Joint statement on Canada's support for women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia Aug 10, 2018 | Read more
“Until We Find Them”: Searching for missing loved ones on the road to the North Mar 11, 2019 | Read more
Inter Pares welcomes Canada’s feminist realignment of international assistance Jun 9, 2017 | Read more
Canadian Government Breaks Promise to Create Independent Corporate Human Rights Watchdog Apr 9, 2019 | Read more
Stopping the unstoppable: Citizen resistance to exterminator technology in Burkina Faso Sep 4, 2019 | Read more
“Until We Find Them”: Searching for missing loved ones on the road to the North Mar 11, 2019 | Read more
The Immigrant Workers Centre to receive 2018 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award Apr 18, 2018 | Read more
“Until We Find Them”: Searching for missing loved ones on the road to the North Mar 11, 2019 | Read more
Stopping the unstoppable: Citizen resistance to exterminator technology in Burkina Faso Sep 4, 2019 | Read more
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Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Women of Sudan: Sparking Revolution, Creating Change In celebration of International Women's Day, we are pleased to share with you a collection of testimonies of resistance from the 2019 uprising in Sudan. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Women at the heart of Senegal’s transition to agroecology ENDA Pronat and allies launch a series of policy recommendations to support Senegal's transition to agroecology. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Senegal leading the way for a transition to agroecology DyTAES calls for the Senegalese government to adopt an agroecological approach. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Across Borders Learn about Inter Pares' new cross-geographic program, Building Momentum for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Stories of Solidarity We are together in the struggle for social justice. Make a gift in solidarity. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Stopping the unstoppable: Citizen resistance to exterminator technology in Burkina Faso “We will not be your guinea pigs!” Inter Pares counterpart COPAGEN asserted at a press conference denouncing Target Malaria’s plans to release gene Food SovereigntyAfrica Civil society denounces release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso Civil society organizations, including Inter Pares, denounce the release of genetically modified “male-sterile” mosquitoes in Burkina Faso. Food SovereigntyAfrica Civil society organizations denounce violence in Sudan Over ten Canadian civil society organizations denounce the recent and ongoing violent repression against peaceful, non-violent protesters in Sudan. Peace and DemocracyAfrica Sudan’s Revolution: The Struggle Within a Struggle The women’s movement will continue to organize and shape a revolution that recognizes the autonomy and respects the agency of women. Peace and DemocracyAfrica DDS and Urok Community Marine Protected Area win 2019 Equator Prize Inter Pares is thrilled to congratulate two champions of biodiversity on winning the prestigious Equator Prize. Food SovereigntyAfrica Our 2018 Annual Report is out! This year, we highlight the people of Inter Pares who make the work we do possible. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Hope in the Countryside: Abdoulaye’s story Eight years ago, Abdoulaye Déme left his village in Les Niayes, Senegal, and boarded a pirogue for the Canary Islands. Food SovereigntyAfrica Genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso – there is no consent Gene drive mosquitoes are on the horizon in Burkina Faso as a false solution to eradicate malaria. Food SovereigntyAfrica In Sudan, Courage Means Women Who Persist Through every stage of life, the rights and freedoms of women in Sudan are compromised. Our counterparts are part of the courageous women’s rights movement. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Introducing… ENDA Pronat Inter Pares is proud to announce its new relationship with Enda Pronat, a Senegalese organization advocating for sustainable and fair development. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Rural Women-to-Women exCHANGEs An exchange that brought together farmers and rural women leaders from Canada, the West African biodiversity coalition COPAGEN, and the Deccan Development Society (DDS) in India. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica A critical look at the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Senegal Presentation of key findings from the evaluation of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Senegal. Food SovereigntyAfrica 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. Africa 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! Women’s leadershipWomen's rightsFood SovereigntyAfrica 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 Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Highlights 2016: Inter Pares' year in review Globally, Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world. Africa Visit from two renowned African feminists We had the privilege of welcoming two leading feminists and longtime Inter Pares collaborators from Sudan and Guinea-Bissau. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Inter Pares calls for an investigation into sales of military vehicles to the Government of Sudan Recent reports of sales despite a ban on military exports are profoundly disturbing. Peace and DemocracyAfrica A Model for Peace: Women building peace in Mali With the support of ACORD, women and men gathered to learn and share ideas of how to transform national conflict into an authentic and sustainable peace. