Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Feb 4, 2021 | Read more
Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Feb 4, 2021 | Read more
Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Feb 4, 2021 | Read more
Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Feb 4, 2021 | Read more
Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Feb 4, 2021 | Read more
Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Feb 4, 2021 | Read more
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Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Feb 4, 2021 | Read more
Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy Feb 4, 2021 | Read more
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Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanadaPersonal Story Organizing youth against violence: Sanjida Akhter, Bangladesh Sanjida is determined to denounce the harassment of girls and educate local youth on violence against women. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsiaActivist Profile Speaking their truths: Victoria Saccsara and Morningstar Mercredi Victoria and Morningstar’s lived experiences of forced sterilization were central to a 2019 forum which took place in Quito, Ecuador. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanadaActivist Profile Stories of Solidarity: Justice for Survivors in Peru María Ysabel Cedano shares how women are coming together in Peru to demand justice for survivors of forced sterilizations. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Stories of Solidarity: Indigenous Women's Leadership in Burma Naw K’nyaw Paw shares how the Karen Women's Organization strengthens women’s leadership and political participation. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Stories of Solidarity: Women Uprising in Sudan Dr. Asha El-Karib shares how Sudanese women catalyzed ground-breaking political change and continue to organize. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Joanna Erdman, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University In August 2019, Professor Joanna Erdman visited the Likhaan Center for Women's Health in Manila, Philippines. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia In the words of the landless: Change in Bangladesh Hear first-hand what change they have seen in their community, and their own lives, over the last twenty-five years. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Achia Begum, Nijera Kori Achia Begum brings decades of zeal and resistance to her landless group in Bangaldesh. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Mariam Sow, ENDA Pronat Mariam Sow is the Director of ENDA Pronat, a Senegalese NGO dedicated to supporting ecological agriculture, family farms, and women’s rights. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Lina Bacalando, Likhaan Center for Women’s Health Lina Bacalando is a community health worker and organizer with the Likhaan Center for Women’s Health in the Philippines. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Morena Herrera, La Colectiva feminista For almost 15 years now, la Colectiva feminista has been promoting and protecting women’s rights in El Salvador. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Bill Fairbairn, Inter Pares Bill Fairbairn has been Program Manager for Latin America at Inter Pares since 2011. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada Adriana and Marcela, Colombia Diversa Adriana and Marcela were among the first lesbian couples to marry in Colombia. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Najwa, Sudanese Organization for Research and Development Najwa is a young woman supported by the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Narsamma Masanagari, Deccan Development Society Narsamma Masangari runs a community radio program in Telengana State, India with support from Deccan Development Society. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Khushi Kabir, Nijera Kori Khushi Kabir has always held a deep belief in women’s equality. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Flor Salvador: Witness to struggle and triumph in Mesoamerica Program manager Guillaume Charbonneau tells us Flor's story and how she grew into her role supporting women's rights movements across Central America and Mexico. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Cathleen Kneen: Our big sister Program manager Eric Chaurette shares his ten-year collaboration with Cathleen, a tireless leader for food sovereignty who passed away this spring. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada Assétou Kafando, INADES Assétou Kafando is the president of the women farmers’ association in the small city of Dedougou in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Iday Simbajon, Likhaan Center for Women's Health Iday Simbajon is a community health worker in the Philippines. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Blanca Jiménez, Movimiento de Mujeres Mayas de Huehuetenango Blanca Jiménez is a Maya Mam leader in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Iday Simbajon: Solidarity in the face of Typhoon Haiyan Iday Simbajon is a community health worker living in Metro Manila, the Philippines. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Asha El-Karib promotes democracy and equality for women in Sudan Asha is the director of the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD). Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Charm Tong: mobilizing for an inclusive and democratic Burma Charm Tong has traveled widely to expose the ongoing exploitation of women and children in Burma and Thailand. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Feminist activist advocates for women’s sexual autonomy in Peru Peruvian feminists face opposition by ultra-conservatives as they work to promote women’s sexual autonomy Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America Junice Melgar: Filipina women speaking for themselves Dr. Junice Melgar of Likhaan, an Inter Pares counterpart, shares her story of listening to grassroots women. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia Assétou Samaké: Teacher, scientist, and defender of Africa’s seeds Assétou Samaké, plant geneticist from Mali, explains how women and biodiversity are the cornerstones of Africa’s food security. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica Dr. Cynthia Maung: Nurturing leaders at the Mae Tao Clinic Soft-spoken physician from Burma inspires new generation of healthcare providers. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
