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Breaking Barriers to Health: Connecting movements for sexual and reproductive health and rights

A tour with counterparts fostered lasting relationships to strengthen SRHR advocacy.

daughters, mothers, grandmothers and other sexual outlaws

Last Fall, Inter Pares launched daughters, mothers, grandmothers and other sexual outlaws, a photo exhibition in collaboration with Gallery 101 in

Sustaining SRHR activism over the long term

“[W]hen we come together—sharing knowledge, strategies and support—we build a movement that can’t be ignored,” reflected Sharaban Tohura of Nijera

daughters, mothers, grandmothers and other sexual outlaws

A photo exhibit co-curated by Inter Pares and counterparts to document SRHR activism in Bangladesh, El Salvador and the Philippines.

NEW photo exhibit showcases SRHR activism

daughters, mothers, grandmothers and other sexual outlaws showcases intergenerational efforts to advance sexual health and rights

Speak my language: Connecting through isolation with memes

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

Photo of a large group of people, each holding large yellow signs with purple writing that says "10 YEARS NA ANG RH BILL" and wearing conical cardboard hats.

Five creative and time-tested advocacy tactics

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

Additional Global Affairs support bolsters SRH in the Philippines

This additional funding will support Likhaan from November 2020 to February 2022.

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.

Inter Pares joins call for Canada to condemn state-sponsored violence in Philippines

Inter Pares joins the call for the Government of Canada to publicly condemn state-sponsored violence against the Filipino people.

The work of social justice continues during COVID-19

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

Practicing Recognition

At Inter Pares, we see our role as expressing solidarity with counterparts' struggles. We recognize, and we celebrate together.

The words The Purple Wave: Health on the Margins on a dark purple background

NEW video series highlights Likhaan Center for Women’s Health

The Purple Wave: Health on the Margins spotlights alternative, community-based health programs and advocacy in Manila.

Women's Health, Women's Rights BC Tour 2018

Learn more about the Tour to British Columbia of Likhaan, a women's health center based in the Philippines.

In the Slums of Manila, Spreading Openness and Acceptance

Mark and Vere are Likhaan Community Mobilizers. They both identify as transgender and work in the slum neighbourhoods of metro Manila.

Prime Minister Trudeau Visits Inter Pares Program in the Philippines

Inter Pares appreciates Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to an innovative clinic established by Likhaan Center for Women’s Health.

A learning exchange goes on tour

Learn more about Likhaan's Canadian tour. Likhaan is a women's health center based in the Philippines and a long time counterpart of Inter Pares.

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.

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.

A consultation at Likhaan's clinic in Vitas, Manila.

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.

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.

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.

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.