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Kenya’s transgender human rights defender
The Transgender Education and Advocacy (TEA) organisation recently obtained official registration by the NGO Coordination board in Kenya, a step towards ensuring they operate legally without fear of intimidation.This journey started when a landmark ruling in 2014 by the High Court of Kenya ordered the NGO Coordination Board to register the group. Hivos East Africa’s Communications…
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No más persecución contra activistas en Honduras
El 11 de julio nos notificaron que David Valle, defensor de derechos humanos y miembro de la Asociación Somos CDC, sufrió un intento de asesinato en su casa en Tegucigalpa la noche del 10 de julio. Somos CDC es una organización socia de Hivos a través de varios programas y aliada en las luchas de…
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‘Bio-slurry is the life line of my farm’
James Namara is a retired public servant living in Ntungamo district. James constructed his biogas plant in 2010. Since that time, he has been using bio-slurry to fertilize his farm. He developed a lot of interest in the bio-slurry use and production that he has now become a model farmer in his district. He emphasizes…
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Biogas has transformed my household
Wilberforce Namanya is a farmer in Bushenyi District in Western Uganda. Wilberforce and his family live on a hilly unfertile rocky land. Farming on this piece of land has been difficult for a long time. The Namanyas had always dreamt of becoming commercial farmers but this was thwarted by the nature of the land on…
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Workplace diversity and inclusion in the 21st Century
What is workplace diversity? This is the question we sought to answer on 5 July 2017 when we congregated in Nairobi with various stakeholders across sectors during the launch of the colorful workplaces programme. I must say I was quite nervous when we were putting this event together. I wondered how it would be received…
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Impunity around girls and women must end!
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La activista tímida
En la Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades de Los Olivos, en Lima, una alumna de primer ciclo levanta la mano durante una conferencia sobre Género y Diversidad Sexual y le hace una pregunta a Verónica Ferrari, la especialista que dirige la charla: —¿Los gays creen en Dios? —No, la verdad, todos somos satánicos —contesta ella,…
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Malawi: Freedom of information and public contracting
Malawi’s new Access to Information Act signifies a new dawn particularly on the road to enabling increased disclosure in public contracts. Assented in February 2017 by President Peter Mutharika, many Malawians welcomed the move and this signalled a shift in opening up public access to government information. This means, citizens can now access information from…
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Leap frog: Rainforest Alliance and UTZ announce merger
Poisonous frogs are one of the planet’s most brightly colored animals. Depending on the species, they can be yellow, copper, gold, red, blue, green, black or a combination of those colors. More than enough choice for the designers of the new Rainforest Alliance seal, although a red frog might be the obvious choice as a…
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Raising our voice
Read this interview in Spanish here. I am Angélica Choc, a Maya-Q’eqchi ‘ native1 human rights defender and defender of El Estor community of the Izabal Department in Guatemala. I am a woman who calls out and defends the land because I do not want to leave this place, as I was born here, this is…
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Alzando nuestra voz
Lea esta entrevista en inglés aquí. Soy Angélica Choc indígena Maya-Q´eqchi´1 defensora de los derechos humanos y de la comunidad de El Estor, departamento de Izabal en Guatemala. Soy una mujer que clama y defiende la tierra porque no me quiero ir de aquí, si yo aquí nací, de aquí soy y aquí me quiero quedar.…
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Ethiopia projected as the fastest growing economy in Africa but lacks a minimum wage
The World Bank on June 7, 2017 projected Ethiopia as the fastest growing economy in Africa. In a report, Global Economic Prospects: Sub-Saharan Africa, the bank predicted Ethiopia to be at 8.3 per cent followed by Ghana and Tanzania at 7.2 and 7.8 respectively. Does this forecasted growth, however, mean better living standards for its…