Catherine Ouedraogo
Catherine Ouedraogo (born February 1, 1962 in Réo ) is a Burkinabe suffragette . She has headed the refuge of the Fondation Cardinal Émile Biayenda (FOCEB; German translation: "Foundation of Cardinal Émile Biayenda") in Ouagadougou since 2005 . The refuge takes girls between the ages of 12 and 18 who are victims of rape, early marriage, forced marriage and unwanted pregnancy. Between 2001 and 2009, the refuge took in at least 209 girls and their 168 children who were either born there or were taken in with their mother.
Life
Catherine Ouedraogo was active in environmental protection. At the side of Amnesty International , she and FOCEB also campaign for the rights of girls in Burkina Faso. This happened as part of the campaign “My Body, My Rights” (translation: “My body, my rights”), which focused on early and forced marriage and inadequate access to contraceptives.
Award
Catherine Ouedraogo received the Laureates Prize from the Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF) in 2009. It was given to her for the mobilization of the rural east-central Quada region in Burkina Faso. Their use led to extraordinary results being achieved within a short period of time. Among their achievements are the educational training methods for making soap locally. She is also responsible for enrolling a large number of girls in school.
Individual evidence
- ^ Amnesty International: Challenging Power . In: The Wire . April-June 2018.
- ↑ a b Super User: Catherine OUEDRAOGO-KANSSOLÉ ( en-gb )
- ↑ Amnesty international et le center FOCEB redonnent à des filles-mères la joie de vivre (fr-FR) . In: L'Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h / 24 , February 19, 2016.
- ↑ Burkina Faso: Forced and early marriage puts thousands of girls at risk ( en )
- ↑ Super User: Catherine OUEDRAOGO-KANSSOLÉ ( en-gb )
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| SURNAME | Ouedraogo, Catherine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burkinabe suffragette |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Réo |