Gender-based violence

The Day We Will Dance illustrated by Sophie Le Hire

The Day We Will Dance

Meet these strong Sahelian and Central African women who, despite the difficulties, still have the power to imagine the day they will dance.
Illustration de Mariam au Burkina Faso. Crédit : Sophie Le Hire

The Day We Will Dance: Mariam in Burkina Faso

Découvrez le récit de Mariam au Burkina Faso dans le cadre de la série Le jour où nous danserons .
Illustration de Rosalie en République centrafricaine. Crédit : Sophie Le Hire

The Day We Will Dance: Rosalie in the Central African Republic

Découvrez le récit de Rosalie en République centrafricaine, dans le cadre de la série « Le jour où nous danserons ».
Illustration of Sylvie in the Central African Republic. Credit : Sophie Le Hire

The Day We Will Dance: Sylvie in the Central African Republic

Discover the story of Sylvie in the Central African Republic as part of the series The Day We Will Dance.
Illustration de Halima au Niger. Crédit : Sophie Le Hire

The Day We Will Dance : Halima in Niger

Découvrez le récit de Halima au Niger dans le cadre de la série Le jour où nous danserons.
Naomie Ouedraogo is a woman committed to peace in Burkina Faso

With coronavirus, peace is more than ever a question of survival in Burkina FasoFaso

A committed and optimistic woman living in a dramatic security context, Naomie Ouedraogo Bicaba is shaking up traditional thinking to make her contribution to the return of peace in Burkina Faso. And with the coronavirus pandemic, peace is more than ever a question of survival in the country.
A young mother holds her child at the Pissila displacement camp, Sanmatenga province, Burkina Faso. Credit: Sylvain Cherkaoui / Oxfam

Inside the Turmoil in Burkina Faso: the Struggle of Displaced Women

In the north and the east of Burkina Faso, over the past year armed groups have devastated villages, leaving many women to face a new destiny.
Victorine fled the violence, lost her husband and is the head of a large family. Credit: Sylvain Cherkaoui / Oxfam

Over 1 million women in Burkina Faso caught between conflict and COVID-19

More than a million women and girls in Burkina Faso are facing increased sexual violence, hunger and water shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic on top of the existing conflict, said Oxfam today.
Mariam is a mother and displaced woman at the PIssila site in Burkina Faso

Survivors and heroines: women in the crisis in Burkina Faso

The study "Survivors and heroines: women in the crisis in Burkina Faso" describes the impact of the conflict on women and looks at their role in strengthening social cohesion and building peace.
The Sahel superheroes: these African activists who fight against inequalities on a daily-basis.

The Sahel superheroes: these African activists who fight against inequalities

In Mali, Niger and Chad, there is no shortage of adversities, but Kadiatou, Younoussi, Salim, Yasmine, Fousseyni and many other anonymous heroes demonstrate to us every day that we can face them.

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