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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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

April 1, 2015 Equitas is happy to announce some great news for our Speaking Rights programs and youth leaders. Seventeen bursaries valued at $500 each have been granted to support youth organizations and youth aged 13-17 in the realization of youth-led community projects. The bursaries have been granted to different groups across the country, including […]

26 mars 2015 About 20 young members of Equitas’ EU funded Mosharka project in Tunisia, participated at the World Social Forum this week in Tunis. In cooperation with the Association des Femmes tunisiennes pour la Recherche sur le Développement, the young members hosted a workshop titled Socioeconomic rights of youth for a better social integration. […]