In the fight to protect the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples are not only up against violent illegal land grabbers, loggers and other invaders. They are also faced with local and national authorities that foster a culture of impunity. In the Brazilian state of Maranhão, the consequences of impunity are particularly dire. A 2021 report by COIAB […]
Terms of Reference Consultancy for Feasibility Study in Latin America Specific focus on Guatemala, Bolivia, Colombia and Brazil Deadline: January 20th, 2022 We are seeking a Latin America based independent consultant or group of consultants to develop a feasibility study for a possible new program with a focus on Freedom of Expression in Latin America. […]
Region: Worldwide Office: Hivos Hub Global Office, The Hague (or remote from any other place in the world) Application deadline: January 15, 2022 We are currently seeking to appoint highly motivated individuals enrolled in a master’s, postmasters, or doctorate program with experience working on energy and/or economic issues. Are you interested in social development, equity […]
Mombasa is among the counties in Kenya with the highest prevalence of teenage pregnancy with over 17% of girls between 15-19 years having begun childbearing. The high rate of teenage pregnancies illustrates the unmet need for access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) information and services, particularly access to comprehensive sexuality education and […]
Thousands of women who experience gender-based and disability-based violence in Indonesia can now get counseling and online legal assistance from women’s rights groups. These services are made possible by two partners of the European Union-funded ACTION program (Active Citizens Building Solidarity and Resilience in Response to Covid-19): The Advocacy Center for Disability, Women and Children […]
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 […]