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Welcome to our new Blog!

Publié en 2012

Equitas is excited to welcome you to its new blog. It will be yet another way to share news with you, update you on our ongoing activities and to share some of the dynamism of our programs and of our incredible alumni and partners. In the coming days we will be welcoming over 100 human […]

May 12, 2012: Citizenship Education in the Middle East and North Africa

Publié en 2012

Nineteen human rights and community educators from Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Morocco took part in a five-day training on the use of Equitas’ new toolkit Let’s Act Together for Change in Broumana, Lebanon from May 8 – 12, 2012 The toolkit is an integral component of Equitas’ program in the Middle East, Citizenship Education in the […]

Burkina Faso : THE LADY MECHANICS OF OUAGADOUGOU

Publié en 2012

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 8, 2012: Asma Jahangir to receive Equitas Award for Human Rights Education

Publié en 2012

Media Advisory Courageous Pakistani Human Rights Defender to receive Equitas Award for Human Rights Education Montreal, March 8 – Asma Jahangir has been imprisoned, kept under house arrest and received numerous death threats in her native Pakistan for her commitment to equality and human rights. In recognition of her courage and unwillingness to be silenced […]

April 4, 2012: Gala Cocktail honours Ms. Asma Jahangir

Publié en 2012

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 […]

January 26, 2012: Equitas’ annual appeal: Read Aginatha Festo Rutazaa’s inspiring story

Publié en 2012

Aginatha Festo Rutazaa attended Equitas’ International Human Rights Training Program in 2009. Read the story of a truly amazing woman from Tanzania who, with your support, is transforming the lives of women and children and entire communities. Aginatha’s story

January 26, 2012: What we are doing and where in the new year

Publié en 2012

What is coming up in the months ahead… We are excited to have so much happening! A team is in Nairobi, Kenya, where Equitas and our local partner will host a training for community human rights educators from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Together with our Haitian partners, we’re designing a program that will empower women […]

HAITI: Building engaged citizens and participatory democracy

Publié en 2011

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 […]

July 22, 2011: Building engaged citizens and participatory democracy in Haiti

Publié en 2011

April 28, 2011: South Asia – Human Rights Education Strategy Meeting

Publié en 2011

A regional meeting was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from April 28 to 29, 2011, with 18 participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The aim of this Human Rights Education strategy meeting was to bring together IHRTP alumni, other key stakeholders in the region, as well as potential funders in order […]