Inter Pares welcomes Canada’s feminist realignment of international assistance Jun 9, 2017 | Read more
Inter Pares welcomes Canada’s feminist realignment of international assistance Jun 9, 2017 | Read more
Canadian Council of Muslim Women inaugural recipient of Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Apr 27, 2017 | Read more
Inter Pares welcomes Canada’s feminist realignment of international assistance Jun 9, 2017 | Read more
Canadian Council of Muslim Women inaugural recipient of Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Apr 27, 2017 | Read more
Canadian Council of Muslim Women inaugural recipient of Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Apr 27, 2017 | Read more
Canadian Council of Muslim Women inaugural recipient of Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Apr 27, 2017 | Read more
Canadian Council of Muslim Women inaugural recipient of Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Apr 27, 2017 | Read more
Inter Pares welcomes Canada’s feminist realignment of international assistance Jun 9, 2017 | Read more
Inter Pares Film Nights lineup features thought-provoking documentaries on social justice Sep 2, 2015 | Read more
A critical look at the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Senegal Jun 1, 2017 | Read more
A critical look at the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Senegal Jun 1, 2017 | Read more
Walking the path together: Building solidarity between West African and southern Indian farmers Apr 7, 2017 | Read more
A critical look at the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Senegal Jun 1, 2017 | Read more
A critical look at the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Senegal Jun 1, 2017 | Read more
Walking the path together: Building solidarity between West African and southern Indian farmers Apr 7, 2017 | Read more
A critical look at the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Senegal Jun 1, 2017 | Read more
Walking the path together: Building solidarity between West African and southern Indian farmers Apr 7, 2017 | Read more
Walking the path together: Building solidarity between West African and southern Indian farmers Apr 7, 2017 | Read more
Walking the path together: Building solidarity between West African and southern Indian farmers Apr 7, 2017 | Read more
Inter Pares welcomes Canada’s feminist realignment of international assistance Jun 9, 2017 | Read more
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Just like years past, Inter Pares is marking and celebrating International Women’s Day in the company of women and feminists from around the world. Women's EqualityAsiaCanada Taking a Feminist Approach As a feminist organization with over forty years of experience, we have seen the transformative results of a feminist approach and we are keen to see it widely used. Women's EqualityPeace and DemocracyAsiaBurma Feminism Sans Frontières Feminism is not a worldview invented and held solely by women in the global North. We have found over the past forty years that feminism resonates with social justice activists around the world. Women's EqualityAfricaAsiaLatin America Philippines: Stop the extra-judicial killings Since President Duterte took office, the number of extrajudicial killings has skyrocketed in that country. Inter Pares recently sent a letter to the President in collaboration with a number of other signatories. Peace and DemocracyAsia Dr. Cynthia Maung: Saving lives and building healthy futures in Burma Dr. Cynthia is our third featured activist. Learn her story and join her efforts to save lives and build healthy futures in Burma. HealthAsiaBurma Khushi Kabir: Fighting for women’s equality in Bangladesh Khushi Kabir is the first featured activist of Inter Pares’ Women Who Inspire campaign. Learn her story and join her in fighting for women’s equality in Bangladesh. Women's EqualityPeace and DemocracyAsia Highlights 2016: Inter Pares' year in review Globally, Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world. AfricaAsiaBurmaCanadaLatin America From Midwifery to National Healthcare, Step by Step By Rebecca Wolsak HealthAsiaBurma Controlling Their Own Bodies, Controlling Their Own Lives The establishment of four reproductive health clinics in the Philippines and the promotion of sexual and reproductive health of women and girls contribute to a better control of their bodies and their lives. Women's EqualityHealthAsia Inter Pares begins new program to promote inclusive governance in Burma In this five-year program, Inter Pares will promote the inclusion of ethnic and religious minorities in Burma’s transition to democracy and peace. Peace and DemocracyAsiaBurma Picture a Refugee Labels of "refugee" instead of "migrant" have power worldwide, including in Burma, where displaced people have many stories