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Energy Week 2019: Latin American stories of women and energy
Voices from Latin America were heard from November 11 to 14 at the Latin American Energy Organization’s (OLADE) fourth edition of Energy Week, in Lima, Peru. Women leaders spoke about what it’s like to live without access to energy, the challenges for women in the energy sector, and how they‘ve developed innovative solutions in their communities.…
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From Nairobi in 2007 to Dakar in 2020
The long journey As the Creative Dialogues about the 10 years of powering lives in Africa came to an end, my colleague challenged me to opine what the experience has been since the beginning. Just a glance at this documentary reminded me of the unforgettable memories created from implementing the Africa Biogas Partnership Programme (ABPP).…
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Energy Week 2019: Latin American stories of women and energy
Blog post by Andrés Méndez, Hivos Latin America Voices from Latin America were heard from November 11 to 14 at the Latin American Energy Organization’s (OLADE) fourth edition of Energy Week, in Lima, Peru. Women leaders spoke about what it’s like to live without access to energy, the challenges for women in the energy sector,…
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Re-imagining the future of African cities
What’s the current DNA of African cities? African cities are full of culture, diversity and creativity – bursting with changing sounds, smells, colors and rhythms. They’re also bustling with more and more people who have come to seek better opportunities. But how fast are these cities responding to social challenges such as lack of access…
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The Ratification of ILO Convention Number 190 is paramount to combating workplace sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment is increasingly one of the most terrible forms of violence against women in the world of work and is particularly a problem in the new global economy where the workforce is comprised largely of young women with little formal education or previous work experience. As a young 21-year-old graduate, I was desperate for…
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IV Semana de la Energía: historias de mujeres y energía en Latinoamérica
Voces de Latinoamérica se hicieron escuchar en la IV Semana de la Energía de OLADE, en Lima, Perú. Mujeres lideresas contaron cómo es vivir sin acceso a energía y gestar soluciones innovadoras en sus comunidades y los retos para las mujeres en el sector energía. A inicios de esta semana participamos, por segundo año consecutivo,…
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Clean Cooking Solutions should be a Priority for Africa.
Exposure to household air pollution kills 3.8 million people yearly. In my country Kenya for example, household air pollution claims over 21,500 lives each year. Countries have committed to ensuring universal access to clean, modern energy for cooking by the year 2030 as part of 17 global development goals, but low levels of investment in…
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Celebrating the fruits of negotiation training
Flora Mpukwini speaks firmly. She is not shy either as she does not mince her words when she narrates a case where a security guard at the farm was sexually harassing a fellow woman worker. Flora has worked at the farm, Mount Meru Flowers in Arusha, for eight years. She recounts that sexual harassment cases…
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The Ugandan diet: food voices and choices
Farmers, food providers and consumers from Gulu, Buikwe and Kabarole Districts give their personal views on the Ugandan diet and food supply. Known as the food basket of East Africa, Uganda supplies 72% of the region’s commodity exports. Yet, today four out of ten Ugandans are not getting their required dietary intake. In fact, 16%…
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Stepping up the fight against illegal taxes at school
Guest blog by Anisa Nindiahayati, PATTIRO Semarang* Women in Semarang City in Indonesia have little opportunity to participate in or benefit from the city’s development. Research by our Open Up Contracting partner PATTIRO Semarang shows that the average budget of the city between 2010 and 2018 only included 0.4% for women’s participation. Hivos believes one…
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The Kenyan Diet: Food Voices and Choices
To coincide with World Food Day on 16 October, the Sustainable Diets for All program in Kenya curated a photo exhibition exploring the Kenyan diet. Capturing the views of 15 men and women living in the sub-counties of Gilgil, Njoro and Bahati in Nakuru County, Kenya, the exhibition highlighted the challenges they face in producing…
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Challenges in leveraging (inter)national finance for energy access in Kenya
Kajiado County and its efforts to bring decentralized renewable energy to its people Kajiado County is predominantly semi-arid and sits on the outskirts of Nairobi in the south of Kenya. At the moment, about 39 percent of the county has energy coverage. And this is something Dr. James Sankale (Chief Officer at the Ministry of…