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica The Future of International Solidarity Over forty years, we have witnessed incredible change in the countries where we work. While some rights have been gained, others become threatened. Women’s leadershipArmed conflictHuman rightsIndigenous & ethnic rightsEnvironmentLandNatural resourcesAgricultureInternal displacementRefugeesAfrica Why is Inter Pares concerned with GMOs? Inter Pares works to support and promote food sovereignty and ecological agriculture. Here are a few of the reasons Inter Pares is concerned about GMOs. Food SovereigntyAfrica The truth from our fields Inter Pares staff Eric Chaurette visited a cotton farmer group in Burkina Faso in February 2015. He got the latest news on the farmer-researcher project. Control Over ResourcesAfrica Happy Birthday Tiniguena! Tiniguena, founded in 1991, is a courageous organization that over its history has managed to accomplish big things. Human rightsControl Over ResourcesAfrica Guinea-Bissau: Hope is in the Air Early 2015, staff member Patricia Charest Mugwaneza visited Inter Pares’ counterpart Tiniguena. She shares her experience. Peace and DemocracyAfrica The Future of International Solidarity: Over 100 participants! On April 30th, over 100 activists from Ottawa-Gatineau and around the world joined Inter Pares for its 40th anniversary event. FeminismWomen’s leadershipPeace and DemocracyAfrica Politics in Sudan need women’s voices Inter Pares counterparts act with determination and courage in Sudan to press for change, for peace, and for democracy in the face of incredible odds. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica 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 SovereigntyAfrica 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 SovereigntyAfrica Inequalities: the central focus of a regional Leadership Forum in Kenya The Forum, organized by our long-term counterpart ACORD, brought together 47 African and international social justice activists. Armed conflictControl Over ResourcesAfrica The True Face of Landgrabs in West Africa Participatory research reveals disastrous impacts on communities. Control Over ResourcesAfrica Inter Pares strongly condemns the closing of Salmmah Women’s Center in Sudan Inter Pares strongly condemns the closing of the Salmmah Women’s Resource Center office based in Khartoum by state authorities in Sudan. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Understanding land acquisitions in West Africa Learn how farmers are working with Canadian researchers and Inter Pares to document the impact of landgrabs in Africa. Control Over ResourcesAfrica (In)Equality Matters: tax justice, tax havens and the international economy The global economy creates inequality and poverty, and bankrupts countries. This is irrational and unjust. Economic JusticeAfrica Farmers in Ghana displaced for Canadian mine seek justice Farmers desperate after 10 year struggle for fair compensation for farms destroyed for Canadian mine. Control Over ResourcesAfrica Asha El-Karib and Amanda Dale: An ongoing conversation on women’s equality Two women’s rights activists from Canada and Sudan reflect on commonalities in the fight for women’s equality. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica 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 SovereigntyAfrica Protecting biodiversity and building food sovereignty in Guinea-Bissau Tiniguena, an organization in Guinea-Bissau, celebrates 20 years of struggle for emancipation and biodiversity conservation. Food SovereigntyAfrica Africa: equality, the law, and women’s well-being African women struggling for access to justice for sexual violence insist women’s equality is essential. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Salmmah: Young Sudanese women challenge taboos Salmmah Women’s Resource Centre works with young women and men to challenge discriminatory norms and laws in Sudan. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Strengthening bonds of solidarity in West Africa Inter Pares staff Rachel Gouin facilitates fundraising for social change workshop with youth in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Control Over ResourcesAfrica Africa-Canada relations: From charity and aid to solidarity and transformation How do Northern NGOs work for social justice, rather than reproduce the same relations of power we seek to transform. AidAfrica
The work of social justice continues during COVID-19 In this moment of global uncertainty, grassroots mobilization gives us hope. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Women of Sudan: Sparking Revolution, Creating Change In celebration of International Women's Day, we are pleased to share with you a collection of testimonies of resistance from the 2019 uprising in Sudan. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Women at the heart of Senegal’s transition to agroecology ENDA Pronat and allies launch a series of policy recommendations to support Senegal's transition to agroecology. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Senegal leading the way for a transition to agroecology DyTAES calls for the Senegalese government to adopt an agroecological approach. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Across Borders Learn about Inter Pares' new cross-geographic program, Building Momentum for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Stories of Solidarity We are together in the struggle for social justice. Make a gift in solidarity. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Stopping the unstoppable: Citizen resistance to exterminator technology in Burkina Faso “We will not be your guinea pigs!” Inter Pares counterpart COPAGEN asserted at a press conference denouncing Target Malaria’s plans to release gene Food SovereigntyAfrica
Civil society denounces release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso Civil society organizations, including Inter Pares, denounce the release of genetically modified “male-sterile” mosquitoes in Burkina Faso. Food SovereigntyAfrica
Civil society organizations denounce violence in Sudan Over ten Canadian civil society organizations denounce the recent and ongoing violent repression against peaceful, non-violent protesters in Sudan. Peace and DemocracyAfrica
Sudan’s Revolution: The Struggle Within a Struggle The women’s movement will continue to organize and shape a revolution that recognizes the autonomy and respects the agency of women. Peace and DemocracyAfrica
DDS and Urok Community Marine Protected Area win 2019 Equator Prize Inter Pares is thrilled to congratulate two champions of biodiversity on winning the prestigious Equator Prize. Food SovereigntyAfrica
Our 2018 Annual Report is out! This year, we highlight the people of Inter Pares who make the work we do possible. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Hope in the Countryside: Abdoulaye’s story Eight years ago, Abdoulaye Déme left his village in Les Niayes, Senegal, and boarded a pirogue for the Canary Islands. Food SovereigntyAfrica
Genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso – there is no consent Gene drive mosquitoes are on the horizon in Burkina Faso as a false solution to eradicate malaria. Food SovereigntyAfrica
