Fighting corruption through access to information December 9, 2019 Access to information is an essential tool in the fight against corruption. It increases accountability and transparency, and allows the identification and uncovering of corrupt practices. Information enables the public to participate in the scrutiny of government activities, and to have their rightful say in the development […]
Local Government Association of Zambia Isaac Zulu Local government rep gives tips on effective leadership December 5, 2019 By Salim Dawood Representative of the Local Government Associations of Zambia Isaac Zulu shared tips with female councilors on how they can be effective leaders. Female councilors from Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe […]
call for increased, positive media coverage December 5, 2019 By Salim Dawood Female councilors from Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe who have convened in Lusaka for a regional councilors meeting have called increased and positive coverage of their activities. The conference themed: “Creating regional learning networks towards achieving gender equality in local […]
tegy in community organizing December 5, 2019 By Shara Jazzar Since the goal of community organizing is to change the existing balance of power to the benefit of the concerned population, developing a strong strategy is essential as it is what guarantees the success of a campaign. What is a strategy? A strategy […]
Over the last two years, Seed Savers Network a social enterprise dedicated to improving seed access and agro-biodiversity conservation in partnership with Hivos East Africa has been researching and documenting crops that are under-utilised in Kenya. After months of research, documentation and analysis the findings from farmers’ as well as nutritionists were documented in a […]
from Zambia, Malawi, Zim gather in Lusaka December 3, 2019 By Salim Dawood FEMALE councilors from Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe have gathered in Lusaka for a three-day regional summit to share notes on how they can be effective leaders as well as increase women’s participation in leadership roles. The summit is expected to […]
upport Women Economically December 3, 2019 Hivos, with the support of the Dutch MFA and within the framework of the Women Empowered for Leadership (WE4L) program, launched “Let’s Walk to Support Women Economically” on the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism Against GBV campaign, which focuses in Jordan this year on […]
The 25th edition of the climate conference, known as COP25 will be held under the Presidency of the Government of Chile in Madrid from 2 to 13 December. The conference is designed to take the next crucial steps in the UN climate change process. Following agreement on the implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement at […]
From December 3rd–7th, delegates from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa will gather in Nakuru, Kenya, to participate in the event “Shaping the future of food system in Africa”. Delegates are members of the Indigenous Terra Madre (ITM) network, the Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN), as well as the Hivos Sustainable Diets for […]
Blog post by Andrés Méndez, Hivos Latin America Voices from Latin America were heard from November 11 to 14 at the Latin American Energy Organization’s (OLADE) fourth edition of Energy Week, in Lima, Peru. Women leaders spoke about what it’s like to live without access to energy, the challenges for women in the energy sector, and […]
“A Ugandan girl is always judged by whether she would make a good wife, not a potential member of the workforce,” says Leah Eryenyu, a professional feminist who’s fighting to improve the rights of women in the flower sector. “With a living wage women could flourish and take well-considered decisions about their lives.”
ommunity organizing November 27, 2019 By Shara Jazzar The second session of the community organizing course focused on one of its main pillars: storytelling. In that context, the women were introduced to the theory of American psychologist Jerome Bruner who discovered that people react emotionally to stories they hear, and their emotions can […]