but with common threads. Peace and DemocracyAsiaBurma Push for racial equality in Burma Tin Soe is a Rohingya Muslim journalist from Burma. As part of our campaign, Tin Soe tells us why he is pushing for racial equality and emancipation of the Rohingya people of Burma. Peace and DemocracyAsiaBurma Help nurture health equality in the Philippines Iday Simbajon is a community health worker in the Philippines. Iday tells us why she is bringing reproductive health services and empowerment to poor women in the Philippines. Women's EqualityHealthAsia Inter Pares is hiring: Asia Program Manager If you share our social justice values and the required background, you may be interested in applying for this position. Deadline: January 15th, 2016. Asia Healthcare, Political Will and Federal Leadership Funding universal healthcare in Canada is economically viable, but it requires political will and federal leadership. HealthAsiaCanada Burma: Bringing Grassroots Experience to Canadian Policy In March of 2015, Inter Pares hosted a delegation of four women from Burma to meet with people facing similar struggles, and to share camaraderie and strategies. Peace and DemocracyAsiaBurmaCanada The Power of Collective Action in Bangladesh Nijera Kori landless groups in the communities of Charbata, Bangladesh, successfully led collective action to protect the land to farm and the river to fish. Control Over ResourcesFood SovereigntyAsia Inter Pares welcomes the Government of Canada’s new funding to improve women’s health in the Philippines Press release. Women's EqualityHealthAsia Women's Health Is the Key to Economic Prosperity in the Philippines Dr. Melgar and Dr. Estrada Claudio are both co-founders of Likhaan, an Inter Pares counterpart in the Philippines. Women's EqualityHealthAsia Election year in Burma Social justice activists in Burma are about to face a major dilemma. In late 2015, Burma will hold its first national elections since the "transition to democracy.” Women's EqualityPeace and DemocracyAsiaBurma Highlights 2014: Inter Pares' year in review Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world. Here are some highlights of what we have accomplished together in 2014. AfricaAsiaCanadaLatin America Unforgettable learning exchange for West African, Canadian and Indian farmers While continents apart, West Africa and the State of Andhra Pradesh in India share similar challenges. Food SovereigntyAfricaAsia Songs and Seeds of Freedom: Building solidarity among farmers from West Africa and India Inter Pares facilitates a learning exchange amongst West African and Indian farmers. Food SovereigntyAfricaAsia Health and Humanity: Connecting the Philippines and Canada Inter Pares brought together Dr. Junice Melgar, Director of Likhaan, and Mike McBane, then Coordinator of the Canadian Health Coalition. HealthAsiaCanada Upholding the Law on Shifting Sands A courageous community in Bangladesh reclaims their land. Control Over ResourcesFood SovereigntyAsia Iday's story: Solidarity in the face of Typhoon Haiyan On November 8th, 2013, the worst typhoon in the history of the Philippines struck its eastern coast. Women's EqualityHealthAsia Public financing for women’s rights in the Philippines Likhaan, a women’s health organization in the Philippines, advocates for universal healthcare and reproductive rights. Women's EqualityHealthAsia Asian and West African activists share knowledge on biodiverse farming A knowledge-sharing exchange brings Asian and West African activists together to ensure food sovereignty. Food SovereigntyAfricaAsia Civilian voices in Burma’s ceasefire negotiations Affected communities collaborate to pursue a peace based on civilian interests. Peace and DemocracyAsiaBurma The politics of food production Imported Bangladesh shrimp or Canadian-grown vegetables picked by migrant labour: it matters how food is produced. Food SovereigntyAsiaCanada Crony capitalism: How ‘development’ led to armed conflict in Kachin State Uncontrolled resource development during a 17-year ceasefire impoverished Kachin State & reignited war in 2011. Control Over ResourcesEconomic JusticeAsiaBurma Building the foundations of peace in Burma Inter Pares’ long-term relationships with organizations such as the Karen Women Organization are part of a process of creating sustainable change. Women's EqualityPeace and DemocracyAsiaBurma Aid for refugees, by refugees Camps in Thailand are built and run by refugees themselves supported and monitored by The Border Consortium. MigrationAsiaBurma Chin people in Burma: Having a say on their land Chin Human Rights Organization documents human rights abuses and campaigns to ensure benefits for Indigenous people. Control Over ResourcesEconomic JusticeAsiaBurma Third World Network: Talking trade and justice Third World Network monitors