Advocacy and Leadership
Increasing investment and prioritization for girls’ education and family planning across the Sahel - and promoting local people leading these approaches
Increasing investment and prioritization for girls’ education and family planning across the Sahel - and promoting local people leading these approaches
Elles du Sahel
Abundant evidence shows that education and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), are cornerstones of sustainable development and are essential for girls and women to realize their full potential. It is time to act.
This is why a judge, a slam poet, a parliamentarian, a climate activist, a feminist, a peace-builder, a health-care provider, a researcher, a human rights activist, a youth counselor, an education specialist, a sexual and reproductive health and rights advocate, and a writer have joined forces, backed by their respective networks, to pursue increased and more coherent financing that reflects the leading role women and girls play in building a thriving 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.
