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Celebrating inclusion of intersex persons in Kenya’s highest human rights body
By Saida Ali, Global Program Manager Free to be Me In February this year, we witnessed the first openly intersex person being sworn in as a Commissioner of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). This is groundbreaking! Dr. Dennis Wamalwa is the first intersex Kenyan to occupy a high-ranking public office, more so…
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Exploring the future of Climate Justice through my daughter’s eyes
People often feel that climate change is difficult to relate to. Carolina Zambrano Barragán, Impact Lead Climate Justice, confesses: “For me, as a mother of two, relating to climate change is becoming ever more simple.”
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It’s not yet uhuru for women’s safety in Kenya
By Lucy Minayo, Program Manager, We Lead On March 7, 2022, as the city of Nairobi was bustling with activity, a young woman was attacked and sexually abused along one of our major roads by a group of boda boda riders (motorcycles that are a popular means of transport for many Kenyans). This gross sexual…
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Open Data Day and rural women in agriculture: let’s break new ground
By Mumbi Mugo, Program Officer Rural Women Cultivating Change Program “When planners fail to account for gender, public spaces become male spaces by default.” Caroline Criado-Pérez This famous quote by British feminist author, journalist and activist, Caroline Perez, could not be more relevant now as we celebrate both Women’s History month and Open Data Day…
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Redes de ALEP-PC, ONUSIDA y PNUD discuten crisis de VIH y Covid19 en América Latina
Panamá City, 20 de enero de 2022. El pasado 20 de enero, cinco organizaciones de la Alianza Liderazgo en Positivo y Poblaciones Clave se reunieron presencialmente en la ciudad de Panamá para discutir los efectos de la emergencia sanitaria por Covid19, que luego de múltiples variantes y dos años de su inicio, sigue teniendo un…
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There’s R.O.O.M to be free at Hivos in 2022
By Churchill Ongere, R.O.O.M. Regional Project Manager, Hivos East Africa At Hivos, we appreciate the disruptive power of arts and culture, which is why we have worked for so many years with creatives to bring about more just and fair societies. In 2022, the R.O.O.M program will continue supporting creative expression through critical content produced…
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Digital innovations must always strive to respect civil liberties
It’s important to take a critical look at the impact of technologies on our civic rights in this digital age. For example, artificial intelligence, the (mis)use of algorithms, facial recognition, and other forms of biometric surveillance.
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Let’s prioritize the mental health and wellbeing of sexual and reproductive health rights defenders
By Maureen Mukalo, We Lead safety and security officer, and Lillian Matemu, We Lead program officer. Both based in East Africa To mark this year’s Human Rights day, we are reflecting on the safety and security of human rights defenders working to advance sexual and reproductive health rights in the Global South. The majority of…
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More effective grant making through linking and learning
“Linking and learning promotes local ownership by creating an encouraging safe platform for rightsholders to lead debates and come up with solutions to the adversities they face.” By Wendy Otieno, Linking and Learning Amplifier- Kenya We are all witness to the ravaging effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, not just on our health, but on our…
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Lo que los pueblos indígenas nos enseñan sobre el cuidado del planeta
Es importante entender la relación entre la salud humana y la salud del planeta para construir sistemas de salud resilientes al clima. Por: Patricia Granja and Nora Sánchez Si la pandemia de la COVID-19 ha dejado algo claro es que todo y todos estamos conectados. La deforestación en los trópicos, por ejemplo, tiene un efecto…
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Africa Crossroads’ climate conference: organic maximalism and radical inclusion
Blog by Onai Mushava, freelance contributor at This is Africa. This article is written as part of a storytelling series commissioned in partnership with African Crossroads and was originally published on This is Africa. News has never been greener, from corporate green-prints and multi-lateral alphabet soup to pop music and dystopian cinema, but ordinary people’s…
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What Indigenous peoples have taught us about caring for the planet
Understanding the relationship between planetary and human health to build climate-resilient health systems.