 1 to 3, 2021, the NGO Voix de Femmes organized the second training session for 50 women who are victims of gender-based violence (GBV) and beneficiaries of income-generating activities (IGAs). The main objective is to strengthen the capacities of these women and girls who are victims of gender-based violence (GBV) in financial education and microfinance management. As part of the implementation of the project activities: “Women's rights and health in Burkina Faso: Preventing and reducing vulnerabilities in the context of the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis periodFifty women and girls were trained to strengthen their economic activities. Coming from 10 markets and 20 bus stations in the neighborhoods of Ouagadougou, they attended three days of presentations on GBV and women's rights. The training also reviewed COVID-19 prevention measures, which have had an economic and social impact on their lives. In addition, they received training on techniques and methods for managing their income-generating activities. For this capacity-building activity, facilitators from the NGO Voix de femme, with technical support from Equipop, identified 200 women and girls (all victims of GBV). Prior to this, awareness-raising sessions on violence and COVID-19 were held for these women and girls, who were selected on the basis of references from the facilitators.
