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AEHRE Living Practices Series #4: Using a participatory approach to achieve sustainable livelihood, social justice, gender equality and inclusion in Tanzania
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This best practice was developed in partnership with Tusonge Community Development Organization as part of the Advancing Equality Through Human Rights Education (AEHRE) program. This practice aims to share the importance and effectiveness of using a participatory approach for sustainably promoting and protecting the rights of women, children, people with disabilities (PWDs) and other marginalized […]

AEHRE Living Practices Series #3: Eight ideas for producing educational materials that promote the inclusion of marginalized people in human rights education activities
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This best practice was developed in partnership with Mouvement Burkinabè des droits de l’Homme et des peuples (MBDHP) as part of the Advancing Equality Through Human Rights Education (AEHRE) program. This best practice describes some strategies associated with the production of educational materials for use in human rights education activities with a highly diverse group […]

AEHRE Living Practices Series #2: Using a participatory approach to achieve sustainable livelihood, social justice, gender equality and inclusion in Kenya
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This best practice was developed in partnership with Women’s Empowerment Link (WEL) as part of the Advancing Equality Through Human Rights Education (AEHRE) program. This good practice offers reflections on how to support strong human rights and women’s rights movements. It defines the term “movement building” and highlights key lessons in strengthening movement building in […]

AEHRE Living Practices Series #1: Co-constructing educational content with educational committees – an approach that fosters the consideration of multiple perspectives and knowledges
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This best practice was developed in partnership with Réseau Equitas Sénégal, Rencontre Africaine pour la défense des droits de l’Homme (RADDHO) and Réseaux Equitas de l’Afrique francophone as part of the Advancing Equality Through Human Rights Education (AEHRE) program. This practice proposes, step-by-step, one possible pathway to apply a co-construction approach when developing educational content […]

Promoting our results: Lessons learned and best practices
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This document is a tip sheet called Promoting our results, presenting lessons learned and good practices that have been documented through the activities of the Act Together for Inclusion Fund (ACTIF) working group. Resource also available in French.

Decolonizing our Partnerships and Practices
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The “Decolonizing our Partnership and Practices” knowledge package incorporates checklists and recommendations of how Equitas can decolonize our practices. To ensure participatory community engagement, Equitas staff and their international partners developed guidelines to encourage co-construction of tools and activities in human rights education with the local communities where we work. Also available in French.

Building a trail: From policy to action

Building a trail: From policy to action
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This interactive presentation is a depiction of a collective activity during a gathering of Equitas partners in 2024. Participants were invited to think on solutions and strategies to turn recommended policies into implementable and concrete action. Discover a trail for a better implementation of policy related to gender equality, gender-based violence and participation of women. […]

Human rights education… What is that?

Human rights education... What is that?
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This graphic was made as part of a visual thinking workshop hosted by Percolab during an Equitas event in 2024 involving 30+ human rights educators and partners. The graphic is the product of the ideas that were shared and summarizes what is the human rights education process. Also available in French.

Building meaningful North-South partnerships: Lessons learned and best practices
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The following lessons learned and good practices have been documented through the activities of the Act Together for Inclusion Fund (ACTIF) working group. This working group brings together Canadian organizations that have received funding from to carry out, in partnership with organizations in the South, projects that strengthen the respect, protection and fulfillment of the […]

Elements of a Human Rights-Based Approach
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This graphic summarizes the six elements composing a human rights-based approach, using the acronym PANEL as a reminder of the different elements. It also includes questions to ask ourselves to ensure each element is covered. Also available in French.