agreements around the world in order to help southern countries advocate for fairer trade regimes. Economic JusticeAsia Advocating in India for millet production to help small farmers Forming a network in India to advocate for small farmer millet-based agriculture to improve food security. Control Over ResourcesFood SovereigntyAsia Health is always political: The work of Likhaan and the Mae Tao Clinic Inter Pares facilitated an exchange between the Mae Tao Clinic for Burmese refugees and Likhaan in the Philippines. HealthAsiaBurma The importance of feminist methodology in Inter Pares’ work and structure Feminism is key to our programming and structure, with values of equality, collaboration and coalition-building. Women's EqualityAsia
Nijera Kori through the eyes of Canadian interns Between 2012 and 2016 Inter Pares collaborated with Dominique Caouette, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Montreal. Women's EqualityAsia
Women’s Health, Women’s Rights: In the Philippines, In Canada, and Beyond Inter Pares is organizing a cross-Canada tour with two representatives from the Likhaan Center for Women's Health in the Philippines. Women's EqualityAsia
Our 2016 Annual Report is out! This year, we reflect on the many sources of hope upon which we at Inter Pares draw during challenging political times. AfricaAsiaBurmaCanadaLatin America
Walking the path together: Building solidarity between West African and southern Indian farmers What do West Africa and southern India have in common? Quite a lot! Food SovereigntyAfricaAsia
Innovations in reducing maternal mortality in the Philippines Inter Pares staff were thrilled to be in Manila, the Philippines, on the occasion of the opening of Likhaan’s Zaragosa clinic. Women's EqualityHealthAsia
Why celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th? Just like years past, Inter Pares is marking and celebrating International Women’s Day in the company of women and feminists from around the world. Women's EqualityAsiaCanada
Taking a Feminist Approach As a feminist organization with over forty years of experience, we have seen the transformative results of a feminist approach and we are keen to see it widely used. Women's EqualityPeace and DemocracyAsiaBurma
Feminism Sans Frontières Feminism is not a worldview invented and held solely by women in the global North. We have found over the past forty years that feminism resonates with social justice activists around the world. Women's EqualityAfricaAsiaLatin America
Philippines: Stop the extra-judicial killings Since President Duterte took office, the number of extrajudicial killings has skyrocketed in that country. Inter Pares recently sent a letter to the President in collaboration with a number of other signatories. Peace and DemocracyAsia
Dr. Cynthia Maung: Saving lives and building healthy futures in Burma Dr. Cynthia is our third featured activist. Learn her story and join her efforts to save lives and build healthy futures in Burma. HealthAsiaBurma
Khushi Kabir: Fighting for women’s equality in Bangladesh Khushi Kabir is the first featured activist of Inter Pares’ Women Who Inspire campaign. Learn her story and join her in fighting for women’s equality in Bangladesh. Women's EqualityPeace and DemocracyAsia
Highlights 2016: Inter Pares' year in review Globally, Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world. AfricaAsiaBurmaCanadaLatin America
Controlling Their Own Bodies, Controlling Their Own Lives The establishment of four reproductive health clinics in the Philippines and the promotion of sexual and reproductive health of women and girls contribute to a better control of their bodies and their lives. Women's EqualityHealthAsia
Inter Pares begins new program to promote inclusive governance in Burma In this five-year program, Inter Pares will promote the inclusion of ethnic and religious minorities in Burma’s transition to democracy and peace. Peace and DemocracyAsiaBurma
Picture a Refugee Labels of "refugee" instead of "migrant" have power worldwide, including in Burma, where displaced people have many stories but with common threads. Peace and DemocracyAsiaBurma
Push for racial equality in Burma Tin Soe is a Rohingya Muslim journalist from Burma. As part of our campaign, Tin Soe tells us why he is pushing for racial equality and emancipation of the Rohingya people of Burma. Peace and DemocracyAsiaBurma
Help nurture health equality in the Philippines Iday Simbajon is a community health worker in the Philippines. Iday tells us why she is bringing reproductive health services and empowerment to poor women in the Philippines. Women's EqualityHealthAsia
Inter Pares is hiring: Asia Program Manager If you share our social justice values and the required background, you may be interested in applying for this position. Deadline: January 15th, 2016. Asia
