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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).

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.

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.

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.

Featured Speakers at Inter Pares 40th anniversary

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.

West African farmers in a Cotton Bt field in India

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.

Farmer-researchers meet with Inter Pares staff and COPAGEN leaders

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.

Community of Zona Verde in Guinea-Bissau

Happy Birthday Tiniguena!

Tiniguena, founded in 1991, is a courageous organization that over its history has managed to accomplish big things.

Guinea-Bissau: Hope is in the Air

Early 2015, staff member Patricia Charest Mugwaneza visited Inter Pares’ counterpart Tiniguena. She shares her experience.

Participants at the event "The Future of International Solidarity"

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.

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.

Indian and West African farmers learning exchange

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.

Eric Chaurette of Inter Pares with farmers from West Africa and India exchanging ideas

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.

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.

The True Face of Landgrabs in West Africa

Participatory research reveals disastrous impacts on communities.

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.

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.

(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.

Farmers in Ghana displaced for Canadian mine seek justice

Farmers desperate after 10 year struggle for fair compensation for farms destroyed for Canadian mine.

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.

India – West Africa exchange: Indian farmers explain their experiences with genetically engineered cotton to Canadian and African participants.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Participants in a workshop facilitated by Inter Pares' staff member.

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.

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.