World Social Forum Cotonou 2026 — August 04 to 08
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A lever for the emancipation of rural women: Leadership from individual journey to collective action

✊ Social justice, human rights and gender equality

Description

As part of the workshop offered by the PSA, we are proposing a

first morning of discussions around the theme: "A lever for the empowerment of rural women: Leadership from individual journey to collective action." A pair of two participants will have prepared the introduction to the discussion and

selected people to share their experiences. We are

launching a call for participation from organizations

in Latin America, North Africa, or English-speaking countries that have

experience to share on this subject. For your information: The Geneva Food Sovereignty Platform has been discussing this topic for almost
two years (team of women leaders from Africa, webinars), and is holding a 5-day workshop in

October 2025 in Benin (40 women, 8 countries), and is compiling (fact sheets and

videos). We invited 20 of these women and men to the World Social Forum to:
strengthen solidarity among their organizations, build relationships, and
deepen ongoing learning about women's empowerment and
the integration of gender considerations into development projects. We have a
headquarters at Eco Benin's headquarters where we welcome those who
want to share their experiences.