Communication Techniques for Development (ACT)
Communication Techniques for Development is an Egyptian organisation who seeks to improve the media’s representation of women and combat violence against women.
issue: Elimination of discrimination
Cadre législatif des droits des filles et des femmes en Afrique de l’Ouest || Legislative framework for girls’ and women’s rights in West Africa
L’équipe du Réseau des Femmes Leaders pour le Développement est fière de publier notre Nouveau Rapport intitulé “Cadre législatif des droits des filles et des femmes en Afrique de l’Ouest’. Ce rapport met à jour met à jour le cadre législatif avec focus sur les femmes dans les 15 pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest à noter : Bénin, Togo, Niger, Nigéria, Sénégal, Mali, Cap-Vert, Guinée-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Gambie, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, et la Guinée. Toutes les lois ont été mises à jour jusqu’à 2023. Les problématiques sur la violence basée sur le Genre (VBG), des Droits à la
International Women’s Day 2023: #DigitALL for the Maputo Protocol
Today marks International Women’s Day, a day where the world pauses to take stock of women’s diverse achievements as well as the persisting patriarchal systems which undermine efforts to transform societies into equitable ones. This year’s theme is ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality’, focussing on: celebrating the women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative technology and digital education. exploring the impact of the digital gender gap on widening economic and social inequalities. spotlighting the importance of protecting the rights of women and girls in digital spaces and addressing online and ICT-facilitated gender-based violence. Previous Next
Why the Maputo Protocol Benefits Everyone: #MaputoProtocolAt19
One of the world’s most comprehensive and progressive women’s human rights instruments, the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol) was adopted by Heads of State and Government in Maputo, Mozambique, on 11 July 2003. To commemorate the 19th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol, the SOAWR Coalition is celebrating 19 reasons why the Protocol benefits the diversity of African women and girls, their lived realities, communities and governments. Go to: 1. African Union Member States Whilst the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights provides a foundational framework for domesticating human rights
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Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition 2024
Pour le français, voir ci-dessous. Register here Download Authorisation Form Since 2020, the SOAWR Coalition and Equality Now have hosted the Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition with the primary
Launch of the Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition, 3rd edition
THEME: Legal dilemmas of commercial surrogacy in Africa Date: 25th July 2024 Location: Virtual via Zoom Register for the webinar Download the Concept Note A. About the organizers Equality Now
#MaputoAt21
July 11, 2024 At the African Union meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, on 11 July 2003, the AU officially adopted the “Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Article 5(b): Elimination of FGM (with NAFGEM Tanzania)
Welcome to All Things Maputo Protocol – a podcast by the SOAWR Coalition. Join us in the second episode of our first series for the month of March, as we explore