Burkina Faso : THE LADY MECHANICS OF OUAGADOUGOU

Raising awareness of the rights of women exercising non-traditional professions

Joséphine Yameogo has been fighting for her rights her entire life. At the age of one …

Tanzania: Transforming the lives of women and children

A truly amazing woman from Tanzania is transforming the lives of women and children and entire communities.

Aginatha Festo Rutazaa, is a community worker who lives …

HAITI: Building engaged citizens and participatory democracy

After the devastating earthquake, Equitas’ partners in Haiti observed that conditions for the most vulnerable populations affected by the quake were deteriorating rather than …

IRAQ: Human Rights Education for Children

In a small village outside of Baghdad, Majida Salman Mohammad met these three young boys playing in a landfill. When asked why they were not …