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IHRTP 2019
International Human Rights
Training Program
International Human Rights
Training Program
The International Human Rights Training Program(IHRTP) is an internationally recognized intensivethree week training program. It is the only trainingin the world specifically dedicated to building thecapacity and skills of human rights educators. The program is a unique opportunity for humanrights educators to acquire practical tools toimprove the effectiveness and impact of their workwhile deepening their understanding of humanrights.
Held in Montreal, Canada every June,the IHRTP is a world leading programon human rights education
International Human Rights TrainingProgram
June 9-28, 2019
40th EDITION!
NOTRE APPROCHE
The Program is an immersion intothe participatory approach. Theparticipants are at the heart of theprocess. They analyze their workand create new strategies for actionbased on their own experience.
During the training, the participantsdevelop an individual plan, with the helpof coaches, in order to put into practicetheir newly acquired knowledge and skillsthrough activities (training, campaigns,evaluations, follow-up, etc.) within theirorganization and in their countries.
The varied professional backgroundsof the participants bring a greatrichness to the program. Every year,close to 90 participants from morethan 45 countries join the programbased on their experience andcommitment to the field of humanrights.
Innovative approach
From education to action
Diversity
WHY APPLY TO THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM?
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
The program is for human rightseducators from civil societyorganizations, regional and nationalinstitutions and governmentagencies.
REGISTRATION FEES
The tuition fee is $ 6195 CAD This covers: • Training costs • Accommodation and meals • Program materials • Emergency medical insurance
Full and partial scholarships may be available
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 20, 2018 CANADIAN APPLICATIONS: March 19, 2019
The IHRTP is held in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, a community in suburbanMontreal. Participants stay in sharedapartments at John Abbott College.
Participants are responsible of theirinternational transportation
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In addition to the participatoryapproach, the program familiarizesparticipants with the human rights-based approach, the genderperspective and the systems approach.The participants acquire and developtools for improving the effectivenessand the concrete impact of their work.The IHRTP helps participants transformtheir work methods by making themmore inclusive and participatory.
The IHRTP is an opportunity forparticipants to meet other committedindividuals who, like them, areleaders working for change in theircommunities. By taking part in thetraining, the participants becomemembers of a community of practiceallowing them to network with morethan 3800 former participants andexperts and to share tools andresources online.
Equitas has over 50 years of experience inhuman rights education. The quality of ourprize-winning work has been recognized inCanada and abroad. In addition to havingtrained several world leaders in humanrights, Equitas has an ongoing workingrelationship with the Office of the UnitedNations High Commissioner for HumanRights.
Professional development
Networking
Expertise and international recognition
“For the past 40 years, Equitas’International Human Rights Training
Program has helped to create one of thelargest international communities of
human rights leaders. This network ofover 3800 human rights defenders weretrained here in Montreal, and are playing
critical roles in making their countriesbetter places to live for the mostvulnerable and marginalized.”
“The IHRTP has expanded myknowledge and given me so much
insight to a lot of things. I feel like anew person and I can hold my head
up high with what I have learned.This is one of the very best
trainings I have participated in.”
“The IHRTP has enriched my knowledgeand made me acquire new skills toapply at my work back home. The
program is full of valuable techniques,lessons, methods, instruments and
information. I am very happy that I waspart of this amazing program.”
Based in Montreal, Equitas isCanada’s most recognized and activehuman rights education organization.We work for the advancement ofequality, social justice and respect forhuman dignity throughtransformative education programs.In the last 50 years, we have reachedover 3.2 million people worldwide.
ABOUT EQUITAS
– Ian Hamilton, Equitas Executive Director
– Participant from Nigeria
– Participant from Jordan
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INFORMATION
HOW TO APPLY
www.equitas.org
Phone: 514 954 0382 ext. 239 Email: [email protected]
1. First, create an account with our ContactEquitas platformcontactequitas.force.com 2. Complete the online application form 3. Upload the required documents on your ContactEquitas account :
Equitas - International Centre for Human Rights Education 666 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1E7
The Memorandum of Agreement duly signed Two letters of recommendation from a national orinternational human rights organization (other than yours) A brochure (and/or mission statement) describing the workof the candidate’s organization
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 20, 2018 CANADIAN APPLICATIONS: March 19, 2019
