This interview was originally published on the Heinrich Böll Foundation website. Authored by by Daniel Abunales and Lea Goelnitz Why is it important to integrate gender equality in the energy transition debate? Silvia Sartori: Women and men have different energy needs and use energy differently. Globally, women have less access to and control over […]
To bridge the gender gaps throughout the energy supply chain and in decision-making groups, ENERGIA, EnDev, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), Hivos and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), launched the Gender and Energy Innovation Facility in July 2020. The facility aims at developing, testing and evaluating innovative approaches to address the persistent gender […]
To bridge the gender gaps throughout the energy supply chain and in decision-making groups, ENERGIA, EnDev, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), Hivos and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), launched the Gender and Energy Innovation Facility in July 2020. The facility aims at developing, testing and evaluating innovative approaches to address the persistent gender […]
To bridge the gender gaps throughout the energy supply chain and in decision-making groups, ENERGIA, EnDev, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), Hivos and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), launched the Gender and Energy Innovation Facility in July 2020. The facility aims at developing, testing and evaluating innovative approaches to address the persistent gender […]
A partnership among various donors supports eleven organizations in Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal to pilot their innovative idea. These pilots will all address persistent gender challenges in energy access, use, provision and transition. Worldwide, 760 million people still lack access to electricity. Another 2.6 billion (ESMAP, Tracking SDG 7. The energy progress report 2021) still […]
Adolescent girls and young women are disproportionately the objects of gender-based violence. Especially those who are displaced, live with a disability or HIV, or who identify as lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex. They are often the most neglected and the hardest to reach. That is why during this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based […]
On Transgender Remembrance Day on November 20, we honor the victims of violence against transgender people. We reflect on their lives and stories, such as the courageous Bessy Ferrera. She was fatally shot in Honduras in 2019. Bessy was our partner and an example to many. What she most wanted and what she fought for […]
Hivos is looking for a consultant or a team of consultants to carry out research into the current environment around climate communications in Kenya. The task is to – through a number of methods – ascertain the messaging around climate change and climate justice that influence how it is discussed, or even IF it is […]
Hivos is looking for a consultant to finalize the development of the We Lead program manual. This manual gathers in one place the way of working and procedures of the program. It serves as a guide and resource for all staff working on the program, both from Hivos, consortium partners and the host organizations. ToR: […]
Hivos is looking for a research institution or individual to map the existing climate justice advocacy work which integrates art in it. We would like to identify artists, initiatives, collectives, and communities who are integrating art as a medium for advocacy and their impact on the climate justice conversation. We are looking to learn from […]
Almost everywhere in the world it is unsafe for people who are transgender. In many countries they are discriminated against by law or even not recognized. During Transgender Awareness Week, from 13 to 19 November, we want to draw attention to this. Excluding transgender people promotes hatred and violence. Hundreds of people are killed every […]
The following Call for Proposals include the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the independent external midterm evaluation and Impact Assessment Study of the LEAD project GreenWorks. We invite legal entities (a legally recognized institution, organization, consultancy firm or group of researchers) from Egypt, Tunisia or the EU zone to apply. The main indicator to be […]