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Do you need effective manuals and other education material to support your human rights work? Are you looking for tools and tips to take action in your community? Check out our Resources Library and learn new ways to educate about human rights!

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In this Library you will find an array of resources drawn from Equitas’ extensive practice in human rights education to support your work towards social change.  

In collaboration with our partners across the world, the resources included in this library aim to strengthen leadership for advancing human rights, with regards to gender equality and in community life; to strengthen human rights movements; and to improve the practice of human rights educators to engage and influence decision makers around human rights.  

These resources are at the core of our human rights education work. They are organized by language, thematic areas and resource type. We encourage you to use these resources, adapt and improve upon through your own practice, and share them out! 

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“The pandemic is galvanizing change”: Shifting to a critical and decolonial approach to human rights education with youth

Published in the The Canadian Journal of Children’s Rights , this article considers the interdependence of the rights to participation and non-discrimination and the need to recalibrate youth programs to consider age alongside race and other aspects of identity.

Published in

  • English
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion, Methodology
  • Articles and reports

The systems approach

This video explains the systems approach to evaluating human rights education initiatives against other local and global actions for change that also address similar human rights issues. Also available in French. 

Published in

  • English, French
  • Evaluation, Methodology
  • Presentations and recordings

The Participatory Approach

This video explains how to use a participatory approach, founded on principles of mutual respect and reciprocal learning and how it includes the voice of the learners in the learning process. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Methodology, Participation and community engagement
  • Presentations and recordings

Gauging Children’s Participation through Participation

This reference material is a tool that consists of a series of activities used to gather information, from children themselves, about their participation in their community.

Published in

  • English
  • Children and youth
  • Reference materials

6 Lessons Learned to Make your Baseline Study Participatory and Inclusive

A report detailing ways to contribute to an increased empowerment of women and girls for the advancement of gender equality in participating countries part of the Advancing Equality through Human Rights Education with Equitas. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English
  • Equity diversity and inclusion, Gender equality, Methodology
  • Reference materials

Youth Rights in a Pandemic

Activities and ressources for exploring youth rights in a rapidly changing landscape. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English
  • Children and youth, Peace and security
  • Activities and workshops

Facilitating in a Virtual World

Here are Equitas’ top 10 online meeting facilitation tips. It aims to reflect on how you can make your meeting participatory and engage participants.

Published in

  • English
  • Digital technologies
  • Reference materials

Children Rights Leadership Cards

A fun way for children to learn about their rights and take action to be leaders. The cards are a set of activity cards that were developed by hundreds of children from across Canada.

Published in

  • English
  • Children and youth
  • Reference materials

What is Fair?

This activity aims to think about what fairness is and identify things we can do to make sure all young people are treated fairly. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English
  • Equity diversity and inclusion
  • Activities and workshops

Opening Up Dialogue on Shrinking Space

Report on an online conversation on shrinking civic space and accessibility that members of Equitas’ Community participated in.

Published in

  • English
  • Environment, Peace and security
  • Articles and reports