TOGETHER FOR BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
Commitment description:REPSEFCO IS COMMITTED TO SPARING NO EFFORT IN ADOPTING AND PROPERLY IMPLEMENTING THE MAPUTO PROTOCOL IN ALL ECOWAS COUNTRIES. THESE ACTIONS WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITH THE SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION OF ALL SECTIONS OF THE POPULATION, ESPECIALLY YOUNG AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE. OUR SUPERVISORY INSTITUTION, THE ECOWAS GENDER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH US TO ACHIEVE THIS RESULT. WE ALSO CALL ON TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL PARTNERS TO PROPERLY IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAMME.
Modes of engagement:
- Change or creation of legislationOur organization will work on the attendance of the goals ofMaputo Protocol in west african countries. Senegal for example has to change somme dispositions of the law related to marriage. Gambia has not adopted the Maputo Protocol.
- Programmatic actionour action plans will adress this issues and all members of REPSFECO will be engaged to change the situation of young girls in our coutries. we are also engaged to fight against gender based violence and allow young and boys to play key role s.
(1) Intensify our efforts for the full, effective and accelerated implementation and funding of the ICPD Programme of Action, Key Actions for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action of the ICPD, the outcomes of its reviews, and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
