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Causas fundamentales, que no son drogas, detrás de la cultura de violencia en Ecuador y Colombia
Por: Tanja Lubbers, Directora Regional de Hivos en América Latina Ecuador solía ser uno de los lugares más seguros de América del Sur, pero la creciente influencia de cárteles de drogas de México y Colombia lo ha convertido en uno de los países más violentos de la región. Todos los días, las noticias están llenas…
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Root causes – not drugs – behind the culture of violence in Ecuador and Colombia
To adjust our work in Ecuador to the rapidly changing reality, we met with partners from Colombia, who shared their experiences dealing with decades of drug-related violence.
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Proyecto de Apoyo a la Agricultura Sostenible: Una década promoviendo alimentación sana y sostenible en Cuba
Por: Gabriela Melgar, Oficial de Comunicación Regional El Proyecto de Apoyo a la Agricultura Sostenible (PAAS) implementado por Hivos y socias estratégicas en Cuba y financiado por la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (COSUDE), ha desempeñado un papel crucial en la promoción y fortalecimiento de prácticas agrícolas sostenibles, la creación de cadenas…
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Reflections from the Feminist Foreign Policy Conference
By Pooja Singh, Global Board Member at Restless Development. This blog was originally published on LinkedIn. As a young trustee with Restless Development, I had the opportunity to attend the Feminist Foreign Policy Community Festival organized by several civil society organizations (CSOs) on October 31 and the Shaping Feminist Foreign Policy Conference organized by the…
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How a Loss and Damage Fund can deliver climate justice (part 1)
In this series Hivos’ Collins Otieno and Hugo Schiffers take a look at the Loss and Damage Fund, that was recently established during COP28. They answer the big questions and let their imagination run wild on what an ideal fund could look like. Hivos welcomes the setting up and operationalization of the Loss and Damage…
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Are we just talking the talk instead of walking it?
Chido Nyaruwata, a young Zimbabwean feminist, and Marinke van Riet, program manager of Walking the Talk, discuss Feminist Foreign Policy and centering Majority World voices and experiences.
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The war on Gaza also impacts women and girls in Jordan
The unprecedented violence in the occupied Palestinian territory*, particularly in besieged Gaza, is also taking a toll on women and girls in Jordan, our We Lead program reports. By Fotouh Younes The We Lead program strives to empower, strengthen and amplify the voices and position of young women whose sexual and reproductive health and rights…
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Building coalitions for gender rights in Namibia
By Luckmore Jalasi, Global Capacity Strengthening Officer, Free to be Me It’s 9 AM on a hot summer day in Lusaka, Zambia, and Simalumba, a pro bono lawyer, is visiting a client named Suzyo who has been incarcerated for over a year without trial. Suzyo is being held under Namibia’s colonial-era sodomy laws. Suspecting him,…
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Imagining Tunisia’s lost natural history
Bochra Taboubi was one of the artists on display at the Resistance Climate and Art Festival in Tunisia. Supported by Hivos, this exhibit highlights the profound impact of phosphate mining on the landscape.
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International Day of Peace: Finding hope for women in Zimbabwe
By Rutendo Singadi, Communications Intern, Hivos Southern Africa In a world ridden with conflict and discord, International Day of Peace serves as a powerful reminder of our hope for harmony and a peaceful world. Every year on September 21, the world connects in celebration and reflection on the importance of fostering peace – both within…
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Hivos at Africa Climate Week
By Hugo Schiffers from the Voices for Just Climate Action team The first Africa Climate Week took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 4 to 8 September. It ran parallel to the African Climate Summit, where African leaders gathered to hammer out collective positions ahead of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Hivos East Africa director…
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Young Hivos voices: celebrating International Youth Day 2023 in Southern Africa
International Youth Day 2023 (#IYD2023) serves as a powerful reminder of the fundamental role that young people play in shaping our shared future. Their voices bring energy and radiate a positive outlook on the future we seek to live. It bodes well to place them in key positions in society to be able to present…