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The Bessy Ferrera Fund supports LGBTI people in emergencies
Bessy Ferrera was a young Honduran trans woman and activist who was killed in 2019 by a hate crime. Her legacy inspired Hivos to create an emergency fund for LGBTIQ+ people in life-threatening situations. The fund has already helped over 30 people.
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We can make our own choices: Young women with disabilities speak out on sexuality and bodily autonomy
By Mickey Andeweg (Hivos) and Jimena Cascante Matamoros (Restless Development) All too often, women with disabilities are left out of conversations on sexual health and bodily autonomy. This week, the We Lead program is present at the International Conference on Family Planning in Pattaya, Thailand. During the Youth Pre-Conference, four young women with disabilities from…
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RUAF at COP27: Strengthening food systems resilience against multiple shocks and stresses
RUAF and partners will discuss how to address the growing food-related shocks and stresses and the opportunities that cities can leverage to build a resilient food system.
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Futures Lab in Sinai: What if climate adaptation were local?
Immediately following the COP 27, Hivos and the Challenge Fund for Youth Employment will collaborate with New Silk Roads and ElRehla to organize a Futures Lab in Sinai – Egypt, to explore the future of just green transitions in Africa.
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VCA Call for Proposals: Documenting local climate solutions in Kenya
Hivos is looking for a consultancy firm or individual to support in documenting local climate solutions through videos, pictures and other forms that can be shared widely. The firm or individual should be experienced in documenting local solutions of climate change.
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II Encuentro de Agentes Indígenas Comunitarios de la Salud
Durante los días 12 y 13 de octubre del 2022, se desarrolló el “II Encuentro Internacional de Agentes Comunitarios de Salud de la Amazonía: Nuestra Salud, Nuestro Territorio” en la ciudad de Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Perú. El evento, que se celebró en las instalaciones de la Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios…
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Indígenas amazónicos luchan con éxito por sus derechos
Desde 2017, la líder indígena Alexandra Narváez, lucha contra la destrucción de su territorio en la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Con el apoyo de nuestro programa Todos los Ojos en la Amazonía, ella y su comunidad lograron una victoria legal sin precedentes. Una corte provincial de Ecuador declaró nulas y sin efecto a 52 licencias mineras otorgadas…
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Call for EOI: Voices for Just Climate Action – Kenya: Media Fellowship
Hivos is looking for a media-based organisation to design and implement a media fellowship programme targeting young/junior media practitioners for the VCA programme in conjunction with Hivos.
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What Hivos is doing at COP27
Hivos and our partners will be in full force at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) held in Sharm El-Sheikh, November 6 to 18, 2022.
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Hivos publishes new paper: More climate finance to locally-led solutions
This paper underlines why money should flow to the local level and showcases promising examples of locally-led climate solutions. It shows ways for international donors and funds, as well as for intermediaries, to increase and secure the effective flow of financial resources to the local level.
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The story of Rogerio Mendes
“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…
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Women must be part of a just, climate-resilient transition
By Sheila Oparaocha, Director at ENERGIA The multiple and severe crises we are facing present us with serious issues that require immediate action. Yet our current political and economic system fails to ensure an equal and sustainable future that benefits all. We need a just energy transition that not only puts people and the environment…
