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Civic Rights in a Digital Age

Our impact areas

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Civic Rights in a Digital Age
Climate Justice

News and views

New survey: US funding freeze triggers global crisis in human rights and democracy

A new survey carried out by the EU System for an Enabling Environment (EU SEE) network exposes the impact of the US funding freeze on civil society organizations (CSOs) in over 50 countries.
The power of queer community: when aid is cut, we don’t disappear. We organize.

The global LGBTIQ+ movement is being systematically undermined, not just by eroding legal protections and escalating political harassment, but by the sudden withdrawal of vital funding.
Speaking out for SRHR: why lived experiences must shape policy and practice

“I listened as some delegations pushed back against terms that should be non-negotiable: comprehensive sexuality education, safe abortion, gender equality. These are not just words; they are lifelines for young women.”

Programs

Hivos works in 40 countries and has regional hubs in Latin America, East Africa, Southern Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) where we implement more than 30 programs.

EU System for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society (EU SEE)

EU System for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society (EU SEE)

Walking the Talk

Walking the Talk

Urban Futures

Free to be Me

We Lead

Voices for Just Climate Action

Voices for Just Climate Action

ENERGIA

Digital Defenders Partnership

Digital Defenders Partnership

Bessy Ferrera Emergency Fund

Bessy Ferrera Emergency Fund

SPACE: protecting civic space in Tunisia

SPACE: protecting civic space in Tunisia

Strengthening Respect for Environmental Rights in Zambia (SR4ER)

Strengthening Respect for Environmental Rights in Zambia (SR4ER)

Connect, Defend, Act!

Connect, Defend, Act!

SharaKa for Inclusive Climate Action

SharaKa for Inclusive Climate Action

Qudurat: fostering a resilient media ecosystem

Qudurat: fostering a resilient media ecosystem

Women and Youth Leadership and Participation (WYLP) project

Women and Youth Leadership and Participation (WYLP) project

S(HE) Matters

Impact Together! (I2G)

Impact Together! (I2G)

Health and Climate Change: Challenges for Amazonian Indigenous Peoples

Health and Climate Change: Challenges for Amazonian Indigenous Peoples

AfriFOODlinks

Energizing the power of women in Central America

Energizing the power of women in Central America

FOCUS

Onward with LGBTIQ+ rights in Central America

Onward with LGBTIQ+ rights in Central America

The Challenge Fund for a Just Transition

The Challenge Fund for a Just Transition

The West & Central Africa Alliance for biodigester promotion

The West & Central Africa Alliance for biodigester promotion

Rural Women Cultivating Change Program (RWCC)

Rural Women Cultivating Change Program (RWCC)

Forward with Diversity

Forward with Diversity

Alianza Liderazgo en Positivo (ALEP)

Alianza Liderazgo en Positivo (ALEP)

Hivos-Triodos Fund

Hivos-Triodos Fund

Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Fund

Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Fund

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