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The 2016 East Africa Human Rights Program (EAHRP) took place from April 24 to May 6, 2016.  The EAHRP is a regional training program targeting participants from East African countries. Now in its 4th rendition, the two-week training session brought together twenty-six human rights workers and educators from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, […]

Regional initiative seeks to engage young people in decision making By Laila Azzeh – Apr 16,2016 AMMAN — After three years of persistence to equip young Arabs to overcome challenges in their regions based on a human rights approach, the first phase of the EU-funded Mosharaka (participation) project came to an end. The programme, which […]

Youth Participation in Community Life Implementing human rights projects in the Middle East and North Africa : Lessons learned and good practices Year of publication: 2016 Programme: Mosharka (2012-2015) Region: Middle East and North Africa –> DOWNLOAD THIS PUBLICATION FOR FREE IN English, French or Arabic This publication is one of the main tools developed […]

Equitas is proud to take part of the TELUS Montreal Celebration of Giving marking the 10th anniversary of the Montreal Community Board by featuring it’s Young Women Young Leaders program in the TELUS video below. Young Women, Young Leaders strengthens the active  participation of young women in civic, political and community life in Montreal. We thank […]

(ENGLISH FOLLOWS) Oportunidad Laboral en Bogotá, sólo para Colombianos que residen en Colombia Título: Coordinador/a Nacional de Proyecto, Bogotá – Colombia Proyecto: Fortalecimiento de la Educación en Derechos Humanos a nivel Mundial (FEDHM) Duración: Mayo 2016 – Abril 2017 (días exactos por definir) Ubicación: Bogotá, Colombia Supervisores: Oficial de Programas para Colombia (Equitas) y Directora […]

Following his participation as guest speaker for the 2016 Equitas Montreal Gala for Human Rights, Equitas alumnus Ala’a Jarban talks to VICE about his experience and his journey. From 3m10sec.

Equitas BC is excited to invite you to #BeTheChange North Shore Pre-Teen Conference on Saturday, April 16th. The purpose of the Pre-Teen Conference is to provide pre-teens with the concepts, motivation and strategies to be agents of positive change in their school, family, and community.   They will be able to take a leadership role in […]