September 18, 2023
Calgary - Equitable Origin’s Board of Directors announced today at the World Petroleum Congress that it has appointed Canadian climate innovation champion Jason Switzer as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Equitable Origin advances market-based mechanisms to incent leadership in responsible energy development, and to support Indigenous rights.
We are pleased to announce that Equitable Origin has recently received the 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency status with Candid; formerly known as GuideStar.
The Platinum seal is the highest possible rating attainable by an NGO, and indicates that Equitable Origin and its programs exceed nonprofit industry standards.
Quito, June 14, 2023 – Equitable Origin, through the CEFO Indígena program, is pleased to announce the receipt of the "Connecting the Unconnected" grant by the Internet Society Foundation (ISOC). The grant aims to expand internet access and promote digital equity in the Nangaritza region, benefiting the Indigenous Shuar Federation of Zamora Chinchipe (FEPNASH-ZCh). Equitable Origin will work in close collaboration with the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE) in order to implement the activities relevant to this grant.
Equitable Origin is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to our Board of Directors this year. We are glad to welcome onboard, Steve Saddleback!
Steve Saddleback is a member of the Samson Cree Nation located in Maskwacis, Alberta, Treaty Six Territory.
HOUSTON, July, 13, 2023 – The Unifor Social Justice Fund recently awarded a significant grant to Equitable Origin (EO) for the creation of a Center of Indigenous Governance and Territorial Management of the Shuar and Siekopai Indigenous nationalities.
Thanks to the collaborative work of Equitable Origin, the Shuar Provincial Federation of Zamora Chinchipe and Nature and Culture International, the project "Tarimitat Pujistin", meaning territory for life in Shuar, was selected as one of the 8 global pilots of the BASE initiative.
Equitable Origin is pleased to announce that two new members joined our Board of Directors last year. Coming from civil society and business, the new members bring decades of experience and leadership in human rights; socially responsible investment; energy markets; and sustainable development to our organization.
"Conflicts in the territory begin when prior consultation is not applied" declared Miguel Guimarães Vásquez, vice president of AIDESEP, an Amazonian indigenous organization in Peru, who participated in the ISEAL-led FPIC 360 webinar with Equitable Origin´s participation.
Come and join a ground-breaking, passionate team of change makers at Equitable Origin. Our vision is a just energy transition where energy and natural resource development is carried out responsibly and creates benefits for all stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the CEO, the Operations Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of EO’s administrative, human resources, technology and financial operations.
Within the collaboration between UNESCO, RITA and Equitable Origin, the “Diagnostic Workshop for Indigenous and Community Media in the South Zone” was held in March. The objective of this workshop was to learn about the four fundamental thematic axes for the sustainability of a community media: Legal Certainty, Financial Certainty, Technical Certainty and Institutional Certainty.