We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Diana Monissen as the new chair of Hivos’ Supervisory Council. Diana took up her position on October 1, 2020. She succeeds Jan Ernst de Groot, whose statutory term has come to an end. Diana has extensive managerial experience in the Dutch health care sector. Among others, […]
The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) and Hivos are organising a virtual conference on ‘A green and gender-driven COVID-19 recovery in Africa: How development finance can boost energy access for all’, where participants will explore how public funding and innovative forms of finance could be applied to provide energy to COVID-19 affected women – […]
Open data standards design behind closed doors? September 29, 2020 Guestblog by Ana Brandusescu (McGill University), Michael Canares (StepUp Consulting), Silvana Fumega (ILDA). Original publication here. In June 2020, we had the opportunity to join a discussion on open contracting and inclusion organised by HIVOS. Participants shared their thoughts on a newly published paper by Michael Canares and Francois van Schalkwyk that is […]
Malawi has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in Africa – only permitting a termination of pregnancy to save a woman’s life. This restrictive law has been reinforced by harmful social norms thereby creating fear and stigma around abortion which leads women and girls to resort to unsafe abortion methods. In Malawi, unsafe abortion […]
): The Effectiveness of Social Media as a Tool for Opening Spaces for Women Leaders in Jordan September 24, 2020 This research assesses the effectiveness of social media as a tool for opening spaces for women leaders and promoting their full participation in public spaces and decision making on the social and political […]
: Women’s Participation in Jordan’s decentralization and municipal elections in 2017 September 24, 2020 To read the study, please click on the link below: Women participation in LC 25 july 2020
Hivos, The Prince Claus Fund, and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) are proud to announce the launch of Forces of Art – Perspectives from a Changing World. This publication is the result of a major global research project we initiated jointly to investigate the transformative force of art and culture on the lives of people […]
By Nout van der Vaart, Hivos Advocacy Officer Sustainable Food The world is facing ever more challenges as the United Nations celebrates its 75th anniversary this week. Presidents and heads of states must now attend the annual General Assembly digitally. But this is a tiny inconvenience compared to the ways Covid-19 has impacted the world […]
– Women Tackling the Covid-19 September 19, 2020 BINDURA- DESPITE its rugged outlook, 45-year Chipo Musonza’s four-roomed house in Bindura’s oldest high density suburb of Chipadze has transformed into a safe haven for 11 young women and children, all victims of varying forms of gender based violence during the Covid-19 national lockdown period. […]
“The rapid loss of nature, ecosystems and biodiversity is not only threatening our environment but also health, diets, development, social equity and human rights.”– WWF & Civil Society Call to Action Hivos stands firmly behind this statement, which encapsulates a broad civil society call to action urging heads of state and government to set nature, […]
The world’s remaining forests are under threat. Their precious biodiversity is being destroyed to make way for beef, soy, sugar and palm oil production. As well as mining, logging and other industrial activities – all fueled by increasing demand from Europe and elsewhere. The European Union (EU) is a significant importer of products that cause […]
@kypcommunity KYP Women Are “The Change Society Has Long Awaited” September 12, 2020 By Laudy Issa When women in Lebanon are told to “know their place,” the perpetrators of those words are more often than not asking them to stay at home –out of male-dominated sectors and away from leadership roles. Grassroots, […]