Category Archives: Equitas blog

The International Human Rights Training Program came to an end a month ago, on June 22nd. We are glad it was very successful, with 108 participants from 56 countries, who worked together for three weeks to build the foundation of a global culture of human rights. During the closing ceremony, Ian Hamilton, Executive Director at […]

Girls find solutions to human rights issues in Palestine In March I had the opportunity to visit one of our partners, Refaat Sabbah, Director of the Teacher Creativity Centre (TCC) in Ramallah, Palestine.  It was a really wonderful visit, both because it was great to see Refaat but also to get an update on the […]

Mind blowing… This really is the only way to describe my internship experience with Equitas and the International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP). When I first asked Laura, IHRTP coordinator and intern in 2007, what the program was about, she spoke passionately of the intensity and the eye opening yet intimate opportunities that the internship […]

On June 22, the 33rd International Human Rights Training Program came to an end with an exciting and touching presentation by the participants of the songs they wrote as part of their work with the Raging Grannies, followed by the distribution of the certificates of completion and a celebratory banquet and party.  This day is […]

On Saturday 9 June 2012, 56 participants from the International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) participated in a session on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Participants from over 30 countries were part of this session. The session was an opportunity for participants to share information about the situation of […]

Ngungua Gisele Sangua is this year’s winner of the Ruth Selwyn Bursary for Achievement in Empowering Women and Girls. She is the coordinator of Coordinator of Action Large des Femmes Avocates in Lubumbashi  in the Democratic Republic of Congo where she works with women and girls, victims of sexual violence. There, she provides legal assistance […]

Two years after the earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of people have still not been relocated. Beyond the effects of natural disasters, some involving the Haitian political accommodation. This is the case of Patrick Camille, program manager at the Groupe d’appui aux rapatriés et réfugiés (GARR). An alumnus of the IHRTP, he is taking part in […]

By far the most colourful and exciting event at the IHRTP is the International Evening.  A veritable feast of song, dance, food, music and general happiness and excitement, this year’s International Evening did not disappoint. After a meal representing cuisine from around the world, Ngungua Gisele Sangua, Coordinator of  Action Large des Femmes Avocates in […]

Monday, June 11th was the traditional barbecue at the International Human Rights Training Program. Every year, we organize what is certainly a Canadian summer tradition, the backyard barbecue on a warm summer’s evening. But before the barbecue, we first take the annual group picture. No mean feat assembling the more than 150 participants, facilitators and […]

This was the concluding sentence offered by one of the IHRTP participants in Thursday’s activity, human rights education and social change. I was very kindly welcomed by Group 3, which has 13 participants, from 13 countries.  I spent the morning with people from: Tanzania, Brazil, Vietnam, Libya, Kenya, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Uganda, Bangladesh, Nepal, Egypt, […]