danian working mother under Covid-19 May 27, 2020 By Shara Jazzar What we can could describe as an iron woman has a name; Etaf Roudan. She is the manager of Al-Balad radio, one of Hivos’ partners in Jordan, in charge of projects. She is a mother of five, 2 girls aged […]
biggest threat for women in Lebanon May 27, 2020 In Lebanon, COVID-19 is just the tip of the iceberg. The country is already sinking under the weight of its worst financial crisis in decades, and revolting against corruption in public institutions and human rights violations across the board. The political, economic, and […]
Jordan’s gender-related flaws May 27, 2020 An Interview with Salma Al Nims, Secretary-General of the Jordanian National Committee for Women By Emily Rohof Salma Al Nims, Secretary-General of Hivos partner the Jordanian National Committee for Women (JNCW), explains how Covid-19 has impacted women’s lives; how JNCW, civil society and the government aim to […]
Open contracting: Who benefits? May 26, 2020 Guest blog by Francois van Schalkwyk & Miko Canares (authors of the publication Open Contracting and Inclusion) Peter Garrett, iconic frontman of the politically-attuned 80s band Midnight Oil, while performing ‘Read About It’, would belt out to audiences across the world: “The rich get richer, the poor get […]
On May 26, 2020, Costa Rica turns the page to array itself in rainbow colors. This small territory of just fifty-one thousand square kilometers and five million inhabitants, located between North and South America, becomes the 29th country in the world to allow marriage between people without distinction of gender or sexual orientation. Equal marriage […]
On May 26, 2020, Costa Rica turns the page to array itself in rainbow colors. This small territory of just fifty-one thousand square kilometers and five million inhabitants, located between North and South America, becomes the 29th country in the world to allow marriage between people without distinction of gender or sexual orientation. Equal marriage […]
With the cost of electricity becoming too steep for many in Southern Africa and the alternative of using firewood not being the best, what then is the solution? Green Energy is the way to go.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the world’s biodiversity can be a forge in fighting diseases, which is critical for the burgeoning global population. According to the Alliance of Biodiversity International, a staggering 800 million (with the numbers expected to rise) are already affected by hunger- an aftershock- that will be experienced during and after […]
In partnership with Hivos, Every Girl In School Alliance conducted a Twitter Chat on ‘Decent Work’ under the Women@Work campaign. This article is a merging of different views, perspectives and experiences of the people who took part in the Twitter Chat.
The response to the Covid-19 crisis must not divert the world away from reaching the climate goals, a just energy transition and an equal and inclusive society, say Eco Matser (Program Manager Climate & Energy at Hivos), Sheila Oparaocha (International Coordinator and Program Manager at ENERGIA) and Hon. Kandeh Yumkella (Ph.D., Founder & CEO of […]
: Social Media Efficacy – Jordan May 19, 2020 Consultancy for Research on the effectiveness of social media as a tool for opening up spaces for women leaders’ participation (6 weeks) Location: Jordan Terms of Reference The effectiveness of social media as a tool for opening up spaces for women leaders’ participation under the […]
HIVOS-Sazza Research grants to analyze emergency procurement awarded to 12 projects May 19, 2020 Twelve projects from Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Georgia, Guatemala, Kenya, Lithuania, Nepal, Nigeria, Paraguay, Philippines, Uruguay will receive a grant to develop research and actionable recommendations to support more effective procurement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The selected projects that will […]