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What art reminds us about change
Finding connection, purpose, and power in an art gallery in San José, Costa Rica By Tanja Lubbers, Regional Director, Hivos Latin America Recently, I was invited to visit a small art exhibit in downtown San José. I said yes, grateful for the distraction. Lately, my days have been filled with budget cuts and the crushing…
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Political leadership on gender equality at FFD4: A call for bold feminist action
At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Sevilla, Hivos co-hosted a powerful side event titled “Financing for Development and Gender Equality: A Feminist Agenda for Action for Sevilla and Beyond.” The session brought together ministers, feminist activists, and development partners from across the globe. While the overall outcomes of the conference…
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Stirring the pot: collaborative stories for a regenerative food future
As part of the Urban Futures Program, Fundación Mi Sangre, our local partner in Medellín, led an innovative learning and co-creation lab to create stories about regenerative food consumption. By Ana Carolina Benítez, Linking & Learning Officer of Urban Futures Latin America, and Daniela García, Communications Facilitator of Fundación Mi Sangre The lab, called the…
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Meter la cucharada: relatos colaborativos por un futuro alimentario regenerativo
Por Ana Carolina Benítez, Oficial de Vinculación Aprendizaje y Comunicación, Futuros Urbanos América Latina y Daniela García, Gestora de Comunicaciones, Fundación Mi Sangre En el marco del Programa Futuros Urbanos, Fundación Mi Sangre, nuestro socio local en Medellín, lideró un laboratorio innovador de aprendizaje y cocreación de historias sobre el consumo alimentario regenerativo. El laboratorio…
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The Subsidiary Bodies meeting in Bonn and the road to COP30 in Belém
We’ve asked our climate finance specialist Collins Otieno to tell us what’s happening at the second biggest annual climate meeting, the Subsidiary Bodies meeting in Bonn, and why it’s important. “Working with communities has shown that unless finance is inclusive, solutions are locally led, and processes are transparent and responsive to local needs, very limited…
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Building a Bolivia where diversity is not just respected, but celebrated
By Tanja Lubbers, Regional Director, Hivos Latin America I arrived in La Paz, Bolivia, on a cold night in early June. Landing atop the Andes at 4,300 meters (about 2.67 mi) is always magical—the thin air, the silent cable cars, and the city below buzzing with life even at 4 a.m. Some were just starting…
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Storytelling as a praxis of Pride and power
By the time the curtains fell on this year’s Out Film Festival, one truth echoed louder than any standing ovation: queer love is real, and so are our stories. “Penzi Letu Ni Halisi” — our love is real — was not just a slogan; it was a declaration of presence, of visibility, of tenderness reclaimed. As the…
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What happens when the taps run dry?
In the heart of Makueni County, Eastern Kenya, where the parched earth is a testament to ongoing drought and climate unpredictability—water is not just life. It is power, education, dignity, and survival. And when the taps run dry, so do many dreams.
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Artivism: putting art at the center of climate justice in Tunisia
In the far South of Tunisia – where environmental degradation meets systemic neglect – a powerful form of resistance is taking shape. Through dance, photography, performance art, and other disciplines, Danseurs Citoyens Sud (DCS) shows art can also be an excellent tool of transformation, learning, and advocacy for climate justice. Voices for Just Climate Action…
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Sharing global experiences on climate justice in Estonia
The first international environmental justice conference in the Baltics took place at the beginning of April. Diverse voices from around the world came together to reflect on environmental justice and on the future of climate action. Hivos’ Abigael Kiprono made her way to Estonia to talk with Estonian Members of Parliament, engage with youth, and…
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Standing firm in front of rising restrictions on activism
This blog was written by Clarisse Sih and Bibbi Abruzzini from Forus, a global consortium partner in the EU SEE program, and originally published here. Civil society organizations (CSOs) around the world are at a breaking point. The pace and intensity of restrictions on their environment are accelerating – from the criminalization of peaceful protest…
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Justicia y datos LGBTIQ+: Un encuentro para aprender, compartir y transformar
Intercambiar experiencias y buenas prácticas es el inicio de transformaciones profundas en el sistema de justicia, así lo demuestra el reciente intercambio presencial entre delegaciones de Costa Rica, Guatemala y Países Bajos, donde representantes de sociedad civil y del sistema judicial unieron esfuerzos para fortalecer sus capacidades en el acceso a la justicia para personas…