Archives: Blogs
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Meet Foteini Papagioti, a Greek feminist based in the US
The Walking the Talk consortium is proudly working with six exceptional feminists from all over the world – aka our team of ‘Walkie-Talkies’. These experts bring unique perspectives and invaluable experience to our mission of promoting Feminist Foreign policies, practices, and funding in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the European Union. How…
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Meet Kirthi Jayakumar, a feminist advocate from India
The Walking the Talk consortium is proudly working with six exceptional feminists from all over the world – aka our team of “Walkie-Talkies”. These experts bring unique perspectives and invaluable experience to our mission of promoting Feminist Foreign policies, practices, and funding in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the European Union. How…
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Meet Dinorah Arceta, a social justice advocate from Mexico
The Walking the Talk consortium is proudly working with six exceptional feminists from all over the world – aka our team of ‘Walkie-Talkies’. These experts bring unique perspectives and invaluable experience to our mission of promoting Feminist Foreign policies, practices, and funding in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the European Union. How…
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Meet Jara Henar, a Barcelona-based advocate for women’s and migrant rights
The Walking the Talk consortium is proudly working with six exceptional feminists from all over the world – aka our team of ‘Walkie-Talkies’. These experts bring unique perspectives and invaluable experience to our mission of promoting Feminist Foreign policies, practices, and funding in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the European Union. How…
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Global Girls Creating Change while making their dreams come true
Thaís Santos, program manager for Hivos in Brazil, shares her journey from a socially conscious university student to a leader in the Global Girls Creating Change program, which aims to amplify the voices and actions of girls in the fight for climate justice
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Meet Chido Nyaruwata, African feminist based in Zimbabwe
The Walking the Talk consortium is proudly introducing six exceptional feminists from all over the world – aka our team of “Walkie-Talkies.” These experts bring unique perspectives and invaluable experience to our mission of promoting Feminist Foreign policies, practices, and funding in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the European Union. How would…
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Irazú talks about Pride in Costa Rica
Irazú (they/them) works from Costa Rica to improve the living conditions of people with HIV in Latin America and help those who are at high risk of contracting HIV. Traditionally, Costa Rica has been a safe haven for LGBTIQ+ refugees from the region, but in recent years that position has been under pressure. Is Pride…
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Conexión mediante sistemas alimentarios urbanos resilientes al clima
Por: Fundación Mi Sangre Los alimentos forman parte de una red de conexiones que tejemos con quienes cultivan, distribuyen, transportan, comercializan y estudian lo que comemos. En 2023, Hivos se asoció con cinco organizaciones locales de Ecuador y Colombia. ¿Nuestro objetivo? Revisar, analizar y fortalecer las conexiones que dan forma a nuestra visión de un…
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Lorena: Orgullo en Bolivia
Lorena Yañez (ella) trabaja para Hivos en Bolivia desarrollando proyectos que contribuyen a la igualdad de género, la diversidad y la inclusión. Aún queda mucho por hacer en el país en cuanto a la protección legal de las personas LGBTIQ+. Por ejemplo, aunque se puede cambiar legalmente el nombre y género en los documentos oficiales,…
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Chioma about Pride in Nigeria
Chioma (she/her) works in Nigeria for our Free to be Me program, which supports the socio-economic inclusion of the LGBTIQ+ community in 12 countries. A large public Pride is unthinkable in Nigeria, she says. Is Pride celebrated in Nigeria? “Here in the capital Lagos, we almost never have major events. Sometimes Pride is celebrated behind…
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Lorena about Pride in Bolivia
Lorena Yañez (she/her) works for Hivos in Bolivia to develop projects that contribute to gender equality, diversity and inclusion. There still remains much to do in the country when it comes to the legal protection of LGBTIQ+ people. For example, although you can legally change your name and gender on official documents, same-sex married isn’t…
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Pride in the Philippines
Raul (he/they) is project manager in the Philippines for one of Hivos’ largest programs, Free to be Me. In Southeast Asia, the Philippines is often seen as progressive when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), but according to Raul, true recognition of equality is still far away. Is Pride celebrated in the…
