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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 […]

YWCA Young Feminists: Breaking Down Stereotypes and Growing the Feminist Movement
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  By leading Community Action Projects (CAPs) in their communities all over the country, youth and young adults undertake actions that support respect for human rights.  Youth are given the opportunity to identify pressing issues in their communities and then, with Equitas’ support, launch projects and participatory activities to tackle these issues and contribute to [...]

Meet Nadjet
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Nadjet Bouda stands in front of a room of passionate, powerful, and vocal youth activists. She has organized and is helping to facilitate a workshop on how to apply a human rights based approach, something she has done dozens of times for different human rights and development organizations around the world. But this time is […]

Our impact around the world
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Equitas' human rights education programs have trained and equipped hundreds of human rights defenders, built the capacity of organizations around the world that work for the respect of human rights of vulnerable groups, contributed to the empowerment of women, and fostered the participation of youth. Our collaboration with our various partners has resulted in : [...]

Addressing Anti-Racism
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Human Rights Education as a Tool for Racial Justice  In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be antiracist. – Angela Davis  Like you, we at Equitas have been reflecting on the increased visibility of anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism and police violence. The many tragic events and the protests taking place […]

Advancing Equality through Human Rights Education in Haiti
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You are viewing a former Equitas project.The Advancing Equality Through Human Rights Education project in Haiti ended in 2024. The team is currently working on updating the website with ongoing initiatives. After the infamous earthquake in Haiti, many vulnerable groups in the country, including women, children, people living with disabilities and sexual minorities, have suffered [...]
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