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Thanks to the support of donors, Hivos has been fighting alongside Indigenous communities for years to protect the Amazon and their rights.

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global movement dedicated to raising awareness and fostering action to end gender-based violence (GBV). Held annually from November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to December 10, Human Rights Day, the campaign highlights the systemic nature of GBV and calls […]

Free to Be Me’s Economic Empowerment Pathway demonstrates a more targeted approach to tackling the economic marginalization of LGBTIQ+ communities, especially in the Global South, amidst post-COVID economic challenges and the intensification of anti-rights movements. It aligns the advocacy efforts toward policy change, skills development, and job creation with both global and national actors, specifically […]

Last August, the Philippine Free to be Me (F2BM) Communities of Action (CoA) convened at Manila for pivotal Training on Lobbying and Campaigns. The training centered on the World Bank Group’s 2024-2030 Gender Strategy, with gender advocacy organizations identifying crucial opportunities for alignment and potential funding. The F2BM Philippine CoA is a coalition of LGBTIQ+ […]

Recently, the Free to Be Me team was invited to the inauguration of Nadharia Vocational Center in Nairobi. An organization that falls under the Wellspring Philanthropic Fund and focuses on LGBTIQ+ economic empowerment, Nadharia CBO opened its Vocational Center with a number of inspiring speeches, captivating storytelling and also just plain fun! During the evening […]

If you have not heard it on the news, you would have read about it on social media. Lebanon is at war.  As some of you may already know, October 7, 2023, marked a new chapter in the Middle East with the Israel-Hamas conflict, ultimately spilling into Lebanon and upscaling regional and international tensions. Ever […]

Free to Be Me’s recent Pathway 4 Strategy and World Bank Advocacy Workshop began with a sense of optimism as we dove into equipping LGBTIQ+ advocates with the tools and knowledge to effectively implement the Pathway towards socio-economic empowerment for LGBTQI+ persons. Held in Nairobi, the workshop brought together LGBTIQ+ advocates from nine countries to […]