Following a media training workshop that was held in Lusaka on 11 and 12 April 2017, Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) is implementing a media fellowship programme to support journalists to provide in-depth and issue based content that promotes positive profiles of women leaders. The media training and fellowships are part of the Women Empowered […]
Blog post by Merit Hindriks, communications officer Green & Inclusive Energy programme Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, steps on the podium and smiles into a huge hall filled with hundreds of people suited up for the occasion. She takes up the microphone, and and with that simple gesture opens the three-day sustainable […]
On April 20, the Uganda Biogas Programme (UBP) received an official registration under Gold Standard. The registration is an important milestone for the programme that, since its founding in 2014, has constructed more than 6,000 household biodigesters in the country. Each biodigester reduces emissions of CO2. Through a rigorous certification processes to verify emission reductions […]
Blog post by Maimuna Kabetesi, programme manager Green Inclusive Energy Kenya Over the past two years, the government of Kenya has set out on an ambitious plan with regards to electrification of both households and public institutions through grid extension, resulting in astronomical jumps in connectivity of both schools and households. As of June 2016, […]
Call for Concept Notes for the Community Media Fund in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa The role of media and journalism is not confined to news organisations, broadcasting companies or governments—within Africa, a large and growing community media sector is linked to enterprises, civil society, educational institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that focus on issues […]
Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf), with support from Hivos Southern Africa, conducted a media training on women’s participation in leadership in Lusaka on 11 and 12 April that brought together print and electronic media practitioners from across Zambia. The training is part of the Women Empowered for Leadership Programe which PSAf is implementing for Hivos […]
New collaboration between Hivos and GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition) When you ask people what comes to mind when they think of “sustainable food”, they generally say things like health, nutrition or the environment. Sometimes they also mention affordability, safety and diversity. Surprisingly, taste is often missing from this list. In fact, sustainable food […]
Creative Hubs from Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe met at Moto Republik Creative Hub in Harare, Zimbabwe, on April 11, 2017 for a Creative Hub Think Tank workshop. The theme was Room of Open Minds (R.O.O.M). Using the ‘World Café’ workshop methodology, the objective of the one-day gathering was for creative hub convenors and […]
Creative hub managers from Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe met at Moto Republik in Harare, Zimbabwe on April 11, 2017 to deliberate on the state of creative hubs in Southern Africa. The one-day meet up provided an opportunity for the managers to reflect on how they can better serve their communities while ensuring sustainability […]
At the beginning of April, the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta published a report in which senior government sources confirmed the mass detention of more than a hundred gay men in Chechnya since February because of their sexual orientation. Human rights organisations and activists have also reported that gay men are being held in “camps” where they […]
Students from the Bislig Elementary School listen to World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim at their newly-repaired classroom in Bislig, Tanauan City in Leyte province, Philippines on July 13, 2014. News update April 2017 April 11, 2017 Call for Proposals and partner selection The Hivos and ARTICLE 19 programme Civic Engagement for Open Contracting […]
Leading South African social enterprise, LifeCo UnLtd, took Hivos Southern Africa staff through the fundamentals of leadership and innovation in order to foster a culture of innovation within the hub. The training came in handy for Hivos Southern Africa, which is currently exploring how to position itself as a social innovator. LifeCo UnLtd tackles inequality […]