Stephanie Muchai: a passionate champion of open government July 28, 2020 Stephanie Muchai is Hivos’ current East Africa lead for the global Open Up Contracting program. Open contracting aims to support governments to procure and deliver public goods and services for citizens efficiently and transparently. She works directly with local, national and regional partners towards more open […]
Civil Society Organisations under Hivos East Africa’s Women@Work Campaign and the Kenya Flower Council (KFC) today dispatched food packages and mobile money transfers worth approximately 75,000 euros (equivalent to KES 8 Million) to workers in selected flower farms. A total of 7,000 workers in the flower sector are set to receive the rations as a […]
Hivos and partners have released a briefing note on the impacts of Covid-19 on rural communities and informal and small businesses operating in these communities. Based on our analysis, we developed a set of recommendations for policy and practice on how to support the most vulnerable, including low-income households, women and MSMEs, while promoting an […]
We are deeply shocked by the news that two trans activists suffered extreme forms of violence: Catalina Prada was attacked in the streets of Santa Cruz, Bolivia and Scarleth Campbell was murdered in Tegucigalpa, Honduras Catalina Prada, trans activist, human rights defender and member of the Right Here Right Now (RHRN) Platform was attacked in […]
t Leadership Program July 22, 2020 By Shara Jazzar Jordanian women members of local councils registered in the Fast Leadership Program implemented by the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW) in cooperation with Hivos and funding from the Dutch MFA completed their training, which was attended online over the course of 2 months […]
r gender-related claims on Facebook July 22, 2020 By Shara Jazzar As part of part of Abshiri+ project implemented in cooperation with Hivos and funding from the Dutch MFA, Drabzeen has launched a series of five Tuesday Debates that take place on Facebook, in order to discuss controversial topics linked to popular beliefs related […]
Shadowing Councils July 22, 2020 By Shara Jazzar Within the framework of the Youth Shadowing Councils in local administration project implemented in cooperation with Hivos and funding from the Dutch MFA, the Young Women Christian Association – Madaba (YWCA) launched a learning package to enhance the knowledge and capacity of members of youth […]
vernment and Centralizing Gender in Jordanian Municipalities July 22, 2020 By Shara Jazzar The Higher Population Council (HPC) in Jordan is organizing consultation meetings in the governorates of Madaba, Mahes and Ajloun to introduce members of municipalities to the “Decentralizing Government and Centralizing Gender in Jordanian Municipalities” project, implemented in cooperation with Hivos and […]
Written by Nout van der Vaart, Hivos Advocacy Officer Sustainable Food At last week’s 2020 High Level Political Forum (HLPF), UN member states discussed how to get back on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. They focused on a dire need for “accelerated action and transformative pathways […]
are a Jordanian mother in the times of Covid-19 July 19, 2020 By: Shara Jazzar Schools and nurseries in Jordan have been closed since early March and the country has been under strict Covid-19 restrictions. For the first 6 weeks, working individuals were requested to do so from home. Therefore, in addition […]
the Teachers’ Campaign represents me because the school said it will pay the salaries of March only after schools re-open and parents pay the tuition. Jordanian teachers dismissed or not receiving their salaries under Covid-19 July 19, 2020 By: Shara Jazzar A week before the total lockdown started in Jordan on […]
Call for Proposals: Illustrator / Cartoonist needed July 16, 2020 Type: Home-based, individual or in team of consultants. Scope of work: Multiple comic strip stories to illustrate program achievements (graphic novel style) Delivery: 7 September 2020 About Hivos Hivos is an international organization that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. With smart projects in the […]