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APROFES

ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SENEGALESE WOMEN

KAOLACK, Senegal


APROFES is a community-based membership group set that promotes gender equity, women's empowerment, and participation in decision making for development at all levels. The organization seeks to inform, educate, and sensitize women to a wide range of key social, political, and economic issues; to promote women's rights and the enforcement of related international instruments; and to promote women's access to productive resources, including land and funding. APROFES is one of Senegal's key advocates of women's rights, contributing significantly to fight gender-based violence and seek equity in development at all levels.


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