Impact story – Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata : We all work together to help one another
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata (Ma Mawi) is a Grandmother in the Winnipeg family of community service-providers working with Indigenous families for more than 30 years. Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata means “we all work together to help one another” in Ojibway. Over the last 10 years, Ma Mawi and Equitas have been exchanging knowledge, […]
Meet Sophie Diouf : economically empowering women in Thiès, Sénégal
We apologize, this entry is only available in French at the moment. Sophie Diouf, de l’Association Saint-Paul, travaille dans la banlieue de Thiès, à la création de programmes de micro-crédit pour permettre aux femmes du village de vivre dans la dignité. Sophie a participé à une formation d’Equitas et de ses partenaires il y […]
Equitas at the 2016 World Social Forum
From August 9-12, the Equitas team joined hundreds of people for a week of exchange, workshops and the sharing of new ideas at the 2016 World Social Forum in Montreal. Participatory Workshop #1 – Educate, empower, change through human rights education On August10, Equitas and our guests the Raging Grannies were welcoming participants in the WSF’s Espace […]
Over 600 Children Joined PiF Day in British Columbia
“We all have human rights. Our roof that is top of our head, our school… These are our rights.” A 6 years-old proudly said this out loud during the PiF Day celebration in Vancouver, British Columbia on August 12, International Youth Day. Over 600 children in BC celebrated Play It Fair! Day as part of a national celebration taking […]
400 children of Montreal-Nord celebrate Play It Fair! Day with borough mayor Christine Black
August 3rd in Montreal-Nord! On Wednesday August 3, 2016, 400 young Montrealers celebrated Play It Fair! Day – a national celebration taking place throughout the summer in many Canadian communities. Propelled by Equitas for almost 10 years around International Youth Day (August 12), the Play It Fair! Day celebrations are an opportunity for children in […]
Programme on Engaged Citizenship: A contribution of Haitian human rights organisations to the reconstruction of Haiti
Article first published on the Coordination Europe-Haiti website here. In 2010, about twenty Haitian human rights organisations launched a programme for the promotion of engaged citizenship. The idea of the programme was born after the earthquake of January 2010, which destroyed a large part of the Haitian capital and surrounding cities and which caused […]
Colombian bilateral ceasefire presents opportunity to advance human rights
(Spanish version follows – Versión en español a continuación) The recent announcement of the ceasefire between the Government and the FARC, after more than 50 years of conflict, constitutes an important and necessary step to achieve the desired social change in the country. We are confident that the eventual signature of a Peace Agreement will […]
National Aboriginal Day – Equitas Celebrates Aboriginal Youth Leadership Across Canada
Project #1 – Speaking Up About Mental Health! (Manitoba) As Part of Equitas’ Young Women Speak Up! Program in Winnipeg, young women from Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata created a live magazine to raise awareness about and address issues of mental health. “We are still showing the video and sharing it with the community, a […]
Week #1 – “Committed to human rights education” – IHRTP 2016
The first week of the International Human Rights Training Program is now over…. …and what a week it was! 96 participants from more than 45 countries safely arrived in Montreal and have successfully completed the first week of their training. The Opening Ceremony on Monday evening, June 6, featured inspiring speeches by Patricia Malikail (Global Affairs […]
La jeunesse, moteur de changement social au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord
Original article published in the blog Un seul monde (Huffington Post) Ce billet du blogue Un seul monde, une initiative de l’AQOCI et du CIRDIS, a été écrit par Frédéric Hareau, directeur des programmes chez Equitas – Centre international d’éducation aux droits humains. Le projet Mosharka (2012-2016) a été réalisé grâce à l’appui de l’Union européenne, […]