Category Archives: Equitas blog

According to a survey of participants attending Equitas’ 2014 International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP), 92 % of respondents felt that the program fully met their expectations of a human rights training program. Almost all of the respondents (99 %) felt that the teaching method used by Equitas – an approach that integrates knowledge of […]

The results of the 2014 Afghan presidential election are still up in the air. As we write these lines, an internationally supervised audit is ongoing. What is clear, however, is the growing success of Facebook and Twitter campaigns set up by human rights educators in Afghanistan to fight corruption and encourage people to cast their […]

Lorsque j’étudiais à la maîtrise en 2003-2004, j’ai eu la chance de me rendre à Wagtmatcook, dans une communauté Mi’Kmaq du Cap Breton, en Nouvelle-Écosse. J’y suis resté pendant près de deux semaines et j’ai vécu avec une famille de la communauté. Je faisais une évaluation du programme de langue Mi’Kmaq, en collaboration avec l’Université […]

Read Donna`s story about how Play it Fair! and purposeful recreation programming is having a real impact at Bob Abate Community Centre: Hello Play It Fair Team! I have had a number of parents come in and speak to me about our camp for 7-10 years olds and how they really like the format of […]

The anti-homosexuality law that was passed in Uganda last February was a major setback for human rights defenders. It allows life imprisonment for acts of “aggravated homosexuality” and criminalises the “promotion of homosexuality”. The civil society, however, didn’t remain quiet. As IHRTP co-facilitator Ronald Kakembo reports in this interview, the human rights education and the […]

Jade et Marie-Louise travaillent auprès de jeunes filles et femmes de 8 ans à 35 ans au Y des femmes de Montréal. Elles accompagnent ces jeunes dans leur processus de développement personnel et professionnel. Elles essaient d’amener ces jeunes à développer leurs habiletés de leadership, leur confiance en soi et surtout les amener à mobiliser […]

Integrating Human Rights Based Approaches and Equitable Partnerships into Development Programming How does one integrate human rights into development programming? How does one ensure that current and future partnerships are equitable? To address these and other questions, the Canadian Council for International Co-operation in collaboration with the Coady International Institute and Equitas has produced a […]

Equitas’ Play it Fair! program was recently featured in the newsletter of the English School Board of Montreal (ESBM). Equitas has been working with the ESMB since November 2013 to implement Play it Fair! activities into its Before and After School Enriched Daycare (B.A.S.E.) Program. The Play it Fair! program aims to teach children about […]

The promotion of rights and responsibilities with youth in an alternative suspension program could be a challenge for some people. But, for Andrew and the YMCA team, it has become something they do naturally. Speaking Rights has contributed to this. Andrew and its team consider Speaking Rights as a very flexible program that offers simple, […]