May 29, 2012: Internship Opportunity in British Columbia
The intern will contribute towards the achievement of Equitas’ overall objective of promoting a culture of respect for human rights and diversity by supporting the implementation of the Play it Fair! program in day camps in Vancouver. Working closely with key local partners, the intern will support the participating camps in their use of the […]
May 23, 2012: Internship opportunity – Aboriginal Outreach
Equitas is offering an internship to develop an approach for reaching out to Aboriginal communities across Canada by building on existing partnerships and developing new collaborations. Candidates must be currently registered in university studies in a relevant field and be returning to full-time studies in September 2012. Deadline for application is June 12, 2012 For […]
Tanzania: Transforming the lives of women and children
A truly amazing woman from Tanzania is transforming the lives of women and children and entire communities. Aginatha Festo Rutazaa, is a community worker who lives in the village of Moshi, near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. In 2009, Aginatha participated in Equitas’ International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) in Montreal in 2009 where she came […]
Burkina Faso : THE LADY MECHANICS OF OUAGADOUGOU
Raising awareness of the rights of women exercising non-traditional professions Joséphine Yameogo has been fighting for her rights her entire life. At the age of one month, she was promised in marriage to a man over 40 years her senior. At the age of 17, she was taken to meet her 60 year-old future husband. […]
March 25, 2012: 2nd Annual Human Rights Training Session in Ukraine
The 2nd annual Regional International Human Rights Training Session(IHRTS) started on Sunday, March 25 and will run until April 6. The IHRTS, which will take place in Chernihiv, Ukraine, is based on the International HRTP and will be held in Russian. It has been developed and will be implemented by a very dedicated group of […]
November 20 is National Child Day!
National Child Day is a chance for children, families and communities to join in activities that highlight positive values, children’s rights and participation. The date marks the occasion when the United Nations adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child? It […]
April 4, 2012: Gala Cocktail honours Ms. Asma Jahangir
Asma Jahangir receives the Equitas 2012 Award for Human Rights Education On April 4, 2012, Equitas held a gala cocktail in Toronto to celebrate the achievements of human rights defender Asma Jahangir, recipient of the 2012 Equitas Award for Human Rights Education. Graciously and generously hosted by long-time supporter and partner TD Bank Group, the […]
November 24, 2011: Gala cocktail celebrates 5th anniversary of Play it Fair!
On November 24, 2011, over 200 people gathered at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum in Old Montreal for a Gala cocktail event to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Equitas’ Play it Fair! program. The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, the guest speaker at the event, shared her experience of visiting Equitas’ partners in Haiti and of seeing the […]
HAITI: Building engaged citizens and participatory democracy
After the devastating earthquake, Equitas’ partners in Haiti observed that conditions for the most vulnerable populations affected by the quake were deteriorating rather than improving. They reported increased violence, apathy and a lack of will to take on responsibilities for the well-being of the camps. Most importantly, the affected populations lacked the skills to tackle […]
CANADA: Play it Fair! in Toronto
In Toronto, over 12,000 children learn how to Play it Fair! each year in 130 day camps and after-school sites across the City. Implemented in Toronto since 2006, Play it Fair! is an innovative program that equips staff working with children with the skills to lead activities which promote respect, fairness, acceptance, inclusion and cooperation […]