By: Patricia Granja, Hivos | Sandra Patiño, ACT | Photography: Mateo Medina ACT According to the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), climate change is the greatest health threat to humanity. This is backed up by a wealth of clear and compelling information about the serious impacts of climate change on human health. Heat […]
Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) is a network of five international organizations, including Hivos, that works to achieve climate justice on three continents. That climate justice can take many forms is clear from the new Voices Magazine that showcases the work of VCA in Brazil. Our Brazilian network counts 74 local organizations that together […]
Hivos is excited to announce the Green Growth Summit, a regional event organized in Tunis and Cairo that will build partnerships for climate change mitigation and open green economic pathways in North Africa. The Summit, organized by Hivos and partners from the development and private sectors, will take place on April 30 (Tunis, Tunisia) and […]
Hivos believes in a world that’s open to diversity. Where you’re free to be yourself and love whomever you want. But did you know that anti-gay laws still exist in around 70 countries? In some of them, same-sex relations are even punishable by death! We work for equal rights and people’s freedom to be themselves. […]
Read our reflections on a week-long event that brought young women and girls from across the globe together to share lessons, experiences and innovative approaches to advocate for sexual reproductive health and rights, or #SRHR.
By Rumbidzayi Cordelia Machimbirike, S(HE) Matters Project Officer, Hivos Southern Africa It’s wonderful to see the world embracing Women’s Month and celebrating the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, “Invest in women: Accelerate progress.” This annual celebration recognizes the remarkable contributions women have made throughout the year and underscores the ongoing fight for gender […]
The Resource of Open Minds (R.O.O.M.) program in Southern Africa recently launched the Progressive African Counter Narratives lecture series. It features the unique perspectives of Dr. Alexander Rusero, Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa, and award-winning tech-prenuer Sam Masikini. R.O.O.M. is concerned with both informed and grassroots civic participation in democratic, governance, human rights and Pan-African processes. The […]
Hivos partnered with Tunisia’s National Union of Tunisian Journalists to support journalism in the country. Our key strategies included a special fact-checking unit (Tunifact), awareness campaigns, advocacy, and training for journalists.
Increasingly, climate-related disasters – floods, droughts, heatwaves and wildfires – are devastating vast areas and killing or displacing millions of people. The climate crisis is impacting people’s lives everywhere. But for some groups the consequences are far more drastic. Think of Indigenous communities that have to make way for large-scale energy projects. Farmers who see […]
One of Hivos’ new climate justice projects is Urban Futures. While it has a global scope, in Zambia the project will be working in Kitwe and Chongwe, and in Zimbabwe, in Bulawayo and Mutare. The primary objective of Urban Futures is to develop more inclusive, climate-resilient urban food systems. By working towards livable cities with […]
By Gabriela Melgar, Regional Communication Officer Our Sustainable Agriculture Support Project (PAAS) implemented with partners in eleven provinces and 22 municipalities has played a crucial role in Cuba for the past 10 years. Financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), it promotes and improves sustainable agricultural practices and strategies, focusing on agroecological […]
Imagine you didn’t have control over what you want to do with your life and body. Like how many kids you want to have – if at all. Or imagine that a doctor refused to treat you because of who you are. For many girls and women, this is their daily reality. They face harassment, […]