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Engaging Young Women Young Leaders: Tip Sheet Are you a group coordinator? Are you interested in starting a young women leaders’ group or making your young women’s group more effective? Are you a young women leader wanting to start a program for like-minded women inspired to take action? If you have answered yes to any […]

PRESS RELEASE Montreal, September 21, 2015 – Equitas is pleased to announce that it has received $30,000 from the Canada Post Community Foundation to put into place an exciting new project, Supporting Children as Leaders through Play it Fair, with the English Montreal School Board (EMSB). This year, 500 children aged six to 12 participating […]

How to get youth to participate in decision making Have you ever wondered why some children and youth are very active in making decisions in their communities and in politics, while others are not? Is this something that you would like to change? This is a topic Equitas explored during an online conversation we hosted […]

Tell us who deserves to be recognized for their work promoting children’s rights and participation in your community. Every year, this award recognizes local innovation, creativity and exceptional contributions made in the field of children’s rights using Play it Fair!, an Equitas program that increases children’s  understanding of human rights, respect of diversity and peaceful conflict resolution. […]

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Press Kit Equitas in the news June 28, 2015: International trainees learn from local group how to fight human rights violations, CTV News Montreal June 26, 2015: L’éducation pour promouvoir les droits de la personne en Jordanie, Le Devoir June 23, 2015: Interview with Krystel Bassil, a IHRTP 2015 participant from Lebanon about human rights, […]

May 22, 2015 Equitas staff have just wrapped up a 3-day training session on the use of the Play it Fair! toolkit in Tunis. During the 3-day session, organized in partnership with AFTURD (Association des femmes Tunisiennes pour la Recherche sur le Développement), 23 youth leaders explored human rights values identified in the Play It […]

Last Thursday, May 7, Equitas was honoured with the Tri-City Youth R.E.A.C.H. Award for its outstanding contribution to the youth communities of Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and Coquitlam in British-Columbia. Equitas was nominated by the City of Port Coquitlam Recreation and Culture staff, with whom it worked very closely at the Tri-Cities Kids Conference in […]

36th annual International Human Rights Training Program, June 7 – June 26, 2015 Important information for those attending the 2015 International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) IHRTP – schedule and activities What to pack for the IHRTP Information about John-Abbott College Information about Montreal

April 28, 2015 The Equitas Colombia team is currently working with two local community- based organizations, Plataforma Social Usme and Fundacion La Diaspora, to conduct a baseline study to reference the current human rights situation   in the communities. The activities are taking place in the communities of Usme in Bogota and Suacha in Cundinamarca from […]