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Published in 2020

avelghe[at]equitas.org 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Andrea (she/her) joined the Equitas team in December 2019 as an Education Specialist for the Kenya project on women’s empowerment. Prior to joining Equitas, she has taught internationally in Hong Kong, Switzerland, [...]

5 Ways to Be an Ally in the Fight for Gender Equality

Published in 2020

This reference material includes 5 lessons and good practices about being an ally for gender equality and women’s rights. Also available in French.

5 façons d’être un-e allié-e pour l’égalité de genre

Published in 2020

This reference material includes 5 lessons and good practices about being an ally for gender equality and women’s rights. Also available in English.

Our Theory of Change

Published in 2019

Our Theory of Change adopts a holistic approach to advancing human rights and gender equality through knowledge & capacity-building, movement building, and influencing decision-makers. Equitas provides knowledge, skills and tools to support the empowernment of groups that are subject to discrimination, exclusion and other forms of human rights violations, particularly women, children and youth. In […]

Human Rights Day: How Equitas is working with children and youth to promote human rights education

Published in 2019

In 2019, the world celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. National Child Day was also celebrated on the same day across Canada. Equitas has always been a firm believer in the important role of children and youth to generate social change in the world. Through our different programs [...]

Support gender equality in Burkina Faso

Published in 2019

Equitas has partnered with Montreal-based designer  Frank And Oak to  promote gender equality  for more  inclusive communities. Certified B Corporation, Frank And Oak are committed to addressing social and environmental challenges in order to be a socially responsible company. For Frank And Oak  co-founders,  Ethan Song and Hicham Ratnani, both first- and second-generation immigrants, values of [...]

Equitas mourns the loss of Charlot Jeudy, Haitian human rights defender, partner and friend of Equitas

Published in 2019

It is with great sadness that Equitas learned of the passing of Charlot Jeudy, Director of Kouraj pou pwoteje dwa moun (Kouraj) in Haiti, an organization that defends and promotes the rights of LGBTI persons in the country, and long standing Equitas partner and friend. A Remarkable Leader and Human Rights Defender Charlot’s passing is […]

How Hassan Abdi Omar contributes to human rights advancement and gender equality in Kenya

Published in 2019

While civil society organizations certainly hold a critical role in the advancement of human rights around the world, it is important also to highlight the work of the national human rights institutions who uphold and defend them. In 2011, the government of Kenya established a watchdog body, called the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights […]

Kenya

Published in 2019

In Kenya, many efforts are being made to protect people’s basic human rights. Yet inequalities exist, especially for women and girls. The entrenched patriarchal social structures ensure that men retain power and control the vast majority of resources ranging from the family to the governmental level. Women’s participation at every level of decision making across [...]

Burkina Faso

Published in 2019

Advancing Equality Through Human Rights Education in Burkina Faso The ultimate goal of the Advancing Equality project is to increase the empowerment of women and girls to advance gender equality. In Burkina Faso, reaching this goal implies promoting women's inclusion and participation in decision-making processes. The project focuses on strategies to address social norms [...]

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