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We started tackling work floor discrimination faced by women living with HIV not at the flower farms where they worked, but at the schools nearby.

Hivos is excited to support local governments and civil society actors  in their local open contracting initiatives and related policies at the local level. 

ty April 16, 2020 By Nicola Ndovi COVID-19 has been on everyone’s minds since word reached of the epidemic in Wuhan at the end of December 2020. I remember paying close attention as a friend of mine from Malawi studying in Wuhan itself was one of the first to go into lockdown and […]

ster April 16, 2020 By Samantha Nengomasha “How are you feeling today?” Optimism and pessimism are rapidly being interchanged continuously in development, an implication of Covid-19. Globalisation has once again teased the human capacity to adapt and evolve. We are preparing combat to maintain balance, an ironic form of balance seeing […]

between the monster on the street and the monster at home April 15, 2020 By Vimbai Chandaengerwa As part of the global fight against the coronavirus, many countries have followed the #StayHome call. Over 90 countries and territories have ordered national lockdowns and encouraged social distancing to slow down its spread. Although the […]

We’re launching set of learning circles in collaboration with Open Contracting Partnership in an effort to grow and strengthen our community of practice. These intensive online discussions will focus on key themes for OC implementation.

women leaderships in Jordan April 11, 2020 By Shara Jazzar Over the course of 3 months, 24 women leaders from across Jordan gathered every week in Amman to attend the “Principles of Community Organizing for Stronger Women Leaderships” course organized by Hivos, with the aim of enabling Jordanian women to impact political and […]

The global COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in a way that seemed unimaginable only weeks ago. While governments struggle to keep their health systems afloat, stocks dwindle and prices of medical equipment surge. In response, the call for transparency and accountability in health procurement is growing.

hip directly to state, KAFA is protecting women in Lebanon April 7, 2020 By Laudy Issa KAFA’s new unifying draft for a civil personal status law in Lebanon seems more essential than ever during the COVID-19 lockdown, considering the “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” that United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres recently spoke […]