The ODAS Center provides technical and operational support to the safe abortion movement – offering training opportunities, sharing best practices, coordinating strategies and mobilizing funding – to equip partners and advocates to pursue an ambitious regional program to expand access to abortion in the French-speaking African region.
Our vision
The center’s mission is to accompany the safe abortion movement in French-speaking Africa by providing all the support needed to facilitate collaboration, sharing and learning, sustainable partnerships and access to resources.
Our mission
Annual Report Le Center ODAS 2023
Our Values
Reproductive autonomy
Gender equality and feminist principles
Intersectionality and inclusiveness
Reproductive justice
Collaboration and partnership
Advocacy and policy change
Evidence-based approaches
Ethical standards and confidentiality
Our areas of operation
our news
Génération Choix: Together for bodily autonomy!
SheDecides in collaboration with Ipas Afrique Francophone, Rutgers, Le Centre ODAS, YUWA, Alliance des Jeunes Champion.nes pour l’Avortement Sécurisé en Afrique Francophone (AJCAF AS), and the Forum National de la Jeunesse du Cameroun (FONAJ) held a side event during the World Youth Dialogue entitled “Generation Choix: Together for bodily autonomy!
ODAS promotes synergy of action between movement members in Cameroon
The ODAS Center, in its mission to federate the safe abortion movement in French-speaking Africa, facilitated a workshop on “technical reflection between local organizations involved in safe abortion advocacy in Cameroon”.
International Women’s Rights Day: The ODAS Movement steps up the pace!
Every year, on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Rights Day, an opportunity to reflect on the advances made and the persistent challenges to gender equality. In 2024, the theme chosen for this day was particularly relevant: “Investing in women: accelerating the pace”.
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