La Ligue Ivoirienne Des Droits des Femmes

What La Ligue Ivoirienne Des Droits des Femmes does

La Ligue Ivoirienne Des Droits des Femmes is a non-profit feminist civil society organization founded in 2020 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, by ten young Ivorian women who initially organized on Facebook Messenger under the name 'Les Soeurcières' before formalizing as 'La Ligue'. The organization is dedicated to combating gender-based violence (GBV) and feminicide, promoting women's rights, providing direct support to survivors, advancing feminist education, and empowering rural women economically. It operates a portfolio of five core programs: (1) direct survivor support via hotlines (national GBV hotline 1308 and Ligue hotline +225 07 07 36 61 64) and legal, psychological, and social interventions through a dedicated legal department; (2) the Bibliothèque Constance Yaï feminist library at EPP Rail 4 in Abobo; (3) a menstrual hygiene product collection program launched in 2021 with Prosuma that has distributed 2,000+ sanitary packets; (4) rural women's economic empowerment through agricultural cooperatives in Vavoua/Deragon and Koffikro/Aboisso, including provision of solar dryers; and (5) awareness campaigns including the annual 16 Days of Activism and national marches against feminicides.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform; its digital footprint consists of a WordPress website, a Typeform volunteer intake form, and active social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube). Its underlying operating model is community-driven: an 18-person staff plus 12+ bureau members and rotating volunteer cohorts conduct grassroots sensitization, school workshops, and media advocacy. Revenue is generated through donations (Djamo, Mobile Money, Wave) and institutional grants from a coalition of more than 50 partners including UNFPA, UNICEF, the Embassies of Canada, France, and Germany, Equipop, EngenderHealth, Fòs Feminista, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, with government engagement through the Ministry of Woman, Family and Child (MPFFPA) and CNDH.

La Ligue operates through a hybrid service model combining direct beneficiary support, advocacy for legal reform (notably criminalization of feminicide), data-driven advocacy via the 'Compter Pour Toutes' project, and consortium-based program delivery with sister feminist NGOs Gouttes Rouges and Adeen Tahny. Its services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, with no pricing model. Geographic reach covers Abidjan, Grand-Bassam, Bouaké, Adiaké, Vavoua/Deragon, and Koffikro/Aboisso, all within Côte d'Ivoire.

Name

La Ligue Ivoirienne Des Droits des Femmes

Legal name

La Ligue Ivoirienne des Droits des Femmes

Website

https://la-ligue.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Ligue Ivoirienne Des Droits des Femmes is a Côte d'Ivoire-based feminist non-profit founded in 2020 that provides free legal, psychological, and social support to women and girls survivors of gender-based violence, runs a feminist library, and delivers rural women's economic empowerment programs across Abidjan, Bouaké, and rural cooperatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Rights Advocacy and Gender-Based Violence Support Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

Keywords

• Women rights advocacy
• Gender-based violence support
• Feminist education programs
• Survivor assistance services
• Rural women empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

HQ country

Côte d’Ivoire

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: The organization raises funds through donations made via its website. Donation methods include Djamo, Mobile Money, and Wave. Donors can contribute financially to support the organization's mission of fighting violence against women and promoting women's rights in Côte d'Ivoire.
2. Partnership funding and grants: La Ligue receives financial and material support from institutional and bilateral partners including the Embassy of Canada, the Embassy of France, the Embassy of Germany, UN agencies (UNFPA, UNICEF), international NGOs (Equipop, EngenderHealth, Fòs Feminista), and private foundations such as the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

La Ligue Ivoirienne Des Droits des Femmes is a feminist non-profit organization that provides free direct support services to women and girl survivors of gender-based violence — including legal assistance, psychological counseling, social interventions, and emergency hotline response. It complements this with feminist education and awareness campaigns, a feminist library, menstrual hygiene product collection, and rural women's economic empowerment programs in Côte d'Ivoire.

