Do you lead a creative hub or intend to do so? Then we have got the toolkit for you! This feature enriches your own learning journey, clarifies your thinking as a hub leader and allows you to engage with your team to get different perspectives and align ideas. Whether you want to define the purpose […]
Research Study on challenges faced by women candidates in accessing campaign financing in Jordan and Lebanon June 10, 2020 Research Study on challenges faced by women candidates in accessing campaign financing in Jordan and Lebanon Region: Hivos MENA (Jordan and Lebanon). Application deadline: 22nd June, 2020 Overview Hivos is a Dutch development […]
We must ensure that the stimulus packages being introduced reach women workers. The COVID-19 global pandemic has completely destabilized the world and the magnitude of its effects depends on how long social distancing, work from home, curfews and lockdowns will be in place. The pandemic has disrupted global supply chains and brought to a standstill […]
Hivos hosts an online conversation about the latest open contracting and inclusion:Join us this Thursday 11 June at 3 PM CEST .
Hivos and IIED, together with Climate Tracker, are happy to launch the Sustainable Food Media Fellowship to fund journalists from Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia to work on investigative reports. We are looking for young journalists from Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia who want to write incredible stories about the production of food and access to sustainable […]
Call for Proposals: Video Company June 2, 2020 Type: Home-based (individual or team of consultants) Duration: 22 June – 24 August 2020 Scope of work: Production of multiple whiteboard styled “explainer” videos Delivery: 24 August 2020 About Hivos Hivos is an international organization that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. With smart projects in […]
Alternative spaces for free expression are on the rise in Africa. As voices of freedom, they’re quickly taking up their place as avenues where sexual and gender minorities can freely express themselves in audiovisual spaces such as podcasts. Selly Thiam is a journalist, filmmaker, radio producer, writer and the executive producer and host of AfroQueer. AfroQueer is […]
ght into discussions on women and girls’ rights in Zimbabwe May 27, 2020 By Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe The Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCOZ), in response to COVID19 has been conducting weekly twitter chats since the announcement of the national lockdown. Different experts get to engage with the general public to discuss the […]
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 […]