Employment Opportunity – Program Officer, MENA region
Be a part of positive social change Imagine working for an organization that’s core mission is to advance equality, social justice and respect for human dignity. Imagine your work aligning with your personal values and being a part of creating positive social change every day through transformative human rights education programs. Alongside 55 liked-minded employees […]
Leidy D. Lasprilla: Working at the intersection of human rights and the climate crisis
Leidy D. Lasprilla is a social activist, a human rights defender and a biology graduate. She is currently an environmental leader at Artex Social in the city of Palmira, Colombia, where she teaches and empowers youth with leadership skills to act on environmental issues. She decided to take part in Global Rights Connection, Equitas’ human [...] Jessica Moerman | Senior Program Officer, Canada
jmoerman[at]equitas.org 312 Main Street – Suite 213 Vancouver, BC, V6A 2T2 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded xwməθkwəyəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil Waututh) land. Jessica (she/her) joined Equitas’ Canadian team as a Program Officer in October 2022 and is now a Senior Program Officer for B.C since 2024. She has [...]Together, we can create a better world: Speaking out against injustice
The world is in recovery. We are reckoning with devastating effects of the pandemic on societies, such as more deeply rooted inequalities and social divides. Governments are focused on returning to normalcy, yet the human rights of many continue to fall through the cracks. In these times, there is greater urgency for communities pushed to [...] Combating the school drop-out of young mothers in Haiti
In Haiti, early pregnancy is a major barrier to girls' education and empowerment. There is no specific strategy to combat the drop-out of young mothers from school; on the contrary, the practice is that they are excluded from educational institutions when they find themselves in this situation. After the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, several [...] ACTIF Funded Projects: Together for Equality – Promoting social change for the recognition of LGBTQ2I rights in Honduras
Project partners Centro para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación LGBTI - SOMOS CDC (Honduras) Lawyers without borders (Canada) Target country Honduras Project description Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, two-spirited and intersex (LGBTQ2I) people in Honduras face various forms of discrimination and stigmatization, too often expressed through acts of violence and other forms of human rights [...] ACTIF Funded Projects: EDING – Programme d’appui aux droits humains en Afrique francophone
Project partners Fierté Afrique Francophone (Ivory Coast) Fierté Montréal (Canada) Fondation Émergence (Canada) Target countries Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Ivory Coast Morocco Senegal Project description LGBTQI+ people in Africa are invisibilized, excluded and oppressed from participating in political processes and spaces. Political leaders (ruling and opposition parties), religious leaders and community leaders all use [...] ACTIF Funded Projects: Costa Rica and Jamaica Initiative
Project partners Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (Jamaica) Alianza para la Educación Inclusiva (Costa Rica) The Global Interfaith Network for People of All SSOGIE (South Africa) Rainbow Faith and Freedom (Canada) Target countries Costa Rica Jamaica Project description The goal of this three-year project is to change the hearts and minds of families and faith communities [...] ACTIF Funded Projects: Diverse Voices of the Maghreb
Project partners Journalists for Human Rights (Canada) Target countries Tunisia Morocco Project description Diverse voices of the Maghreb is a proposed project for two years and a half by Journalists for Human Rights and a tunisian organization. The proposed project aims at enhancing the respect for, and protection and fulfillment of the human rights of [...]