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Kourittenga: 35 actors equipped on feminism and gender-based violence
Koupéla, July 11, 2025 (AIB) - The Coalition to Act Against Gender-Based Violence (Faso CAC-VBG) provided training on feminism and gender-based violence to more than thirty stakeholders from partner associations, the media, and technical departments of ministries from Wednesday, July 9 to Friday, July 11, 2025, in Koupéla. This workshop was held with the financial support of Feminist Opportunities Now (FON).
The training workshop held from Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 July 2025 in Koupéla, is part of the implementation of its project “Advocacy for the improvement of the framework for the prevention and management of gender-based violence in Burkina Faso”.
35 actors from partner associations, the media and technical departments of ministries have seen their skills strengthened on issues related to feminism and gender-based violence in all its forms.
Eugène SOME, head of projects and monitoring and evaluation at the Organization for New Initiatives in Development and Health (ONIDS), said this workshop was intended to contribute to strengthening the capacities of stakeholders on gender-based violence and to be able to communicate the identity of feminism to communities in a suitable and fair manner.
“At the end of this training workshop, we expect participants to take concrete actions to raise awareness on a large scale on issues related to gender, gender-based violence and feminism,” he said.
Participants expressed their willingness to act as relays and to continue raising awareness among communities.
“We are well informed about gender-based violence in all its forms and about the concept of feminism, something that will allow us to convey accurate and appropriate words related to these themes for the benefit of communities,” one of the participants suggested.
The Coalition to Act Against Gender-Based Violence (Faso CAC_VBG) brings together ONIDS, the Young Women’s Initiative for Development (IJFAD), the Elles du Sahel Network in Burkina (EDS) and the Teeg-Wendé Association of Internally Displaced Women of Gourma (ATFDI).
It operates in the Centre-East, Centre and East regions.
Burkina Faso News Agency
Well that’s something.
IMO, It is a lot for a conservative/religious based society.
If this grassroots initiative have plenty of success, it could also open the opportunity for other grassroots initiatives to raise awareness for the masses to respect/accept LGBTQ+ people. This could actually move forward social progress which was stagnant/slowed down under capitalism.
Yeah, we always have to keep in mind that the social and cultural framework in global south countries is often radically different than what we are used to. We shouldn’t look at them through the lens of our own society.
Exactly this. I really hope more people echo your statement.
I’m just feeling cautiously optimistic (yk, sometimes setbacks by domestic or foreign setbacks).
But if change continues like this, I’m all for cheering more on it.