In Sudan, Courage Means Women Who Persist Through every stage of life, the rights and freedoms of women in Sudan are compromised. Our counterparts are part of the courageous women’s rights movement. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Introducing… ENDA Pronat Inter Pares is proud to announce its new relationship with Enda Pronat, a Senegalese organization advocating for sustainable and fair development. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Rural Women-to-Women exCHANGEs An exchange that brought together farmers and rural women leaders from Canada, the West African biodiversity coalition COPAGEN, and the Deccan Development Society (DDS) in India. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
A critical look at the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Senegal Presentation of key findings from the evaluation of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Senegal. Food SovereigntyAfrica
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. Africa
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! Women’s leadershipWomen's rightsFood SovereigntyAfrica
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 Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Highlights 2016: Inter Pares' year in review Globally, Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world. Africa
Visit from two renowned African feminists We had the privilege of welcoming two leading feminists and longtime Inter Pares collaborators from Sudan and Guinea-Bissau. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Inter Pares calls for an investigation into sales of military vehicles to the Government of Sudan Recent reports of sales despite a ban on military exports are profoundly disturbing. Peace and DemocracyAfrica
A Model for Peace: Women building peace in Mali With the support of ACORD, women and men gathered to learn and share ideas of how to transform national conflict into an authentic and sustainable peace. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
The Future of International Solidarity Over forty years, we have witnessed incredible change in the countries where we work. While some rights have been gained, others become threatened. Women’s leadershipArmed conflictHuman rightsIndigenous & ethnic rightsEnvironmentLandNatural resourcesAgricultureInternal displacementRefugeesAfrica
Why is Inter Pares concerned with GMOs? Inter Pares works to support and promote food sovereignty and ecological agriculture. Here are a few of the reasons Inter Pares is concerned about GMOs. Food SovereigntyAfrica
The truth from our fields Inter Pares staff Eric Chaurette visited a cotton farmer group in Burkina Faso in February 2015. He got the latest news on the farmer-researcher project. Control Over ResourcesAfrica
Happy Birthday Tiniguena! Tiniguena, founded in 1991, is a courageous organization that over its history has managed to accomplish big things. Human rightsControl Over ResourcesAfrica
Guinea-Bissau: Hope is in the Air Early 2015, staff member Patricia Charest Mugwaneza visited Inter Pares’ counterpart Tiniguena. She shares her experience. Peace and DemocracyAfrica
The Future of International Solidarity: Over 100 participants! On April 30th, over 100 activists from Ottawa-Gatineau and around the world joined Inter Pares for its 40th anniversary event. FeminismWomen’s leadershipPeace and DemocracyAfrica
Politics in Sudan need women’s voices Inter Pares counterparts act with determination and courage in Sudan to press for change, for peace, and for democracy in the face of incredible odds. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
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 SovereigntyAfrica
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 SovereigntyAfrica
Inequalities: the central focus of a regional Leadership Forum in Kenya The Forum, organized by our long-term counterpart ACORD, brought together 47 African and international social justice activists. Armed conflictControl Over ResourcesAfrica
The True Face of Landgrabs in West Africa Participatory research reveals disastrous impacts on communities. Control Over ResourcesAfrica
Inter Pares strongly condemns the closing of Salmmah Women’s Center in Sudan Inter Pares strongly condemns the closing of the Salmmah Women’s Resource Center office based in Khartoum by state authorities in Sudan. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Understanding land acquisitions in West Africa Learn how farmers are working with Canadian researchers and Inter Pares to document the impact of landgrabs in Africa. Control Over ResourcesAfrica
(In)Equality Matters: tax justice, tax havens and the international economy The global economy creates inequality and poverty, and bankrupts countries. This is irrational and unjust. Economic JusticeAfrica
Farmers in Ghana displaced for Canadian mine seek justice Farmers desperate after 10 year struggle for fair compensation for farms destroyed for Canadian mine. Control Over ResourcesAfrica
Asha El-Karib and Amanda Dale: An ongoing conversation on women’s equality Two women’s rights activists from Canada and Sudan reflect on commonalities in the fight for women’s equality. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
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 SovereigntyAfrica
Protecting biodiversity and building food sovereignty in Guinea-Bissau Tiniguena, an organization in Guinea-Bissau, celebrates 20 years of struggle for emancipation and biodiversity conservation. Food SovereigntyAfrica
Africa: equality, the law, and women’s well-being African women struggling for access to justice for sexual violence insist women’s equality is essential. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Salmmah: Young Sudanese women challenge taboos Salmmah Women’s Resource Centre works with young women and men to challenge discriminatory norms and laws in Sudan. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Strengthening bonds of solidarity in West Africa Inter Pares staff Rachel Gouin facilitates fundraising for social change workshop with youth in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Control Over ResourcesAfrica
Africa-Canada relations: From charity and aid to solidarity and transformation How do Northern NGOs work for social justice, rather than reproduce the same relations of power we seek to transform. AidAfrica