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Decades of feminist organizing have changed societies around the world, although the struggle is far from over.

Feminism is key to our programming and structure, with values of equality, collaboration and coalition-building.

Inter Pares advances social justice in Canada and abroad bringing a strong feminist analysis to coalition work.

Highlights from 2010 of what Inter Pares and its counterparts have accomplished.

Inter Pares supports the efforts of marginalized people to achieve safety, security and justice.

People are creating Canada's first comprehensive food sovereignty policy based on a vision of a society in which nobody goes hungry.

Moments of revolution arise out of the patient work of organizing ourselves around shared goals.

An exchange between Likhaan in the Philippines and the Mae Tao Clinic on the Burma-Thai border.

Using stories from Inter Pares' programs, Inter Pares’ Executive Director Rita Morbia explores the theme of Global Women's Solidarity.

People feel their poverty less when they have the skills to influence social institutions to meet their demands.

African women struggling for access to justice for sexual violence insist women’s equality is essential.

Local organizations in Peru and Guatemala are working to heal the deep scars of the internal armed conflicts left on indigenous women.

The work of Inter Pares and PCS shared through the story of four inspiring Indigenous women in Peru.

Inter Pares’ history of supporting displaced peoples and fighting for refugee rights.

In every place that Inter Pares works, a central issue is the uncertainty people face about their future on the land.

Resisting the imposition of top-down political and economic monocultures, and creating solutions that begin with those most affected.

Peter Gillespie shares Inter Pares rich history, telling the stories of the many relationships he has nurtured with people around the world.

She shared stories with Canadians and presented before a parliamentary committee the human rights situation in Burma.

Inter Pares connects people delivering community-based healthcare for patients caught up in poverty and conflict.

Mining Watch Canada, the Halifax Initiative and Inter Pares advocate for responsible behavior from Canadian companies

The real impact of "enhanced" border controls, no-fly lists and other government watch lists on the lives of real people.

Canadian officials and politicians appreciate having access to perspectives and voices they otherwise would not have heard.

Highlights from 2009 of what Inter Pares and its counterparts have accomplished.

Young people in Peru, in Sudan, in the Philippines, and in Canada are building the future they want, now.

Salmmah Women’s Resource Centre works with young women and men to challenge discriminatory norms and laws in Sudan.

CBAN, Check Your Head, and the National Farmers Union Youth created a toolkit to better the food system in Canada.

The report examines the socio-economic, human rights, cultural, and environmental impacts of the expanding production of African oil palm.

ICLMG comprises 38 Canadian organizations & monitors the impact of security legislation on civil rights

Replacing fear with common cause, and addressing the roots of poverty and oppression.

Examination of four case studies of Canadian extractive industry investment projects in Colombia for potential human rights risks

Refugees fleeing abuse in Burma are sold by traffickers in Malaysia and south Thailand, with official complicity.

Internal armed conflicts in Peru, Guatemala, and Colombia changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals.

Our best efforts lie in paying close attention to the present – in all its diversity and complexity and possibility.

Inter Pares staff Rachel Gouin facilitates fundraising for social change workshop with youth in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.

How do Northern NGOs work for social justice, rather than reproduce the same relations of power we seek to transform.

The most important is to build a movement by gaining the support of people who care about social justice.

Twenty activists consolidate knowledge and advance feminist strategies on the issue of sexual violence against women in armed conflict.

Highlights from 2008 of what Inter Pares and its counterparts have accomplished.

Eliminating hunger and ensuring healthy communities and a healthy planet.

Inter Pares has worked with civil society organizations in Burma since 1992.

Molly Kane’s challenge as to how the roles of women and gender are viewed.

Achieving equity requires that people who are benefiting today from inequity be prepared to give up some of their benefits.

Issues and dilemmas facing international NGOs dedicated to international solidarity with people in Africa.

Choosing to engage instead of turning away, embracing hope rather than neutrality and silence.

Dedicated women who support and accompany survivors of violence, and our shared learning in the search for justice

In Spring 2007, an exchange took place on an international online research and reflection network on the Great Transition Initiative, concerning the prospect of including the concept of open borders in its vision of a humane and just global future. This article shares elements of that dialogue. Published in Development, 2007, 50(4), (50–55) © 2007 Society for International Development 1011-6370/07

Highlights from 2007 of what Inter Pares and its counterparts have accomplished.

Asha El-Karib and Fahima Hashim outline Sudanese women's struggles for equality.

Reflecting on dilemmas and opportunities for community organizers and activists throughout the world.

This Annual Report provides examples of the actions during 2006 that nurtured and reinvented the politics of life.