Jakarta, 12 July 2022 – The European Union (EU) and Hivos organized a closing ceremony for their project Active Citizens Building Solidarity and Resilience in Response to Covid-19 (ACTION). Two years after its launch in July 2020, the ACTION project has successfully contributed to increasing resilience and solidarity of vulnerable and marginalized groups impacted by […]
Applications for the Digital Defenders Partnership’s Sustainable Protection Fund 2022 are open from July 1st to July 24th, 2022. The Sustainable Protection Fund (SPF) aims to support human rights organizations build their long-term digital security capacities to respond to digital threats and attacks. This year, the grant provides up to €15,000 to fund activities that […]
The Digital Defenders Partnership supports human rights activists, bloggers, and small NGOs experiencing digital security challenges or threats.
This June, Hivos’ Voices and Actions for Accountability in Malawi (VAAM) project launched an online platform to better connect citizens with local authorities. The project falls under our Civic Rights in a Digital Age impact area, which aims for vibrant civic spaces, responsible use of technology, and just use of public resources. Called ‘Mzinda Wanga,’ […]
The Champions for Climate Justice grant is a short-term grant structured to enable the participation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and individuals active in the climate space (with focus on youth, women, and Indigenous people) in COP 27. Region: Kenya Office: Hivos East Africa Application deadline: August 1, 2022 Background Hivos, alongside Akina Mama wa […]
This is Hivos’ provisional 2021 Annual Report. It contains our programmatic highlights and organizational information for 2021 together with the draft Annual Accounts. Draft Annual Report & Accounts The final version will be available shortly. If you would like additional information, please contact our Corporate Communication department at comms@hivos.org.
Are you interested in partnering with us to ensure societies are more open and inclusive? Do you want to contribute to safeguarding the participation of underrepresented groups demanding social justice? Hivos is seeking a consultant to do a study on mapping and analysis of climate financial flows and instruments in Tunisia in support of the […]
While urban areas only account for two percent of the earth’s surface, they contain half of our planets’ people. By 2050 that will even be an estimated two-thirds. They already consume nearly 80 percent of global food and energy produced. Also they generate about 70 percent of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global waste, […]
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. We work in partnership with others in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America on three impact areas: […]
The Dutch embassy in Costa Rica has won the first edition of the Human Rights Prize for Dutch Embassies. This biennial prize is awarded by Hivos, together with 17 other Dutch human rights and development organizations, to the Dutch embassy that has been most proactive, concrete and effective in defending and promoting human rights. On […]
Yogyakarta City – ACTION (Active Citizens Building Solidarity and Resilience in Response to Covid-19), a project fully funded by the European Union, organized an Urban Farming Market Day in Yogyakarta City. The event was hosted by Hivos to support families from marginalized communities ensure food security by improving access to income generating opportunities through connecting […]
East Jakarta City – Through the ACTION Project (Active Citizens Building Solidarity and Resilience in Response to Covid-19), the European Union provides funding support to the Association for Advancement of Small Business (PUPUK). With the funding, PUPUK carries out a series of social and economic recovery activities for vulnerable communities, specifically targeting SMEs (Small and […]