Product overview

La Ligue Ivoirienne des Droits des Femmes is a feminist NGO founded in 2020, offering advocacy and support services rather than a technology product. The organization provides a portfolio of programs including survivor support services (legal, psychological, social assistance), feminist education initiatives such as the Bibliothèque Constance Yaï library program, menstrual equity through sanitary product collection, rural women's economic empowerment, and awareness campaigns including the annual 16 Days of Activism and feminicide prevention marches. The organization functions as a civil society actor, not a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Appui aux Survivantes de Violences (Survivor Support Services) Free legal, psychological, and social support services for women and girl survivors of gender-based violence in Côte d'Ivoire, including emergency hotline response (national GBV hotline 1308, Ligue hotline +225 07 07 36 61 64), accompaniment through judicial processes, and access to a legal department (+225 05 55 69 45 03). For survivors of physical, sexual, psychological, or economic violence and families of feminicide victims.
• Bibliothèque Constance Yaï (Feminist Library Program) Feminist library and reading workshop program inaugurated in November 2022 at EPP Abobo Rail 4 school, offering accessible feminist literature (including a BD version of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 'We Should All Be Feminists') and reading workshops for children and youth. Promotes feminist education and gender equality.
• Collecte de Serviettes Hygiéniques (Menstrual Hygiene Collection Campaign) Menstrual product collection and distribution initiative launched in 2021 in partnership with Prosuma, distributing more than 2,000 packets of sanitary protections to women and girls in precarious situations in Côte d'Ivoire.
• Autonomisation des Femmes en Milieu Rural (Rural Women's Empowerment Program) Rural women's economic empowerment program supporting agricultural cooperatives (e.g., REFEB in Koffikro) and agricultural regroupings (e.g., Deragon/Vavoua) with tools such as solar dryers, training, and land rights advocacy to help rural women achieve financial independence.
• Sensibilisation et Éducation au Féminisme (Feminist Awareness and Education Campaign) Feminist education and awareness initiatives including the annual 16 Days of Activism against violence against women and girls, marches against feminicides, school workshops on gender stereotypes, press conferences (e.g., for the 'Compter Pour Toutes' project), film screenings followed by moderated discussions, and sports-based GBV awareness events.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9,607 GBV cases taken charge of in 2024 across Côte d'Ivoire (Ministry of Woman, Family and Child data)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EquipopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEquipop is a key strategic partner supporting La Ligue's rural women's empowerment programs. They collaborated on the inauguration of the Bibliothèque Constance Yaï feminist library and support the organization's capacity-building initiatives. Equipop also supports the #CompterPourToutes data collection campaign running in Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, and Niger.
• UNFPA Côte d'IvoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNFPA is a key institutional partner working with La Ligue on issues related to gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, and women's rights advocacy in Côte d'Ivoire.
• UNICEF Côte d'IvoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF partners with La Ligue on programs related to children's rights, gender equality, and the prevention of violence against women and girls in Côte d'Ivoire.
• Gouttes RougescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGouttes Rouges is a sister feminist NGO that co-implements multiple programs with La Ligue, including the consortium on sexual and reproductive rights ('Mes Droits Sexuelles, Mon Affaire'), the #CompterPourToutes data campaign, film screenings on abortion, and feminicide marches.
• Adeen Tahny IYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdeen Tahny IY is a feminist association that is part of the consortium with La Ligue and Gouttes Rouges for the 'Mes Droits Sexuelles, Mon Affaire' project, working on sexual and reproductive rights awareness among young people.
• Akwaba MoussominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkwaba Mousso hosted the July 2024 press conference organized by La Ligue, Gouttes Rouges, and Actuelles on GBV data collection reform, and participated in focus groups for the #CompterPourToutes project.
• Fòs FeministaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFòs Feminista partners with La Ligue for educational activities on gender stereotypes and rights equality with children and youth at the Bibliothèque Constance Yaï in Abobo.
• Hakiliso (ONG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHakiliso has collaborated with La Ligue on the inauguration of the Bibliothèque Constance Yaï and supports ongoing girls' and boys' sensitization and education activities in Abobo.
• ActuellesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActuelles is a feminist association that co-organized the #CompterPourToutes press conference with La Ligue and Gouttes Rouges, and participates in panel discussions on women's rights issues.
• ProsumaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2021, Prosuma has partnered with La Ligue for the menstrual hygiene collection campaigns, providing distribution points in shopping centers (Cap Nord, Cap Sud, Djibi) where sanitary products are collected and distributed to women in precarious situations.
• CNDH (Conseil National des Droits de l'Homme)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNDH is listed as a technical partner of La Ligue, working on human rights issues including women's rights and the prevention of violence against women.
• MPFFPA (Ministère de la Promotion de la Femme, de la Famille et de la Protection de l'Enfant)coreOthersThe Ministry of Woman, Family and Child Protection is the key government counterpart for La Ligue's advocacy work, particularly regarding GBV statistics, legal reform on feminicide, and the GBV National Program (PNL-VBG).
• Stop au Chat NoirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStop au Chat Noir is a feminist NGO that co-organized the 16 Days of Activism 2024 launch conference with La Ligue and other partner organizations.
• ONG Opinion Eclairée (OP-E)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerONG Opinion Eclairée participated in the 16 Days of Activism 2024 launch conference organized by La Ligue and partner NGOs.
• TackleAfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTackleAfrica supports La Ligue's advocacy work and participates in joint events focused on ending feminicides and violence against women.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EngenderHealth: International sexual and reproductive health organization funding La Ligue's consortium via the Hewlett Foundation. Comparable as a global GBV/SRH implementer with West and Central Africa footprint, but operates at a much broader, multi-country scale with a clinical-programming portfolio.
• UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire: UN agency on sexual and reproductive health and a core institutional partner of La Ligue. Overlaps on GBV survivor support, advocacy, and national data work but at a global scale, with government mandate rather than grassroots community-driven model.

