MbayameNDIAYE
Mrs.NDIAYE
Association Sénégalaise des Femmes Diplomées des Universités
1-Town hall Meeting with the secretary General and civil Society in the margins of the sixty-ninth session of the commission on the status of Women. Mardi 11 mars 2025 2- National mechanisms for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls 3- The rôle of women, peace and security mechanisms in post-conflit recovery : « Comfort Women » mercredi 12 Mars 2025 4- Antifeminisme and child marriage, mercredi 12 mars 2025 5- First Meeting of the high-lever Network on Gender-Responsive policing : « Building commitment on gender-responsive policing. Jeudi 13 mars 2025 6- Educating Women and Girls : Advancing Their Empowerment and Equality, jeudi 13 mars
1- ONU-FEMME
2- ONU-FEMME
3- Education for social justice foundation
4- GWI
5-Chile, Senegal, kingdom of the Netherland, UN Women
6- CFUW FCF , Women Graduates-USA
Women and the environment, Women in power and decision-making, The girl child, Women and the economy, Human rights of women, Education and training of women, Violence against women, Women and poverty, Institutional mechanisms, Women and armed conflict
SDG 1 – No Poverty, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG4 – Quality Education, SDG5 – Gender Equality, SDG8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 10 – Reduced Inequality, SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG13 – Climate Action, SDG16 – Peace and Justice Strong Institutions, SDG17 – Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Harassment (2016), Tolerance of Minority Groups (2016), Human Trafficking (2016), Child Marriage (2016), Young Members (2016), Building Peace through Women’s Education (2019), Women and STEM (2019), Human Rights for Refugee and Refugee Women and Children (2019), Fair and Non-Discriminatory Management of Refugees and Asylum Seekers (2019), Securing increased Domestic Funding for Education to include equal and safe access to Digital Learning (2022), Violence Against Women in Politics (2022), Climate Change and Gender (2022), A Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment is a Human Right (2022), Climate Emergency – Declarations and Action Plans (2022), Single Use Plastics and Plastic Packaging (2022)
These sessions are part of our association's national advocacy work, promoting the inclusion of young girls in the technology sector and the integration of digital technology into educational curricula. We also advocate for citizenship and environmental education in schools to enable more responsible leadership among young girls in the face of climate challenges and their full participation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As part of the peace and security agenda, which ASFDU is implementing in partnership with other organizations, we chaired the Caravan Committee in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. A national awareness-raising, advocacy, dialogue, and mobilization campaign, in the form of a caravan, was initiated in all 14 regions of Senegal. Within this framework, community forums were organized, involving women leaders, youth, grassroots communities, local elected officials, and opinion leaders to convey messages for peaceful, transparent, and democratic elections in a peaceful social climate. A way to participate in the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
Finally, within the framework of women's political participation, as a member of the National Monitoring Network for the Application of Parity (RNVA), responsible for monitoring and evaluating the effective application of the law on parity, the ASFDU prepared the monitoring report in collaboration with the National Observatory of Parity (ONP) and participated in a series of workshops to evaluate women's political leadership. These different sessions were therefore an opportunity to glean information but also to learn from other experiences in order to advance our strategic plan.
1- Guteress extends his sincere thanks to civil society for its stance in these difficult times of rising misogyny, which is reversing the progress made in improving the conditions of women, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Beijing and also the 25th anniversary of Resolution 1325. He concluded his remarks thus: "I will fight with you and for you." According to him, resistance must be resisted so that societies can preserve their vital interests, and the mobilization of young people is essential.
2- Recommitment, financing, and acceleration of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action by governments, with a view to contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
3- récent data on gender equality statuts in armed conflict
Key WPS agenda mechanisms : UNSCR 1325 (2000) and US WPS act (2017), lock of accountability seen throught the « comfort women » agreement
Recommendations for upholding and implementing WPS principles and commitments :
Increase Women’s représentation in leadership rôles in conflict-related policymaking;
US government must adopt a feminist foreign policy ;
Redéfine conflict and préserve the histories and voices of women and families affected by conflict -related violence throught education.
4- The causes and consequences of child marriage. In addition to coercive measures, most of which have proved ineffective, calls for positive masculinity education have been made.
5- The high-level network on gender-responsive policing to combat violence against women met to assess the progress made since its creation. Senegal and Chile are playing an extraordinary role in this area by providing the necessary prevention and optimum care for survivors. Over time, several countries have joined the network and 88% of member countries have documented progress. Senegal shared its mechanisms for protecting women's rights, in particular the gender policy of Vision 2050, which places women at its heart. The Minister of the Interior also reaffirmed the national police force's commitment to gender-sensitive policing practices.
Wanda Bedard, founder of the 60 Million Girls Foundation, also shared the offline digital learning activities she has developed for isolated communities. According to her, this technology enables students to access locally adapted, culturally relevant and language-specific learning materials and content. Other great female leaders shared what they are doing to boost the leadership of women.
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The next steps will be summarized in the need to enhance these different meetings and further strengthen our ties with our sisters in the GWI network to grow in terms of action but also partnership because to achieve our objectives it is essential to create a coalition of action but also it is important to have sufficient financial resources to act effectively and impact at the national level in a sustainable manner. It is also important for our association to create alliances with English-speaking member organizations for English immersion sessions in American universities to fully participate in the actions of the GWI and finally take advantage of our affiliation with such a large organization because ultimately we realize that the lack of mastery of English constitutes a barrier that leaves us behind in relation to many things that are done within the GWI and more broadly to the representations that are made to the international organizations to which we are affiliated.
