“My father and Chico Mendes fought together for the defense of the Amazon. So, now it’s our turn.” Chico Mendes was a Brazilian rubber tapper, union leader and environmentalist who advocated for the rights of Indigenous peoples. In the 1970s and 1980s thousands of Brazilian rubber tappers resisted the violence of ranchers who stole lands […]
Our Resource of Open Minds (R.O.O.M.) program in Zimbabwe hosted a forum titled “Traditional Beer, Mbira and Cultural Criticality: A Zimbabwean Story” that explored theory on past practices and their influence on society, modern critical art, and the media. Significance of traditional beer and the mbira Traditional beer brewing and playing the mbira (a musical […]
Informação Sobre a Hivos A Hivos é uma organização internacional de desenvolvimento orientada por valores humanistas. Em cooperação com diferentes cidadãos e as suas organizações, o nosso objectivo é de contribuir para a construção de sociedades justas, inclusivas e sustentáveis, onde as pessoas tenham igualdade no acesso à oportunidades, direitos e recursos. A Hivos acredita […]
About Hivos Hivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values. Together with citizens and their organizations, we aim to contribute towards just, inclusive and life sustaining societies where people have equal access to opportunities, rights and resources. Hivos firmly believes in every person’s right to live in freedom and dignity, to enjoy equal […]
On October 28 and in November, 2022, Hivos’ African Crossroads will organize its fifth edition. The theme of this year’s gathering is “African Crossroads 2.0”.
The world is changing fast. From climate, to pandemics, to inter-state conflict. Numerous crises at the local, national and global scale are the consequences of the disproportionate and unjust use of our planet’s resources, the unequal distribution of power, and the desire to put profits, economic growth and the interests of the wealthy ahead of […]
How do we make sense of digital transformation and its myriad implications around the world? How can we navigate the rapidly changing digital geopolitics of the world today? Perhaps we need an atlas. Most people think of an atlas as a collection of maps of the earth and its regions. But the new publication Vertical […]
This October 11, 2022, we join the world in celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child. The day celebrates every step made for the development of girls’ rights and looks forwards to how the future can be shaped to empower more girls and young women.
Read in English here. À propos de We Lead We Lead est un programme nouveau, inspirant, innovant et puissant qui vise à améliorer la Santé et les Droits Sexuels et Reproductifs (SDSR) des jeunes femmes. Il se concentre sur quatre groupes spécifiques de jeunes femmes : celles qui vivent avec le VIH, celles qui sont […]
Lire en français We Lead is a new, innovative and powerful program that aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of young women. It focuses on four specific groups of young women: women living with HIV, women living with disabilities, those facing discrimination, and those affected by displacement. The program puts […]
Our She Leads II program recently held a two-day Linking and Learning event in Harare, Zimbabwe, for partners and stakeholders. As we prepare for the closure of She Leads (Phase II), this gathering was an opportunity to reflect and share key takeaways and lessons from the women leaders who participated in the program. She Leads […]
We are very happy to announce the appointment of Anne Jellema as Hivos’ new Chief Executive Officer.