Human Rights Participatory Growth and Poverty Eradication Program

Former Staff

Rubal Singh
Researcher
Rubal is a third year political science student at York University interested in global political issues. Working in HRPGP has changed her perspective of what poverty is, which is so broad. She believes in eradicating poverty, and that we need many young adults to take action and have their voices heard, as they are the future.

Max Chewinski
Researcher
Max is a senior Sociology major at York University. His interests include sexuality studies, human rights, inequalities, and social justice. It is precisely issues pertaining to global inequalities and social justice that drew him to join the HRPGP project in hopes of generating social change.

Anita Sekharan
Researcher
Anita is a third year student in the York/Sheridan graphic design program. She has volunteered in India and was involved in setting up a vocational training program at a leprosy colony there. Her interests include sustainablity, food security, photojournalism, and issues relating to class and gender in the developing world.

Anique Jordan
Researcher
Anique Jordan is a Specialized International Development Studies honors student. Along with her post as a HRPGP student researcher, she currently works towards reformatting her co-founded social enterprise, KEYS, to support emerging young entrepreneurs in Toronto. She has studied and conducted research in Barbados and Ecuador. Her research interests include Afro-latino studies, small scale entrepreneurship, race relations and people centred development.