A conversation with Inter Pares donors, Margaret Moncrieff and David Melhorn-Boe Margaret Moncrieff and David Melhorn-Boe are singer-songwriters from Kingston, Ontario, who draw attention through their performances to issues of environmental sustainability, and social and global equity. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanadaPersonal Story
Organizing youth against violence: Sanjida Akhter, Bangladesh Sanjida is determined to denounce the harassment of girls and educate local youth on violence against women. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsiaActivist Profile
Speaking their truths: Victoria Saccsara and Morningstar Mercredi Victoria and Morningstar’s lived experiences of forced sterilization were central to a 2019 forum which took place in Quito, Ecuador. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanadaActivist Profile
Stories of Solidarity: Justice for Survivors in Peru María Ysabel Cedano shares how women are coming together in Peru to demand justice for survivors of forced sterilizations. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America
Stories of Solidarity: Indigenous Women's Leadership in Burma Naw K’nyaw Paw shares how the Karen Women's Organization strengthens women’s leadership and political participation. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Stories of Solidarity: Women Uprising in Sudan Dr. Asha El-Karib shares how Sudanese women catalyzed ground-breaking political change and continue to organize. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Joanna Erdman, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University In August 2019, Professor Joanna Erdman visited the Likhaan Center for Women's Health in Manila, Philippines. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
In the words of the landless: Change in Bangladesh Hear first-hand what change they have seen in their community, and their own lives, over the last twenty-five years. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Achia Begum, Nijera Kori Achia Begum brings decades of zeal and resistance to her landless group in Bangaldesh. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Mariam Sow, ENDA Pronat Mariam Sow is the Director of ENDA Pronat, a Senegalese NGO dedicated to supporting ecological agriculture, family farms, and women’s rights. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Lina Bacalando, Likhaan Center for Women’s Health Lina Bacalando is a community health worker and organizer with the Likhaan Center for Women’s Health in the Philippines. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Morena Herrera, La Colectiva feminista For almost 15 years now, la Colectiva feminista has been promoting and protecting women’s rights in El Salvador. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America
Bill Fairbairn, Inter Pares Bill Fairbairn has been Program Manager for Latin America at Inter Pares since 2011. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada
Adriana and Marcela, Colombia Diversa Adriana and Marcela were among the first lesbian couples to marry in Colombia. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America
Najwa, Sudanese Organization for Research and Development Najwa is a young woman supported by the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Narsamma Masanagari, Deccan Development Society Narsamma Masangari runs a community radio program in Telengana State, India with support from Deccan Development Society. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Khushi Kabir, Nijera Kori Khushi Kabir has always held a deep belief in women’s equality. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Flor Salvador: Witness to struggle and triumph in Mesoamerica Program manager Guillaume Charbonneau tells us Flor's story and how she grew into her role supporting women's rights movements across Central America and Mexico. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America
Cathleen Kneen: Our big sister Program manager Eric Chaurette shares his ten-year collaboration with Cathleen, a tireless leader for food sovereignty who passed away this spring. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeCanada
Assétou Kafando, INADES Assétou Kafando is the president of the women farmers’ association in the small city of Dedougou in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Iday Simbajon, Likhaan Center for Women's Health Iday Simbajon is a community health worker in the Philippines. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Blanca Jiménez, Movimiento de Mujeres Mayas de Huehuetenango Blanca Jiménez is a Maya Mam leader in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America
Iday Simbajon: Solidarity in the face of Typhoon Haiyan Iday Simbajon is a community health worker living in Metro Manila, the Philippines. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Asha El-Karib promotes democracy and equality for women in Sudan Asha is the director of the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD). Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Charm Tong: mobilizing for an inclusive and democratic Burma Charm Tong has traveled widely to expose the ongoing exploitation of women and children in Burma and Thailand. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Feminist activist advocates for women’s sexual autonomy in Peru Peruvian feminists face opposition by ultra-conservatives as they work to promote women’s sexual autonomy Women's Rights & Gender JusticeLatin America
Junice Melgar: Filipina women speaking for themselves Dr. Junice Melgar of Likhaan, an Inter Pares counterpart, shares her story of listening to grassroots women. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia
Assétou Samaké: Teacher, scientist, and defender of Africa’s seeds Assétou Samaké, plant geneticist from Mali, explains how women and biodiversity are the cornerstones of Africa’s food security. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAfrica
Dr. Cynthia Maung: Nurturing leaders at the Mae Tao Clinic Soft-spoken physician from Burma inspires new generation of healthcare providers. Women's Rights & Gender JusticeAsia