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A call to all poverty alleviation changemakers!
Absent from the many headlines we regularly see in the media, is news about the millions of rural poor citizens spread across Africa, Asia and Latin America who still lack access to even the most basic energy services. This is unacceptable. Most energy access investments not benefiting the poor The World Bank, together with others,…
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Lebanese women in parties have capacities but face sexist attitudes
One of the key challenges in working with political parties on gender equality and women’s political participation is dealing with backlash from defensive male party members who feel that their power is threatened. In a recent townhall meeting held on 9 September 2017 with the West Bekaa Women’s Committee branch of the Lebanese Kataeb party, …
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Making politics matter for women and youth in Lebanon
Politics has a bad reputation in Lebanon. But one Hivos partner is working to encourage women’s political participation by addressing political apathy and disinterest in young people. Instead of being the process and practice through which we improve our lives, it is viewed by many citizens as a ‘dirty business’, corrupt and dishonest. It is a…
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Un mundo de diferencia: crecer como mujer transgénero en los Países Bajos y en Costa Rica
You can read this blog in english here. ¿Qué se siente crecer en un entorno completamente diferente como mujer transgénero? En el 2017, las personas en los Países Bajos pudieron seguir la vida de la modelo y DJ de Ámsterdam, Valentijn de Hingh (27). La documentalista Hetty Nietsch la siguió desde los siete hasta los…
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Energy Access Outlook 2017: too rosy an outlook?
“Universal energy access by 2030 is now within reach”. The title of the International Energy Agency (IEA) press release announcing the Energy Access Outlook 2017 report, released on 19 October, sounds promising. The IEA’s detailed analysis of the status of energy access in the world attributes its optimism to growing political will and declining costs…
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Change the Future of Migration – Invest in Food Security and Rural Development
Migration is fast emerging as a key topic and a nuanced understanding considers it as a livelihood diversification strategy for individual aspirations thus viewed as part of wider development. On the other hand and imperatively, its occurrence for others is often due to limitation of choices resulting from adverse political, environmental and economic situations, and…
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World Food Day
Uganda’s food production has been on a steady decline owing to climate change coupled with a growing population. The shifting scale of food production has brought with it extremities such as malnutrition and hunger in sub-regions such as Karamoja, Teso and Lango. As we commemorate World Food Day (WFD), the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) states…
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A SNAPSHOT: “What is happening with women’s Participation and Public Administration”
Hivos under the Women Empowered for Leadership program held a linking and learning event on the 6th and 7th of October 2017 at the Meikles Hotel in Harare. The Linking and Learning event brought together partners from the implementing countries; Jordan, Lebanon, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe under the theme “Women in Leadership: Working with political parties to…
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Wonder Woman of Waingapu: Born to be a Leader
As the only female staff working at RESCO, a renewable energy service company established under the Sumba Iconic Island platform, Jetty Arlinda Maro, 26, has to work twice as hard as her male colleagues to prove her capacity. Unlike those men, she is not only responsible for electrical installations, she is also the facilitator and…
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Hivos hosts Female Independent Candidates
Hivos hosted a Female Independent Candidate Dialogue organised by Women Politician’s Incubator Zimbabwe (WOPIZ) and Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU). The dialogue held on Wednesday 27 September 2017 aimed to give female independent candidates a platform to meet fellow candidates, the media and potential partners and discuss ways to increase their visibility and voter mobilisation.…
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What companies in Kenya can do to tackle LGBTI discrimination
From social good to inclusivity Increasingly companies are realizing that they exist beyond making profits and have a key role to play in improving the lives of the people they serve or interact with-whether it’s their customers, employees or the society at large. We have seen companies such as Safaricom, the telecom giant taking strong…
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Venas cafetaleras: las vidas de las personas detrás del café
You can read this blog in english here. Una taza de café representa mucho más que una bebida que acompaña el despertar de muchas productoras y productores de café de América Latina. Para estas personas, es la materialización de arduo trabajo, dedicación y sacrificio. Tuve la oportunidad de adentrarme en los cafetales de Andes, Colombia,…