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Communities of practice space

Welcome to the space dedicated to Communities of practice in the Forum for the Economic Empowerment of Women in West Africa platform

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Why such a space?

As part of the scientific animation of the cohort of GrOW West Africa projects funded by IDRC, interactions with various stakeholders revealed the need to have a permanent space for exchanges, mutual sharing of experiences , debate and development of synergies around the actions undertaken by various stakeholders from all walks of life for the economic empowerment of women in West Africa

Who is concerned?

Ministerial executives & experts from regional institutes
UEMOA and ECOWAS parliamentary groups
Non-governmental organizations (NGOS)
Technical and financial partners
Researchers and academics
Representatives of civil society organizations
Trade unions & media groups
Representatives of the private sector

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What are our goals?

The forum aims to promote gender equality and accelerate women’s economic empowerment (SDG5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls) in a context where progress made has been negatively impacted by the pandemic of covid 19.

Specifically, it aims to:

Organize a debate between the various stakeholders working on women's economic empowerment
Share experiences and good practices in promoting women's economic empowerment
Provide visibility on the actions implemented by the various stakeholders
Strengthen synergies between actors working on women's economic empowerment issues
Promote the use of evidence in decision-making on women's economic empowerment
Advocate for reforms for the economic empowerment of women in west Africa