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Lebanese women at AWID Forum call for systemic funding changes
By Mariam Khalaf, Hivos – We Lead MENA From December 2 to 5, feminists from all over the world gathered in Bangkok for the AWID Forum. This global conference offers a space for activists to connect, learn and grow. I run the We Lead program in the MENA region and I attended the conference with…
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Youth leading urban food system transformation at the World Urban Forum
By Diego Orellana, Global Urban Futures Project Manager Urban food systems face immense challenges: they both consume over 70 percent of the world’s food and significantly contribute to environmental degradation. Among the 1.7 billion food-insecure people globally, many reside in urban and peri-urban areas. They also struggle with inequality, climate change, and malnutrition. Tackling these…
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Women from Global South unite for Climate Justice at G20 Social Summit
By Paula Moreira, program manager, and Danielle Almeida de Carvalho, project officer, of Voices for Just Climate Action in Brazil Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent worldwide. Whether it’s the ongoing drought in the Amazon devastating Indigenous communities in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia. Or the floods in Niger, Chad, and Mali that have…
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Lessons from COP29: preparing to make more impact at COP30
Hivos participated in this year’s UN Climate Summit with a small but focused delegation. What lessons can we draw from COP29? And how can we turn them into strategic advocacy to influence COP30 outcomes? Let’s hear from this year’s delegates. Climate finance failure at COP29 Hivos’ Collins Otieno was part of our delegation in Baku…
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Solar Sister: driving change through innovation and growth
ENERGIA has partnered with Solar Sister since 2022 to work on universal, equal and equitable access to and control over sustainable energy for all. During the partnership, Solar Sister has created and scaled up Sisterhoods in Nigeria, Tanzania and Kenya. The Sisterhood entrepreneurs deliver clean energy directly to homes in rural African communities. Two years…
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How to address climate change’s vicious circles in Southern Africa
By Tanja Lubbers, regional director of Hivos Southern Africa Hivos’ Executive Board has asked me to briefly reprise my role as regional director in Southern Africa as we are rethinking our work in the region. I was regional director of Hivos Southern Africa from 2013 to 2020, and it wasn’t hard to agree to go…
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16 Días de Activismo: Nuestras voces contra todas las violencias de género
Los 16 Días de Activismo contra la Violencia de Género es un movimiento global dedicado a crear conciencia y fomentar acciones para poner fin a la violencia basada en género (VBG). Celebrado anualmente del 25 de noviembre, Día Internacional para la Eliminación de la Violencia contra las Mujeres, al 10 de diciembre, Día de los…
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Fostering growth through learning and action within We Lead
By Mary Kuira, Capacity Strengthening Linking and Learning Officer, We Lead Program “Everyone has something to share, and everyone has something to learn; true learning happens when we apply and adapt that learning in our own context.” This memorable statement by Meble Birengo, from our learning partner The Constellation, has continuously fuelled my passion for…
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The future of climate justice in Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Palestine
SharaKa – for Inclusive Climate Action is a new Hivos program that tackles climate justice challenges in Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Palestine (oPt) by bringing together civil society and media actors to jointly conduct effective advocacy. An important part of this initiative is the program’s MENA Climate Justice Platform (MENA-CJP), a pioneering space for uniting…
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Wildfires continue ravaging Latin America – a personal account from Ecuador
The steadily worsening climate crisis now has Latin America fully in its grip. Across the region, severe droughts, flooding, and wildfires have ravaged countries like Brazil, Ecuador, and Bolivia, destroying forests, wildlife, and livelihoods. These extreme weather events are clear signals of a climate emergency spiraling out of control, pushing vulnerable ecosystems to the brink…
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Planting seeds of change at the Urban Futures meeting in Zambia
Urban food systems are increasingly recognized as critical to sustainable development, climate resilience, and social equity. At the heart of this transformation is our Urban Futures program, which held its first post-inception meeting in Zambia earlier this year. Participants from Latin America, Southern Africa, and Indonesia gathered for more than just dialogue. It was about…
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One year in….
By Marinke van Riet, Program Manager Walking the Talk Soul searching, Walkie-Talkies, and candid conversations in a rapidly changing context “Fund us like you want us to win,” “If you cannot give more, give core” and #giveusourmoney are only a few of the growing catchy statements we have heard over the past year. It refers…
