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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!

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.

A screenshot of a Zoom meeting featuring six women.

Sudanese Women at the Frontlines of Resistance

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

The art of emancipation

Tiniguena has preserved tropical forest by supporting a network of community forest led by local people.

The Cycle of change

Across the globe, a new generation of activists is engaging to help rebuild and reshape our world, infusing movements for change with fresh energy and ideas.

Access to the law for all

One of the ways that we promote social justice is by facilitating access to the formal justice system.

New video highlights impact of pandemic on SRHR

The Future Planning Initiative has released a video highlighting how COVID-19 has left many without the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services they need.

Podcast: Nourishing Community in Guinea Bissau

In a new podcast, learn more about the special partnership between Tiniguena and Inter Pares - a partnership that dates back 30 years.

Dismantling Sudan’s shadow pandemic

The Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD) has long been working to dismantle what is now referred to as a “shadow pandemic”.

Our 2020 Annual Report is here!

In our 2020 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of sustaining social justice.

Building Resilient and Just Food Systems

The pandemic has revealed deep inequalities in our societies and the vulnerabilities of a globalized and heavily concentrated food system that needs to change.

What’s taxation got to do with it?

When we talk about addressing inequality or women’s rights, the focus is generally on spending tax dollars – for example, creating a day care progr

1. Sari Tudiver smiles brightly at the camera. She is wearing an orange patterned shirt and has short, close-cropped grey hair. Behind her is a grey background.

Confronting injustices together

Sari Tudiver, Chairperson of the Inter Pares Board of Directors, reflects on how communities mobilized for change in 2019.

Our 2019 Annual Report is here!

In our 2019 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of mobilizing for change.

Misson and Jood sit side by side looking at the camera. Misson is wearing a grey t-shirt and black hair wrap. Jood is wearing a colourful wrap.

Take Back the Day: Raising an activist

Celebrate mothers like Misson, who joined her daughter on the frontlines of Sudan’s historic uprising.

Take Back the Day!

Take back Mother’s Day to its feminist roots. From now until May 10, celebrate mothers in El Salvador, India, and Sudan whose extraordinary activism inspires us.

Martin Khor sits for the camera, resting his cheek on one hand. The photo is black and white.

Remembering Martin Khor

A world renowned activist and scholar, Martin was also the former director of long-term Inter Pares counterpart, Third World Network.

Remembering Ibrahim Ouedraogo

Inter Pares mourns the death of Ibrahim Ouedraogo, a giant of agroecology and the struggle for food sovereignty in Africa.

The work of social justice continues during COVID-19

In this moment of global uncertainty, grassroots mobilization gives us hope.

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 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.

Senegal leading the way for a transition to agroecology

DyTAES calls for the Senegalese government to adopt an agroecological approach.

Stories of Solidarity

We are together in the struggle for social justice. Make a gift in solidarity.

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

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.

A woman holding a Sudanese flag speaks into a megaphone. She is surrounded by protesters.

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.

A group of Sudanese women gathered in protest with their backs to the camera

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.

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.

Our 2018 Annual Report is out!

This year, we highlight the people of Inter Pares who make the work we do possible.

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.

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.

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.

Introducing… ENDA Pronat

Inter Pares is proud to announce its new relationship with Enda Pronat, a Senegalese organization advocating for sustainable and fair development.

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.

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.

cover of Inter Pares' 2016 Annual Report

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

Members of the COPAGEN-Inter Pares delegation celebrate International Women's Day early with their hosts at DDS.

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!

A work retreat of the Karen Women Organisation. Formed in 1949, with a membership of over 49,000 women, KWO is a community-based organization with which Inter Pares has collaborated for almost two decades.

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.

Likhaan staff at a family planning fair in the Philippines

Highlights 2016: Inter Pares' year in review

Globally, Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world.

Africa

Beth Woroniuk (feminist peace activist), Dr. Asha El-Karib, Rebecca Tiessen (University of Ottawa professor) and Rita Morbia (Inter Pares Executive Director).