Africa
GCAP Africa is the largest region with 21 national coalitions, who have organized campaigns, mass mobilizations, participatory research, lobbied for policy change, et al.
Key achievements include the Action/2015 campaign which brought together millions of citizens in over 30 African countries. GCAP Africa launched the Faces of Inequality Campaign in Africa during the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), as well as the Leave No Woman Behind project. GCAP Africa is also one of the founders and currently one of the co-chairs of the Africa CSO Working Group.
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Africa
Africa
GCAP Africa shares report on COVID-19 & Vaccine Justice in Africa
In a report documenting the vaccine situation in Africa, we see that the region remains the least vaccinated region globally, with only 37% vaccinated (30% fully) and therefore many still…
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Declaration – Africa Regional People’s Assembly 2022
A CALL TO ACTION : “ACCELERATE THE PACE TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE SDGs” ADDRESSED TO THE UNITED NATIONS THE AFRICAN UNION THE GOVERNMENTS OF ALL AFRICAN COUNTRIES We, the…
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Invitation to Global People´s Assembly 2022, September 20-22
People´s Assemblies on the local and constituency level take place from July – September 2022 leading the bottom-up process toward regional assemblies in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean…
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Recoding of GCAP Global Webinar on Vaccine Inequality from April 6, 2022
The Omicron variant of the Coronavirus, though milder, could spread in lightning speed affecting large populace in a short span. The need of hospitalisation was comparatively less than the earlier…
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Recording now available: Side-event at UN Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Organisers: The Africa Platform for Social Protection, APSP Global Call to Action against Poverty, GCAP Many African countries remain behind or even off-track in different ways towards achievement of…
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Press and video coverage: GCAP Africa demands TRIPS Waiver
Actions on 11 March 2022 - the 2nd anniversary of the pandemic. A comprehensive list of media coverage sorted by country can be found at the bottom of this article.…
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GCAP and partners host side-event at UN Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
You can join the GCAP Africa/APSP Side event on Social Protection on 25 February 2022 at 7 am GMT with this ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81439340590 Organisers: The Africa Platform for Social…
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Newsletter December 2021 – Leave No Woman Behind & Impact of COVID-19
Français ci-dessous| Español abajo GCAP Newsletter December 2021 “People with disabilities are relegated to the background. The pandemic simply worsened an already bad situation.” Anne Wafula-Strike, Kenyan Paralympian…
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GCAP GHANA at the COP26 “Things are not going the African way”
Kenneth Amoateng, GCAP Ghana provided a short analysis of the events that unfolded at the COP: Communities are experiencing droughts and flooding which is causing loss of livelihoods and destroying…
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GCAP Togo “COP26: Many pitfalls remain”
Comment by Esso Pedessi, GCAP Togo: The COP26 held from October 31 to November 12, 2021 was marked by the absence of the leaders of some countries responsible for the…
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“Covid-19 is a wake-up call – and we are oversleeping,”
Français ci-dessous| Español abajo Statement on the 17 October 2021 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty GCAP Newsletter, 17 October 2021 “Covid-19 is a wake-up call – and…
Read moreLeave no Woman Behind – Woman with Disabilities in Africa
The Woman with Disabilities in Africa report investigates exactly what the title suggests on 22 pages and is chapter three in the global report (3/4). Additional parts of this series…
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