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Njeri Gateru | Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

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Njeri Gateru (she/her/they/them) is a queer feminist human rights lawyer with seven years working experience working on the protection of minorities in Kenya including asylum seekers, internally displaced persons and LGBTIQ communities. She is founding member and the Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission in Kenya, an organization that provides legal aid [...]

Neish Nicholas McLean | Activist, Consultant and Co-Founder, TransWave

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Neish McLean (he/him/they/them) is a transmasculine Jamaican LGBTIQ activist and consultant working at the local, regional and international levels. Neish is the Co-Founder of TransWave Jamaica, Jamaica’s first and only organization solely dedicated to trans advocacy. Additionally, Neish serves as the Chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee at the International Planned Parenthood Federation and [...]

Chantelle de Nobrega | Program Officer, Mama Cash

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Chantelle de Nobrega (she/her) is a South African feminist based in Cape Town. She worked in the human rights field for fifteen years, working locally, nationally and globally with a particular focus on feminism, women’s rights, queer rights, socio-economic rights, good governance, and ending racism. Chantelle has experience in grantmaking, research, fundraising, community organising and advocacy. She is [...]

Caroline Kouassiaman | Executive Director, Initiative Sankofa d’Afrique de l’Ouest

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Caroline Kouassiaman (she/her) is a queer, bilingual (English/French) African feminist of Ivorian and African-American heritage. She is currently based in Accra, Ghana, where she works with Initiative Sankofa d'Afrique de l'Ouest (ISDAO), a West African LGBTQI activist-led organization working to build a more just and inclusive West Africa. Caroline’s work and activism have focused on bolstering and amplifying the work [...]

The Youth of Rawabet in Jordan: The Story of a Transformative Journey
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The Rawabet Initiative in Jordan is the story of 30 young women and men working with an unparalleled passion and a powerful belief in the value and dignity of human beings. They decided to exercise their freedom of choice, and in doing so, to touch the lives of more than 1,500 people in their local community.  On October 28, 2020, a national forum was held online [...]

Discrimination amidst a pandemic: Together we can make a difference
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DONATE NOW Almost nine months since the start of this global pandemic brought on by COVID-19, the world is still reeling from the heavy social, political, and financial consequences brought on by the virus.   Equitas has been creative in rethinking the delivery of our programs in the context of remote working and travel restrictions. Hand in hand with over sixty partners across Canada and internationally, Equitas has pivoted to online delivery, all while maintaining our participatory empowering approach.  As we hear more and more of communities and individuals whose voices are ignored and whose human rights [...]

Teaching Youth about Human Rights in Senegal
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In Senegal, 24% of children are subjected to severe physical punishment – which is a violation of children’s rights as expressed in Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.  Teaching children about their rights is important not only to build their capacity to stand up for themselves and others, but to empower youth […]

More than $7 500 were raised for Equitas at the Scotia Bank Virtual Race!
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More than 150 km were completed by our 19 runners! 19 people ran and raised funds for Equitas and human rights education in the Scotia Bank Virtual Race this summer. More than $7 500 were raised this year for our first participation in the race. You can still donate to Equitas and support human rights […]

Equitas Shares it
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Geared primarly towards human rights educators/defenders, Equitas Shares it! provides an array of tried and tested resources drawn from Equitas’ extensive practice in human rights education including products created through joint reflections with Equitas’ alumni. Some examples include participatory training techniques, facilitation tip sheets, and human rights reference sheets.   Aligned with our Theory of Change, the Equitas Shares It! posts describe lessons learned and good practices to strengthen leadership for advancing human rights, with [...]

Opening our eyes to disability: from the IHRTP to my research thesis
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Manon Thépault was an intern at the International Human Rights Training Program in 2018, where she met activists defending the rights of people living with disabilities. This inspired her to write her master’s thesis on the evolution of these rights in the MENA region.  My experience at the International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP), organized […]

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