Advocacy and Leadership
Increase investment and prioritization for education and family planning across the Sahel - and promote local people leading these approaches
Elles Du Sahel
Elles du Sahel is a network of sixteen women activists from the Sahel, the European Union, and the United States, that draws on their expertise, networks, and passion for gender equity. The Elles du Sahel is conducting advocacy at the local, national, regional and international levels towards increased and more coherent funding envelopes for girls’ education and sexual and reproductive health and rights. This is based on the knowledge, the needs and the requests of women and girls in the Sahel.
Sahel Leadership Program
The Sahel Leadership Program (SLP), implemented with our partners at GRADE Africa, aims to assemble and engage a critical mass of leaders across francophone west Africa dedicated to upholding sexual and reproductive health and rights, and furthering the education and empowerment of girls and women. One of SLP’s fundamental tenets is that the region’s own leaders are the most powerful resources for meeting its challenges and building a better future. Since 2015, the Sahel Leadership Program has trained over 250 emerging and established health, education and environmental professionals from eight Francophone countries in West and Central Africa.
Sister Schools
The Sister Schools program engages, informs and builds the skills of university students in Niger who are conducting research in education, reproductive rights and sustainable development. Through short courses and internship placement support, we help prepare students to be effective professionals and become champions for girls education and family planning. We build their understanding of and commitment to addressing the needs of women and girls in the region. Since 2016, the program has provided week-long seminars on gender, development and food security to over 900 students and internship placement to 80 students.
Program Highlight
Listen to this compelling interview from Nature Solutionaries with our colleagues, Sani Ayouba Abdou from Young Volunteers of Niger (JVE) and Lou Compernolle from OASIS, about the fight for women's rights and climate justice in Niger.
LISTEN NOW….
Here is the transcript of the interview for people who prefer to read.
Program Highlight
Listen to this compelling interview from Nature Solutionaries with our colleagues, Sani Ayouba Abdou from Young Volunteers of Niger (JVE) and Lou Compernolle from OASIS, about the fight for women's rights and climate justice in Niger.
LISTEN NOW….
Here is the transcript of the interview for people who prefer to read.