Direct peers

• Akwaba Mousso: Ivorian feminist association that hosted the July 2024 La Ligue press conference on GBV data reform and participated in #CompterPourToutes focus groups. Direct Ivorian feminist peer operating in the same community.
• Hakiliso: Feminist NGO collaborating with La Ligue on the Bibliothèque Constance Yaï and on girls' and boys' sensitization in Abobo. Direct peer in feminist education programming.
• Fòs Feminista: International feminist solidarity organization partnering with La Ligue on youth gender-stereotypes programming at Bibliothèque Constance Yaï in Abobo. Directly comparable as a feminist civil-society actor focused on adolescent gender equality, with cross-country reach.
• Equipop: French feminist NGO active in West Africa that is La Ligue's primary strategic partner on rural women's empowerment and the #CompterPourToutes campaign across Côte d'Ivoire, Benin and Niger. Directly comparable as a women's-rights advocacy and field-program implementer, but at a larger, multi-country scale.
• Actuelles: Ivorian feminist association that co-organized the #CompterPourToutes press conference and participates in women's-rights panels with La Ligue. Direct Ivorian feminist peer with overlapping advocacy themes.
• Gouttes Rouges: Ivorian feminist civil-society organization that co-implements multiple programs with La Ligue, including the 'Mes Droits Sexuelles, Mon Affaire' consortium with Adeen Tahny, the #CompterPourToutes data campaign, film screenings, and joint marches against feminicides. Direct operational peer with overlapping beneficiary base and mission.

Emerging players

• CPDEFM (Cellule de Protection et de Défense des Femmes et des Mineures): Gender-based violence cell that documented the 416 intimate-partner killings in 6 Abidjan communes referenced in La Ligue's advocacy. Comparable as a data/research and protection actor on feminicides, but with a different institutional anchoring.
• ONG Bloom: NGO referenced as a partner/trusted organization on La Ligue's homepage; works on women's rights and related advocacy in Côte d'Ivoire, making it an adjacent civil-society peer in the same ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LaLigue225
• Facebookfacebook.com/LaLigueIvoirienne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-ligue-ivoirienne-des-droits-des-femmes

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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