WACSOF-FOSCAO – WACSOF THE APEX UMBRELLA BODY NETWORK OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY IN WEST AFRICA

WELCOME TO WACSOF

The Apex Umbrella body Network of the Civil Society in West Africa

FIGHTING FOR CHILD RIGHTS

PROTECTING WOMEN RIGHTS

PROTECTING DEMOCRACY AND CIVIC SPACE

CLIMATE JUSTICE & AGRICULTURE

NATURAL RESOURCES

WORKING FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE AND SECURITY

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NATIONAL PLATFORM COORDINATORS

REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

février 5, 2025

WACSOF REGRETS THE WITHDRAWAL OF MALI, BURKINA FASO, AND NIGER FROM ECOWAS AND URGES ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO PRIORITIZE THE INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS

février 5, 2025

LE FOSCAO REGRETTE LE RETRAIT DU MALI, DU BURKINA FASO ET DU NIGER DE LA CEDEAO ET EXHORTE LES PARTIES PRENANTES À PRIORISER LES INTÉRÊTS DES CITOYENS

février 5, 2025

A FOSCAO LAMENTA A RETIRADA DO MALI, DO BURKINA FASO E DO NÍGER DA CEDEAO E EXORTA TODAS AS PARTES INTERESSADAS A PRIORIZAR OS INTERESSES DOS CIDADÃOS

janvier 8, 2025

WACSOF RESTORES CONFIDENCE AND DEMONSTRATES MATURITY THROUGH INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION REPORTS PRESENTED AT ITS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

janvier 8, 2025

LE FOSCAO RESTAURE LA CONFIANCE ET DÉMONTRE SA MATURITÉ À TRAVERS DES RAPPORTS D’AUDIT ET D’ENQUÊTE INDÉPENDANTS PRÉSENTÉS À SON ASSEMBLÉE GÉNÉRALE

janvier 8, 2025

A FOSCAO RESTAURA A CONFIANÇA E DEMONSTRA MATURIDADE ATRAVÉS DE RELATÓRIOS INDEPENDENTES DE AUDITORIA E INVESTIGAÇÃO APRESENTADOS NA SUA ASSEMBLEIA GERAL

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

1000 +

CSO Members

Thematic groups

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