WELCOME TO WACSOFThe Apex Umbrella body Network of the Civil Society in West AfricaREAD MOREFIGHTING FOR CHILD RIGHTSread morePROTECTING WOMEN RIGHTSREAD MOREPROTECTING DEMOCRACY AND CIVIC SPACEREAD MORECLIMATE JUSTICE & AGRICULTUREREAD MORENATURAL RESOURCES READ MOREWORKING FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE AND SECURITYREAD MOREYOUTH LEADERSHIPREAD MORENEW BOARD OF DIRECTORSREAD MORE NATIONAL PLATFORM COORDINATORSREAD MOREREGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORREAD MORE
CHILDREN’S PARTICIPATION AT CHILDREN CSO FORUM: WACSOF AND WACHILD MOBILIZE WEST AFRICAN CHILDREN
PARTICIPATION DES ENFANTS AU CSO FORUM DES ENFANTS : LE FOSCAO ET WACHILD MOBILISENT LES ENFANTS DE L’AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST
PARTICIPAÇÃO DAS CRIANÇAS NO »CSO FÓRUM DAS CRIANÇAS »: O FOSCAO E WACHILD MOBILIZAM CRIANÇAS DA ÁFRICA OCIDENTAL
WACSOF CALLS FOR THE RESPECT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER IN GUINEA BISSAU AND ENCOURAGES ECOWAS FOR MORE DYNAMISM IN THE RESOLUTION OF THE CRISIS
LE FOSCAO APPELLE À LA RESTAURATION DE L’ORDRE CONSTITUTIONNEL EN GUINNÉE BISSAU ET ENCOURAGE LA CEDEAO À PLUS DE DYNAMISME DANS LA RÉSOLUTION DE LA CRISE
A FOSCAO APELA À RESTAURAÇÃO DA ORDEM CONSTITUCIONAL NA GUINÉ-BISSAU E INCENTIVA A CEDEAO A SER MAIS DINAMISMO NA RESOLUÇÃO DA CRISE
WITH over 1000 CSO member organisations, and created in 2003 with the endorsement and support of ECOWAS, the WEST AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM (WACSOF) is the apex umbrella body network of the civil society in west africa, covering 18 thematic areas, with representations and coordination teams in 15 countries of ECOWAS
COVERING OUR THEMATIC GROUPS, WACSOF DOES:
- CAPACITY BUILDING: WOMEN, YOUTH, CSOs, MEDIA, GOVERNEMENT, PARLIAMENT, COVERING SUBJECTS OF THE 18 THEMATIC GROUPS AND MORE
- SENSITIZATION, ADVOCACY
- POLICIES FORMULATION & IMPLEMENTATION
- ADVISORY STUDIES, POLICY BRIEFS, POSITION PAPERS
- ENGAGEMENT WITH ECOWAS & INSTITUTIONS (AU, UN)
- SUPPORT TO ECOWAS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VISION 2050
- MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING
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1000
+
CSO Members
18
Thematic groups
15
Countries covered
I am very happy with the training. I learned a lot
( https://youtu.be/BAp3G7PEOW0?si=yk6sBoozybZe9eHn )
TESTIMONY ON CONFLICT PREVENTION WITH THE EMMMDA (GPPAC PROJECT IN MALI, PROVISION ON CONFLICT PREVENTION WITH THE ECOWAS HARMONISED MINING CODE)
SITAN DIAWARA
AGENT CCAP KALANA MALI
This training is beneficial to us, mining communities, because we work with gold mining companies. We learned how to collaborate with them. ( https://youtu.be/sFNrbC6NWLw?si=y8FQ3Z9sG0uoRAnu )
TESTIMONY ON CONFLICT PREVENTION WITH THE EMMMDA (GPPAC PROJECT IN MALI, PROVISION ON CONFLICT PREVENTION WITH THE ECOWAS HARMONISED MINING CODE)
MAMADOU SIDIBE
MINING COMMUNITY OF KALANA MALI
This is a special day for me. WACSOF Supported us in our daily work, which is sensitizing mining communities.
( https://youtu.be/6ltWv2p-fZ8?si=WtzfdJDfnFR3KJS6 )
TESTIMONY ON CONFLICT PREVENTION WITH THE EMMMDA (GPPAC PROJECT IN MALI, PROVISION ON CONFLICT PREVENTION WITH THE ECOWAS HARMONISED MINING CODE)
HAMIDOU SANGARE
MAYOR OF NTCHIKOUNA, MALI
