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Call for Proposals: Consultancy on Urban Futures in a Digital World
Hivos is looking for an international consultant with background in urban development/ governance/participatory democracy, urban commons
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Stoking finance for affordable cookstoves: Experience from Malawi and Zimbabwe
Public finance must boost demand for improved and ‘cleaner’ cookstoves by addressing the affordability gap in the poorest households —through price subsidies, concessional end-user financing, and other means. And it must increase supply to expand distribution channels — for example through grants, concessional finance, guarantee instruments, and patient capital to enterprises.
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Webinar: How can subsidies accelerate universal energy access?
Date: Thursday 22 October Time: 3-4.15 (CET) Register here >>> Background Access to affordable, reliable and clean energy remains one of the greatest development challenges. In rural areas especially, many communities cannot afford basic modern energy services. This event on Thursday, 22 October 2020 will explore the role that subsidies as a form of public…
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New publication: Stoking finance for affordable cookstoves: experience from Malawi and Zimbabwe
There are still 2.8 billion people worldwide who lack access to clean cooking solutions, a figure that has remained stubbornly high. This persistent gap shows that despite huge efforts, cookstove initiatives have largely failed to reach scale. Among other issues, access to affordable finance is still an immense barrier. Of the US$4.4 billion annual investments…
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How easy is it to take part in public procurement in Latin America?
In our latest research by Dr Cesar Cruz-Rubio, we analyze participatory experiences in public procurement in Latin America, in order to know their origin, development, and identify, as far as possible, factors that lead them to success.
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Hivos welcomes new chair of its Supervisory Council
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,…
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A green and gender-driven COVID-19 recovery in Africa: How EU development finance can boost energy access for all
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 –…
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América Latina y el Caribe dan la bienvenida a Tanja Lubbers
Nos complace anunciar el nombramiento de Tanja Lubbers como la nueva Directora Regional para la oficina de Hivos en América Latina y el Caribe, a partir del 1 de setiembre de 2020. Esto luego de que Myrtille Danse terminara sus funciones a cinco años de haber asumido el puesto. Tanja Lubbers fue la Directora Regional…
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Open data standards design behind closed doors?
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…
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Malawian youths call for abortion legal reforms
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…
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Forces of Art: How art shapes our societies
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…
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New paper calls for a green and inclusive Covid-19 recovery
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…
