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Solidaridad con la familia de Roberto Samcam
Con profundo pesar, condenamos el asesinato de Roberto Samcam y nos solidarizamos con su familia, en especial con Claudia Sancam, quien es parte de una organización socia de Hivos desde hace más de 20 años y actual integrante del consorcio We Lead- Nosotras Lideramos El crimen ocurrió hoy, 19 de junio de 2025, en San…
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Powering MENA’s green transition: Hivos to host 2nd Green Growth Summit
Building on the first Green Growth Summit’s success, Hivos is hosting the region’s most pioneering changemakers for the second consecutive year in Cairo on June 16.
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Conexión mediante sistemas alimentarios urbanos resilientes al clima
Los alimentos forman parte de una red de conexiones que tejemos con quienes cultivan, distribuyen, transportan, comercializan y estudian lo que comemos.
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Harvesting Equality: a groundbreaking call for change in African agriculture
By Cynthia Omondi Today I’m headed for Makongo Village, some hundred kilometers northwest of Nairobi. After an hour or two of punishment on the rocky, muddy roads, I step out to stretch, gazing at the undulating green hills — a testament to hard, unseen labor. Women in colorful wraps are bent over their fields,…
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LGBTIQ+ justice and data: a meeting to learn, share, and transform
Sharing experiences and best practices is the beginning of significant change in the justice system, as demonstrated by the recent meeting between civil society and judicial delegations from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the Netherlands. They met to improve access to justice for LGBTIQ+ people and to tackle the urgent issue of ethical and sensitive data collection…
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Closure of the G2C2 Project
Hivos announces we are ending the activities of our program “Global Girls Creating Change – G2C2.” G2C2 aimed to involve girls and women from territories in Brazil, Indonesia, Uganda, and Nepal in global discussions on the climate emergency. The decision to cut the program’s funding was made unilaterally by its donor, the U.S. Department of…
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Encerramento do projeto Global Girls Creating Change
A Hivos torna público o encerramento das atividades da iniciativa Global Girls Creating Change (G2C2). Durante meses de atuação, o projeto se propôs a conectar meninas e mulheres dos territórios do Brasil, Indonésia, Uganda e Nepal às discussões globais sobre emergência climática. Esta decisão foi tomada unilateralmente pelo Departamento de Estado dos EUA, doador do…
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Breakthrough for energy democracy in Tunisia
Parliamentarians slam government renewable energy violations In March 2025, 86 deputies from Tunisia’s Assembly of the People’s Representatives issued a public statement accusing the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy of numerous legal and procedural violations in its management of renewable energy projects. This has put the growing demand for greater transparency, energy sovereignty, and…
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The impact of capacity strengthening grants
The journey of Ekwei and Kutchidja in Mozambique Mozambican LGBTIQ+ organizations Ekwei and Kutchidja exemplify resilience in the face of adversity. Before receiving capacity-strengthening grants, they struggled with a lack of organizational structure, limited networks, and absent strategic planning. These barriers hindered growth and transparency, impeding their potential to secure vital resources. The Free to…
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From opposition to advocacy – Building public support with the help of unlikely allies
From staunch opponent to an immovable pillar of support Under the increasing public support pillar of the Free to Be Program, some partners in Kenya, with support of our Technical partners Sogicampaigns and the Global Interfaith Network, have worked to facilitate increased acceptance of LGBTIQ+Kenyans within their families in critical services, including law enforcement. Evangelist…
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Safeguarding Dutch investments in Global Health & SRHR during the Advocacy Week
Free to Be Me Capacity Strengthening Officer Makena caught up with Teddy Munyimani, a former FTBM CoA Facilitator who is now the Programmes Manager at GALZ, the FTBM Host Organisation in Zimbabwe. Teddy recently attended the Dutch Advocacy Week in the Netherlands, which focused on sustaining Dutch funding for global health and sexual and reproductive…
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A growing hostility for LGBTIQ+ rights in Zimbabwe
In recent months, Zimbabwe has seen an alarming increase in hostility towards the LGBTIQ+ community, reflected in both government rhetoric and societal attitudes. While no new anti-LGBTIQ+ laws have been passed, the environment has become more oppressive, with state officials and media playing a significant role in fostering this negative climate. One of the key…
