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“It’s Easier to Be Cynical”
Global gatherings are always full of inspiration, new ideas and intense experiences. They are the “reset” button and eye opener every change maker needs. The Open Government Partnership Summit (OGP) 2019 in Ottawa, Canada, held all this and more for those working in transparency, public accountability, innovation and citizen engagement. This summit brought together active…
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Indonesia takes lead in healthy gastronomy movement
Connecting sustainable food movers and shakers in Bandung City Indonesia is home to healthy food options that, if promoted, would not only make food cheaper, but also improve the nations’ health. A key part of the solution? Many different guests at the table. The gastronomic movement in Bandung Any successful multi-stakeholder platform requires committed participants…
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Maize failure an opportunity for other crops
Zambia’s 2019 crop forecast report has revealed a decline in maize output from 2.4million tons from the previous season to 2,004,389 tons this year, representing a decline of 16 percent. According to Minister of Agriculture, the decline is due to poor rainfall that has resulted into poor crop yield in most parts of the country.…
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The statistics from indoor pollution deaths must not be forgotten
‘The numbers’ and World Environment Day This year’s World Environment Day theme: air pollution is quite timely with the climate change phenomenon and its close interlink with footprints on the environment. With an estimated 3.2 million premature deaths linked to air pollution globally, intensive lifestyle choices are beginning to make a mark too on global…
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Household air pollution affects women more
You have probably seen the modern construction of the fireplace that has replaced the traditional three stones. It’s now a single hole big enough to accommodate the firewood. In addition, various options of improved clean cooking stoves – those that use charcoal – are also now readily available at supermarkets and hardware shops. The World…
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“STAWISHA”- the Hivos approach to women empowerment in Southern Africa
“Women usually juggle many tasks between the workplace and home, yet they are expected to cope with these different roles without complaining. Since I began working on WE4L in 2016, I have heard stories of how women have forgone opportunities for career advancement because they could not balance working life with the demands of their…
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Tell me what you eat, and I’ll tell you who you are
The international discourse on food first shifted from “we must feed the world” to “we must nourish the world.” Now, it’s “we must nourish the world in a sustainable way for the planet.” But this way of framing the issue misses its mark because it leaves out what food really means to people. For most…
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Seed is the heart and soul of biodiversity.
Hey you… Do you know me? Do you know my name? Or where here I am from or the gifts I proclaim… Life – health –wellness You should feel my need in these great times we live They have dropped some of us along the way – We were not fit they would say… One…
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Implementación de Hivos e ICW Latina “excede las expectativas del Fondo Mundial”
El programa “Mujeres, Derechos Humanos y VIH”, implementado en colaboración con ICW Latina, fue calificado con una ‘ejecución de A1‘, la nota más alta possible asignada por su donante, el Fondo Mundial de la Lucha contra el Sida, la Tuberculosis y la Malaria. Durante 3 años, la iniciativa logró que las mujeres construyeran una agenda…
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Biodiversity is much more than the simple measure of species numbers
Biodiversity is the spice of life, the foundation of our food and health and the greatest promise for the future of human kind. Biodiversity does not provide only food and income, but materials for medicine and performs other services of maintenance of the environment, essential for human survival. The 2019 State of the World’s…
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A grandmother’s revolution
Elena has worked for 65 of her 81 years. She moves swiftly, but calmly through the kitchen while preparing a picadillo*, making handmade tortillas and pouring coffee almost simultaneously. She explains she wants to have everything ready before her granddaughter Shi arrives. Another of her grandchildren walks through one of the kitchen’s many doors, and…
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One step closer to equality
By Anthony Marten, Communication Officer Hivos Latin America Jess Marquez has become the first trans person in Costa Rica to legally have his gender recognized. “It’s not about me. It’s about guaranteeing rights for everyone,” Jess Márquez stated after becoming the first migrant trans person to have his chosen name and gender reflected on his…