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The tide is turning for women’s sexual and reproductive health rights
The female body has historically been a battleground for politics. Despite significant milestones in guaranteeing human rights for all, many women around the world have yet to enjoy the freedom to make decisions about their own bodies. Moreover, women’s bodily autonomy is actually criminalized in many countries and only affirmed through legal and policy frameworks.…
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Call for suppliers: Hivos hub Southern Africa – Zimbabwe
Deadline: Friday 15 April 2022 Current and prospective suppliers are invited to participate in a supplier vetting and selection process. Prospective suppliers who satisfy the predetermined vetting and selection criteria shall form part of our approved and preferred list for the year 2022 – 2024. List of services required covers the following: Accommodation, workshop and…
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New publication: Counter the Digital Monoculture
By Arthur Steiner, Digital Specialist Hivos The early days of the internet were characterized by idealistic ambitions: it would be a space of extraordinary freedom beyond the constraints of money or politics. But 25 years later, the situation is very different. Social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook exercise more control over…
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Locally-led climate solutions lead the way in Indonesia
In Indonesia, a country prone to extreme weather events and rising sea levels, local climate action is happening everywhere. Youth movements, women’s groups, indigenous and other leaders are the ones on the frontlines of climate change and climate action, restoring the balance between people and nature. We’d like you to meet some of them.
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OGP commitments: a new dawn for Nandi County
Located in Kenya’s North Rift region, Nandi County is primarily known as the cradle of champions, a bragging right it has gained as the birthplace and home to some of Kenya’s world-famous Olympic athletes. But beside this claim to fame, Nandi County is now making a name for itself by keeping its promises on open…
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How Free to be Me makes sure that local LGBTIQ+ communities set their own agenda
Local ownership has always been in Hivos’ DNA; it’s also one of our key strategies to achieve real and lasting change. One of our programs that truly puts LGBTIQ+ people and their organizations in the driving seat is Free to be Me. At the end of 2021, representatives of the program’s rightsholder groups held a…
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Voices for Just Climate Action: a year in review
The IPCC report published last week once again shows the urgent need for swift and effective action to counter the climate crisis. This crisis is clearly a political, social and ethical challenge, rather than a purely environmental one. Also, there is no doubt that climate change is affecting those least responsible for it the most.…
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Hivos transfers carbon finance programs
A new Biogas Consortium partners up with FairClimateFund Hivos is happy to announce that it has transferred its successful carbon finance programs to longstanding partners Yayasan Rumah Energi (YRE), Biogas Solutions Uganda Ltd. (BSUL), and African Bioenergy Programs Ltd. (ABPL). These organizations have become fully independent entities and will implement national biogas programs and associated…
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International Women’s Day: #BreakTheBias
Hivos is marking this year’s International Women’s Day by celebrating women pathfinders and partners in East Africa. Using the slogan #BreakTheBias, we’re shining a spotlight on four women activists whose personal experiences and convictions have firmly established their presence in the development sector. ‘’The future is not feminine. It is feminine now.’’ Shikoh Kihika is…
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Daily Mirror visita la Amazonía ecuatoriana
Representantes del Daily Mirror de Reino Unido recorrieron comunidades amazónicas en el marco de la iniciativa NextGen International y el apoyo de los programas Todos los Ojos en la Amazonía y Ruta de la Salud Indígena Amazónica Por: Nora Sánchez El pasado 16 de febrero, el equipo de los programas Todos los Ojos en la…
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Remember your humanity
“We appeal as human beings to human beings: Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.” Bertrand Russell – Albert Einstein Manifesto We are appalled by the scale of human suffering unfolding in the heart of Europe. We are stunned by the brutal violence of Russia’s armed forces, orchestrated by their president. And we are…
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Protección de la Amazonía de los derrames de petróleo, en manos del Tribunal Constitucional de Perú
El Tribunal prevé conocer y resolver en estos días la demanda de amparo presentada por comunidades de la Quebrada de Cuninico, Loreto, para pedir el mantenimiento del Oleoducto Norperuano y evitar más derrames. La demanda recibió respaldo legal con argumentos sobre las obligaciones internacionales del Estado peruano de garantizar los derechos a una vida digna…
