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Remembering “The Millet Man”: PV Satheesh

Inter Pares mourns the loss of Deccan Development Society's founder and director.

Without seed security, no food sovereignty

Seed security is the guarantee of producing or having access to quality seeds.

Agroecology led by women in West Africa

In Madina Sara, the community created a seed bank to conserve seeds.

Agroecology: Helping women in West Africa access land

What role agroecology can play in strengthening women’s access to and control over land?

Honouring Caroline Andrew | The community remembers

Sharing stories and celebrating the life of an extraordinary woman.

Feminism

$16 million for climate and feminist action in West Africa

Funding announcement for Feminist Climate Action in West Africa project.

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Karate and bodily autonomy: Helping girls in Bangladesh thrive through sport

What does karate have to do with bodily autonomy?

The twin fights for reproductive health and LGBTQI+ rights in Guatemala

2022 saw a major threat to bodily autonomy in Guatemala.

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Stop child marriage in Bangladesh!

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Forced sterilization: Finding light after the darkness

In Peru during the 1990s, hundreds of thousands of women were forcibly sterilized under a government program.

Speak my language: connecting through isolation with memes

The early pandemic was a dark time for everyone in metropolitan Manila – especially youth.

Circle of hope and solidarity in Sudan

In 2019, footage went viral of 22-year-old Alaa Salah leading Sudanese crowds in protest chants.

2nd National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Events, webinars, media, and solidarity actions in the National Capital Region on Algonquin Territory.

Privacy please: Respecting community women’s health rights in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh’s patriarchal society, our counterpart organization, Nijera Kori, brings poor, marginalized women together in local groups.

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Indigenous voices at the heart of resistance in Burma

Indigenous activists are refusing to let inequalities of past struggles repeat themselves.

Sudan’s legal advocates finding their voice

The Sudanese constitution guarantees gender equality. But paradoxically, the “personal status laws” mandate a woman’s obedience to her husband.

Fighting for sex-ed in El Salvador

Wendy is part of a network of young people advocating for comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in El Salvador.

Inter Pares reacts to US Supreme Court ruling on abortion

Inter Pares believes that abortion is healthcare, and fundamental to one’s bodily autonomy.

Six young women, each wearing a medical face mask, sit around a table looking at a poster of two situations: one marked with a red "X" and the other marked with a green check mark.

Government of Canada supports new Inter Pares program in Burma/Myanmar

Inter Pares begins new project in support of civil society in Burma/Myanmar.

There can be no justice without truth

For five years, Colombia Diversa has been supporting LGBTIQ+ participation.

Decolonization here at home

Since our founding, we have sought to understand our role as an anti-colonial organization in a sector with deep colonial roots.

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BOOK LAUNCH: Sacred Bundles Unborn by Morningstar Mercredi

Join us for the launch of a new book about the ongoing practice of forced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada.

Coup Contagion and Activist Resistance in Sudan & Burma

Last year was marked not only by COVID-19, but by another type of pandemic: coup contagion.

A year of unimaginable change

Our Annual Report 2021 is out!

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Forced sterilizations in Peru: Survivors seek justice

In Peru between 1996 and 2001, more than 270,000 women were sterilized under a government-run program.

Women-Led Agroecology is Climate Action

In Guinea-Bissau, women’s collectives and community organizations are fighting climate change through the way they produce and prepare food.

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Five creative and time-tested advocacy tactics

Advocacy work to change government policy can multiply the impact of a small organization.

Human Rights and the Environment should be Non-Partisan Issues

Bills Introduced to Protect People and the Planet Warrant All-Party Support.

WEBINAR - Combatting gender-based violence: Grassroots strategies withSheelu Francis, president of the Tamil Nadu Women's Collective - Tuesday, March 29 10 AM EDT / 7:30 PM IST

WATCH | Combatting gender-based violence: Grassroots strategies

Sheelu Francis joined Inter Pares for a discussion on strategies for combatting gender-based violence.

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Sudanese Women at the Frontlines of Resistance

In October 2021, the Sudanese military seized control of the country’s government.

On March 8, We want...

In many parts of the world, March 8 is a major day to denounce discrimination, inequality and violence against all women.

Women's Rights & Gender Justice