Voices North and South

Voices of Resistance: Sudan

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

A conversation with Gwen Davies, Inter Pares donor

Gwen Davies is a writer, educator, and activist from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Canada
Personal Story

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!

Eric Chaurette, Inter Pares

Inter Pares Program Manager Eric Chaurette shares reflections from his first visit to Guinea-Bissau and the work of counterpart Tiniguena to engage youth in protecting biodiversity.

A conversation with John Harnett, Inter Pares donor

We spoke to long-time supporter John Harnett about his activism, reflections on privilege, and engagement with Inter Pares.

Canada
Personal Story

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.

A portrait of Sudanese activist Sanaa Makawi against a colourful wall

Sanaa Makawi, SWRC

Sanaa Makawi has been advocating for women's rights in Sudan since 2010.

Arnold Vega, Likhaan Center for Women's Health

Arnold Vega works with the Likhaan Center for Women’s Health, a feminist, civil society organization.

Elise Chen, Tenaganita

Elise Chen works with Tenaganita, a Malaysian organization that defends the rights of women, migrants, and refugees.

Sanhá João Correia, Tiniguena

Sanhá João Correia works with Tiniguena overseeing an innovative school garden and meals program.

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.

Rasha Hilal Al-Baiyatti, ICLMG

Rasha is an Inter Pares staff member. She is passionately involved with the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG).

Eleanor's legacy

Read part of Inter Pares donor Eleanor Millard’s story and her vision of a social justice legacy.

Canada

Esperanza Moreno, Inter Pares Board Member

I am proud to be part of the board as together we advance Inter Pares’ mission of globalizing equality.

Canada

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.

Anne Dagenais Guertin, ICLMG

Anne Dagenais Guertin is the Communications and Research Coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG).

Omar Fernández, Corporación Arazá

Omar Fernández is the Director of the Corporación Arazá, a Bogotá-based NGO working for social justice and the defense of human and environmental rights.

Samantha McGavin, Inter Pares

After 15 years of doing communications and fundraising at Inter Pares, in mid-2017 I transitioned to take on co-management of our Burma program.

Peace and Democracy

Jeannie Samuel, Inter Pares board member

In 2016, I travelled to Peru for research on marginalized communities’ access to healthcare.

Micheline Brunelle, Inter Pares donor

I love making connections with new people. My background is in theatre, and I have always loved to travel.

Miguel de Barros, Tiniguena

In 1995, when I was 14 years old, I was one of 15 students selected from schools in Bissau to participate in a learning exchange organized by Tinig

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.

Dr. Junice Melgar, Likhaan Centre for Women’s Health

In November 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited one of our clinics.

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.

Dr. Cynthia Maung, Mae Tao Clinic

Dr. Cynthia opened the Mae Tao Clinic when she first arrived in Thailand as a refugee, in 1988.

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.

Interview with Cathleen Kneen and Moe Garahan

In the fall of 2008, two Inter Pares collaborators, Cathleen Kneen and Moe Garahan, shared experiences and lessons learned across generations of food activism.

Assétou Kafando, INADES

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

Tin Soe, Kaladan Press Network

Tin Soe is a Rohingya Muslim journalist from Burma.

Augusta Henriques, Tiniguena

Augusta Henriques cofounded Tiniguena, whose name means “this land is ours,” to help Bissau-Guineans steward their country’s rich natural and cultural resources.