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Equitas X ArtLords (Afghanistan) at Festival MURAL – June 18, 2016

“We bring down ugly walls of #Kabul with paint. We aim to make Kabul the capital of graffiti & promote critical thinking.” – ArtLords Saturday June 18, from 10:30am to 5pm Conference by Omaid Sharifi, ArtLords Co-founder,  at 2pm Studio Bliss (boutique),  3847, boul. Saint-Laurent – Montreal Presented during the Festival MURAL  Come discover ArtLords, […]

A successful policy dialogue in Haiti to promote non-discrimination, equality and the respect of human rights

The policy dialogue, organized by Equitas and the collective Partners for Engaged Citizenship, between Government authorities and representatives from four communities in Haiti ended on May 14, 2016. Nearly 70 participants representing various government institutions and ministries, human rights defenders, and community representatives met to discuss very concrete and practical actions that can be taken […]

Press Release – Equitas launches a compendium of best practices in youth community involvement under EU programme for the Middle East and North Africa

Youth committed to improving their communities EQUITAS LAUNCHES A COMPENDIUM OF BEST PRACTICES IN YOUTH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT UNDER EU PROGRAMME FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA   Tunis, April 14, 2016 – Today, Equitas and its regional partners presented the results of the EU-funded regional project Mosharka and launched a new tool to support […]

7 lessons learned on promoting gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa

Promoting Gender Equality [1] in the Middle East and North Africa [2] : 7 lessons learned from the Equitas Mosharka Project “ The Mosharka project helped change preconceived notions my family had about my capacity to contribute to my community ’’ – Nadaa, Yemen Over the past three years, Equitas’ Mosharka project has involved more […]

Equitas takes part in 10th anniversary celebrations of the TELUS Montreal Community Board

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 […]

Oportunidad Laboral en Bogotá, Colombia

(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 […]

IN THE MEDIA – Vincenza Nazzari, Equitas Director of Education, « making the world a better place »

Making the world a better place Meet five Concordians doing good in the world By Sue Montgomery, Concordia Magazine, Winter 2016 (Original article published in Concordia Magazine here: bit.ly/1Oxk0j5) Excerpt (…) Leader in human rights education Vincenza Nazzari Vincenza Nazzari says she brings to Equitas a love for education and organization acquired from Concordia’s master’s […]

Deterring child marriage with peer-to-peer human rights education

Deep within the stone housed communities of Sana’a, an ancient city that has been inhabited for over 2,500 years, many young girls are faced with harrowing fates. Their lives as young teens and students are cut short as they are forced into a union that will completely shift their reality. According to UNICEF, 12% of […]