Can you spot red flags in government contracts? March 3, 2020 By Adelle Chua Gaining access to contracting documents is a challenge in itself, but once you get your hands on them, how do you even know what to look for? At a recent investigative journalism conference called Muckraking for the Public Good, the Philippine Center […]
Hivos together with implementing partners under the Sustainable Diets for All program (SD4ALL) in Uganda, Slow Food Uganda, Kabarole Research Centre (KRC), Food Rights alliance and Volunteer Efforts For Development Concerns (VEDCO) will on March 6 host a dinner in celebration of women. Titled, Dine with a woman, the dinner aims to recognize the role of women […]
Struggling to be ‘sexy’: Reporting contracting amid competing news values in the Philippines February 26, 2020 By Adelle Chua In a series of stories published August 2019, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism reported that aside from the publicly acknowledged mishaps during elections that previous May – the 3,414 vote counting machines (VCMs) that had […]
Marcus Michaelsen’s new report examines the online efforts of authoritarian regimes to intimidate activists living abroad. Hivos is proud to have acted as a host organization for the one-year research project leading to the publication of this report. Authoritarian regimes have long used a variety of repressive tools to control, silence, and punish dissidents living […]
Hivos in collaboration with flower sector stakeholders will convene the first ever “Producer of the Year Award” as a platform to demonstrate the role of front runner farms (in horticulture) and the impact of better engendered workplace policies on business and changing the state of women workers.
Khoury) Can independent female candidates translate Lebanon’s revolution into political representation? February 21, 2020 By Laudy Issa Independent political candidates in Lebanon shared their previous electoral experiences and the new-found possibility of taking on more leadership positions in a closed workshop hosted by the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), a Hivos […]
Hivos in collaboration with flower sector industry stakeholders will convene the first ever “Producer of the Year Award” (POYA) as a platform to demonstrate the role of front runner farms (in horticulture) and the impact of better engendered workplace policies on business and changing the state of women workers. This award ceremony is borne out […]
Layertech Labs: Business Intelligence in Action February 20, 2020 By Adelle Chua Imagine you are a business owner in a city south of Manila. The thought of doing business with the local government has crossed your mind, but many reasons have somehow prevented you from doing so. You could be operating on the notion that […]
Local, fair, healthy, and sustainable: these are the main principles of the Wise Foodways campaign. A four-year public campaign to propel local, healthy, sustainable and equitable food systems for producers and consumers in Indonesia. There are ways to reduce the pressure of food production and consumption on the environment. Hivos is part of the Local […]
Layertech Labs: Securing buy-in from the top down February 18, 2020 By Adella Chua. Original post on website of Southeast Asia Hivos (here) Legazpi City, the capital of Albay province (Philippines), is relatively open and progressive compared to other local government units in the country. It is a hall of fame awardee for the Seal […]
The Government Transparency Institute has conducted a research study exploring short-term effects of transparency reforms on corruption risks, institutional efficiency, competition and prices, and on using public procurement databases. Procurement outcomes were compared in three countries (Mexico, Paraguay and Slovakia) before and after transparency regulation changes took place to determine whether the reforms had a measurable impact.
On January 24, 2020, residents of Nakuru County had an opportunity to engage with various food actors from different parts of the country. The Seed and Food fair festival held within the Central Business District was organized by Building Eastern African Community Network (BEACON) in collaboration with the County Government of Nakuru and with support […]