Voices North and South

Voices of Resistance: Sudan

Women’s rights activists from Sudan recount their difficult and courageous stories.

Erin Sirett, a unique relationship to Inter Pares

Erin Sirett is a current donor, but she also has a unique relationship to Inter Pares. She did her Ph.D. research on Inter Pares!

A conversation with Margaret Moncrieff and David Melhorn-Boe, Inter Pares donors

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.

17. Sanjida Akhter stands in a schoolyard with her hands folded in front of her body, smiling at a group of classmates who stand around her in a circle.

Organizing youth against violence: Sanjida Akhter, Bangladesh

Sanjida is determined to denounce the harassment of girls and educate local youth on violence against women.

Morningstar Mercredi chants with her right fist in the air at an Idle No More march in Edmonton. Victoria Saccsara stands with her arms crossed and looks over her left shoulder.

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.

Forced sterilizations in Peru: Survivors seek justice

Victoria Saccsara leads a group of survivors of forced sterilization in her region advocating for reparations from the Peruvian government.

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.

Stories of Solidarity: Women Uprising in Sudan

Dr. Asha El-Karib shares how Sudanese women catalyzed ground-breaking political change and continue to organize.

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.

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.

Achia Begum, Nijera Kori

Achia Begum brings decades of zeal and resistance to her landless group in Bangaldesh.

Tatiana Galera Cueto, Poder Mestizo

Tatiana and allies came together in 2012 to form Poder Mestizo to provide a platform for diverse youth to express themselves through art, music, dance and social mobilization.

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.

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.

Morena Herrera, La Colectiva feminista

For almost 15 years now, la Colectiva feminista has been promoting and protecting women’s rights in El Salvador.

Adriana and Marcela, Colombia Diversa

Adriana and Marcela were among the first lesbian couples to marry in Colombia.

Najwa, Sudanese Organization for Research and Development

Najwa is a young woman supported by the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development.

Narsamma Masanagari, Deccan Development Society

Narsamma Masangari runs a community radio program in Telengana State, India with support from Deccan Development Society.

Khushi Kabir, Coordinator of Nijera Kori

Khushi Kabir, Nijera Kori

Khushi Kabir has always held a deep belief in women’s equality.

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.

Cathleen Kneen engages panelists at Inter Pares’ 2009 AGM.

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.

Assétou Kafando, INADES

Assétou Kafando is the president of the women farmers’ association in the small city of Dedougou in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Iday Simbajon, Likhaan Center for Women's Health

Iday Simbajon is a community health worker in the Philippines.

Blanca Jiménez, Movimiento de Mujeres Mayas de Huehuetenango

Blanca Jiménez is a Maya Mam leader in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

Iday Simbajon: Solidarity in the face of Typhoon Haiyan

Iday Simbajon is a community health worker living in Metro Manila, the Philippines.

Asha El-Karib promotes democracy and equality for women in Sudan

Asha is the director of the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD).

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.

“A man doesn’t rape”: María Ysabel Cedano (far right) speaking to fellow activists to mobilize around women’s violence.

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

Junice Melgar: Filipina women speaking for themselves

Dr. Junice Melgar of Likhaan, an Inter Pares counterpart, shares her story of listening to grassroots women.

Assetou Samaké and panelists at public event in Ottawa

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.

Mae Tao Clinic: Dr. Cynthia discusses patient care in the Child Inpatient Department.

Dr. Cynthia Maung: Nurturing leaders at the Mae Tao Clinic

Soft-spoken physician from Burma inspires new generation of healthcare providers.