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RFLD Economic Justice And Rights In Francophone Africa

Women's Rights

June 27, 2025 Africa

RFLD Economic Justice And Rights In Francophone Africa

The aspiration for equitable societies in West and Central Africa requires transforming economic structures to prioritize justice and women’s rights. Despite economic growth, gender inequalities persist due to conventional economic policies that overlook women’s realities. The Réseau des Femmes Leaders pour le Développement (RFLD) advocates for women’s economic rights through research, capacity building, and policy reform. Its approach includes Tax Justice, the Care Economy, Debt Justice, Feminist Trade Policy, and Natural Resource Governance, all aimed at challenging existing gendered inequalities. RFLD emphasizes intersectional collaboration and movement building to amplify women’s voices and ensure policy responsiveness to their needs, ultimately striving for a just economy for women and girls.

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Fund the women who defend rights in Africa, nowFinancez maintenant les femmes qui défendent les droits en Afrique

Aid to women’s organisations is falling. RFLD moves funding fast to women-led organisations and defenders, in French and English, through a network of 1,143 member organisations in more than 35 African countries.L’aide aux organisations de femmes recule. Le RFLD achemine vite les financements vers les organisations de femmes et les défenseures, en français et en anglais, grâce à un réseau de 1 143 organisations membres dans plus de 35 pays africains.

RFLD currently serves as Co-Chair of the SEA-T Programme Advisory Council, mandated to ensure the programme’s direction, priorities, and resources are meaningfully aligned with the visions of African women-led civil society. The SEA-T Programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.Le RFLD assure actuellement la coprésidence du Conseil consultatif du programme SEA-T, chargé de veiller à ce que l’orientation, les priorités et les ressources du programme soient réellement alignées sur les visions de la société civile africaine portée par les femmes. Le programme SEA-T est financé par le ministère fédéral allemand de la Coopération économique et du Développement (BMZ) et mis en œuvre par la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. See the partnershipVoir le partenariat

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35+African countriespays africains
N°553ACHPR observer statusstatut d’observateur CADHP
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