Healthcare, Political Will and Federal Leadership Funding universal healthcare in Canada is economically viable, but it requires political will and federal leadership. HealthAsiaCanada
Burma: Bringing Grassroots Experience to Canadian Policy In March of 2015, Inter Pares hosted a delegation of four women from Burma to meet with people facing similar struggles, and to share camaraderie and strategies. Peace and DemocracyAsiaBurmaCanada
The Power of Collective Action in Bangladesh Nijera Kori landless groups in the communities of Charbata, Bangladesh, successfully led collective action to protect the land to farm and the river to fish. Control Over ResourcesFood SovereigntyAsia
Inter Pares welcomes the Government of Canada’s new funding to improve women’s health in the Philippines Press release. Women's EqualityHealthAsia
Women's Health Is the Key to Economic Prosperity in the Philippines Dr. Melgar and Dr. Estrada Claudio are both co-founders of Likhaan, an Inter Pares counterpart in the Philippines. Women's EqualityHealthAsia
Election year in Burma Social justice activists in Burma are about to face a major dilemma. In late 2015, Burma will hold its first national elections since the "transition to democracy.” Women's EqualityPeace and DemocracyAsiaBurma
Highlights 2014: Inter Pares' year in review Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world. Here are some highlights of what we have accomplished together in 2014. AfricaAsiaCanadaLatin America
Unforgettable learning exchange for West African, Canadian and Indian farmers While continents apart, West Africa and the State of Andhra Pradesh in India share similar challenges. Food SovereigntyAfricaAsia
Songs and Seeds of Freedom: Building solidarity among farmers from West Africa and India Inter Pares facilitates a learning exchange amongst West African and Indian farmers. Food SovereigntyAfricaAsia
Health and Humanity: Connecting the Philippines and Canada Inter Pares brought together Dr. Junice Melgar, Director of Likhaan, and Mike McBane, then Coordinator of the Canadian Health Coalition. HealthAsiaCanada
Upholding the Law on Shifting Sands A courageous community in Bangladesh reclaims their land. Control Over ResourcesFood SovereigntyAsia
Iday's story: Solidarity in the face of Typhoon Haiyan On November 8th, 2013, the worst typhoon in the history of the Philippines struck its eastern coast. Women's EqualityHealthAsia
Public financing for women’s rights in the Philippines Likhaan, a women’s health organization in the Philippines, advocates for universal healthcare and reproductive rights. Women's EqualityHealthAsia
Asian and West African activists share knowledge on biodiverse farming A knowledge-sharing exchange brings Asian and West African activists together to ensure food sovereignty. Food SovereigntyAfricaAsia
Civilian voices in Burma’s ceasefire negotiations Affected communities collaborate to pursue a peace based on civilian interests. Peace and DemocracyAsiaBurma
The politics of food production Imported Bangladesh shrimp or Canadian-grown vegetables picked by migrant labour: it matters how food is produced. Food SovereigntyAsiaCanada
Crony capitalism: How ‘development’ led to armed conflict in Kachin State Uncontrolled resource development during a 17-year ceasefire impoverished Kachin State & reignited war in 2011. Control Over ResourcesEconomic JusticeAsiaBurma
Building the foundations of peace in Burma Inter Pares’ long-term relationships with organizations such as the Karen Women Organization are part of a process of creating sustainable change. Women's EqualityPeace and DemocracyAsiaBurma
Aid for refugees, by refugees Camps in Thailand are built and run by refugees themselves supported and monitored by The Border Consortium. MigrationAsiaBurma
Chin people in Burma: Having a say on their land Chin Human Rights Organization documents human rights abuses and campaigns to ensure benefits for Indigenous people. Control Over ResourcesEconomic JusticeAsiaBurma
Third World Network: Talking trade and justice Third World Network monitors agreements around the world in order to help southern countries advocate for fairer trade regimes. Economic JusticeAsia
Advocating in India for millet production to help small farmers Forming a network in India to advocate for small farmer millet-based agriculture to improve food security. Control Over ResourcesFood SovereigntyAsia
Health is always political: The work of Likhaan and the Mae Tao Clinic Inter Pares facilitated an exchange between the Mae Tao Clinic for Burmese refugees and Likhaan in the Philippines. HealthAsiaBurma
The importance of feminist methodology in Inter Pares’ work and structure Feminism is key to our programming and structure, with values of equality, collaboration and coalition-building. Women's EqualityAsia