https://ongipbf.org/en/ Pananetugri Initiative for the Well-being of Women Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:57:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 https://ongipbf.org/en/feminist-cafe/ Sun, 22 Nov 2020 13:15:46 +0000 http://ongipbf.org/?p=300 What is feminism for us African women? This was the theme of our Feminist Cafe organized in March 2020 to foster dialogue and exchange between young feminists and women’s rights activists. Organized in partnership with the Network of Young Feminists of West Africa (Réseau des Jeunes Féministes d’Afrique de l’Ouest) and the organization Les eLLES des Femmes, this meeting was an opportunity to further the dialogue to agree on a common vision of feminism in our West African region.

]]> https://ongipbf.org/en/covid-19-response/ Sat, 08 Aug 2020 13:15:35 +0000 http://ongipbf.org/?p=299 As a feminist and philanthropic organization, we could not remain insensitive to the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected millions of people around the world.
In light of the vulnerability of certain population groups and the difficulties many encountered in applying prevention and protection measures, IPBF decided to contribute to the fight against COVID-19 in Burkina Faso. Thanks to the financial support of Foundation for a Just Society, sanitary supplies, protection kits and food were provided to 5 health and safety coordinators, one women’s group, vulnerable families, the women’s section of the civil prison, 2 secondary schools as well as members of IPBF.
This initiative was followed by a project entitled “Strengthening the Resilience of Women and Girls and their Efforts in COVID-19 Prevention” which was financed by Plan International Burkina. This project, which ran from June to August 2020, aimed to contribute to the response against COVID-19 in Burkina Faso through the implementation of awareness-raising activities in the Mooré language in the Burkinabe capital, mainly in the health district of Boulmiougou.
Finally, still with the aim of contributing to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and its unprecedented consequences on vulnerable populations, IPBF conducted a study on the impact of COVID-19 on young women and girls in Burkina Faso. The objective of this study is to anticipate the consequences of this crisis on the socio-economic and health situation of young women and girls in Burkina Faso. The results should enable actors to implement targeted actions in order to meet the needs of young women and girls in this regard.

]]> https://ongipbf.org/en/dialogue-menstrual-hygiene/ Fri, 22 May 2020 13:15:19 +0000 http://ongipbf.org/?p=298 In an effort to break the myths that exist around menstruation, we organized, in May 2020, a dialogue on menstrual hygiene. In addition to the advice and recommendations provided by the midwife, Palobé washable sanitary pads were also distributed to the young girls who attended the session.

]]> https://ongipbf.org/en/launch-of-the-pananetugri-fund/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 13:15:08 +0000 http://ongipbf.org/?p=297 On July 1, 2020, our Pananetugri Fund launched its first ever Call for Applications directed at groups/organizations of young women and girls in francophone West Africa in order to support the emergence of transformational leadership in the region. This initiative is part of an effort to extend access to funding opportunities to groups and organizations that would, otherwise, find themselves marginalized from traditional sources of funding.

]]> https://ongipbf.org/en/transformational-leadership-training/ Wed, 08 Jan 2020 13:14:50 +0000 http://ongipbf.org/?p=296 True to its mission of strengthening the leadership of young women and girls, IPBF organized, in August 2020, a two-day workshop on transformational leadership.

]]> https://ongipbf.org/en/celebration-of-international-womens-rights-day/ Sun, 22 Dec 2019 13:13:54 +0000 http://ongipbf.org/?p=295 In March 2019, in honor of International Women’s Rights Day, we organized a sports meet-up, accompanied by feminist writing workshops and group discussions. The objective of this gathering was to exchange on women’s rights around the world and more particularly in Burkina Faso, as well as discuss on our organization’s different projects and its future.
As part of this celebration, a discussion workshop was also organized for the benefit of about twenty students at Thomas Sankara de Ouagadougou high school. The theme of this workshop was: Contribution of the Young Girl in Building a Burkina Faso of Security, Peace and Social Cohesion.

]]> https://ongipbf.org/en/training-on-digital-security-and-privacy-protection/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:12:15 +0000 http://ongipbf.org/?p=293 In celebration of International Girls in ICT Day, we organized, in April 2019, in partnership with the Burkina Chapter of Internet Society (ISOC) and with the technical support of the Commission de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CIL), a training on digital security and privacy protection for the benefit of thirty young women and girls. This training aimed at raising awareness among young women and girls about the dangers of using social media without a minimum of security. It also aimed at teaching them tips on how to secure their personal data and providing them with information on existing legislation on the topic.

]]> https://ongipbf.org/en/diagnostic-study-on-the-situation-of-young-women-and-girls/ Fri, 10 May 2019 13:10:11 +0000 http://ongipbf.org/?p=283 In the course of 2019, IPBF carried out one of its most important initiatives: a diagnostic study on the situation of young women and girls in francophone West Africa. This study, which involved nine countries, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo, was an opportunity to better understand and identify the current needs and aspirations of young women and girls in the region. It was also an opportunity to rally various young women and girls organizations around common objectives. At the end of the study, a restitution workshop was organized to share the results with our technical and financial partners.

]]> https://ongipbf.org/en/consultation-workshop/ Sat, 20 Apr 2019 13:09:57 +0000 http://ongipbf.org/?p=282 Following the 2019 diagnostic study, IPBF brought together 40 young women and girls from the francophone West African countries that took part in the diagnostic study for a consultation workshop. Under the theme Rethinking Strategies to Promote the Rights of Young Women and Girls, this workshop aimed at reviewing the results of the diagnostic study and developing innovative initiatives for a better consideration of the needs and aspirations of young women and girls in development interventions.
Several recommendations resulted from this meeting, including the need to establish a mentoring system for young women and girl leaders in the region, to create a flexible financial support system for organizations advocating for the rights of young women and girls, to establish a support system for young women and girls organizations, among others.

]]> https://ongipbf.org/en/planning-workshop/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:09:04 +0000 http://ongipbf.org/?p=281 In November 2019, Initiative Pananetugri pour le Bien-être de la Femme had the privilege of hosting feminists from francophone West Africa for a regional planning workshop. This workshop aimed at promoting exchanges and the implementation of innovative and concerted actions in favor of the rights of young women and girls.

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