To honor World Food Day this October, Hivos East Africa is intentionally ruffling feathers of the eating habits of the common status quo in Nairobi. What are your eating patterns? Are the foods you consume safe for the environment? How do you access your traditional foods? And if you do are they affordable? For the […]
Kajiado County and its efforts to bring decentralized renewable energy to its people Kajiado County is predominantly semi-arid and sits on the outskirts of Nairobi in the south of Kenya. At the moment, about 39 percent of the county has energy coverage. And this is something Dr. James Sankale (Chief Officer at the Ministry of […]
This year’s annual Women Empowered for Leadership conference brought participants from Jordan, Lebanon, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Netherlands to Amman, Jordan to reflect and learn from our experiences. For example, what the main lessons should be, which strategies have worked, and how to further improve the situation of women in leadership positions. The conference […]
From August – September 2019, more than 150 journalists from different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean participated in the ‘Renewable Energy Course for Journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean’ implemented by Hivos and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE). The course included subjects intended to increase the knowledge of the use of […]
Abriendo Datos de Contrataciones a Nivel Local October 7, 2019 Por Juan Belbis En Podcast Abriendo datos de contrataciones a nivel local Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS Tercer y último episodio de esta segunda tanda. Conversación sobre por qué abrir datos de contrataciones en gobiernos locales, con la experiencia desde adentro de […]
With an estimated 2.92 billion women working in the world, the need for decent work and gender equality within the workforce should be a key goal for every employer, citizen and government. Taking up its role in this task, Hivos begun the Women@Work Campaign in 2012 and over time Hivos has been able to connect the dots and draw key lessons and experiences that have shaped this intervention.
One Friday evening in Kenya’s buzzing capital, Nairobi, fashion designers gathered not to just to meet, greet, show their collections and have fun, but to spark critical conversations about the role of sustainable fashion in promoting just and fair societies. Organized by Metta Nairobi and supported by Hivos East Africa, Nest and DusitD2, the Fashion […]
zzar Linking and Learning 2019, international instruments for achieving gender equality October 2, 2019 By Shara Jazzar Despite the international efforts made to reduce the gender gap, it still exists with a percentage of 32%, in particular when it comes to political and economic empowerment. Thus, what are the international instruments that […]
tion: L&L highlights best practices of systematic change October 2, 2019 By Laudy Issa Representatives from partner organisations of the HIVOS WE4L program shared their practical experience with establishing and facilitating positive systematic change in the situation of female leaders. The panelists of the 2019 Linking & Learning conference, which was hosted […]
zzar Linking and Learning 2019: Ensuring sustainability October 2, 2019 By Shara Jazzar During a panel session, representatives from each of the five countries Hivos operates in spoke about what has been achieved so far and what measures have been taken to ensure the sustainability of the WE4L outcomes, regardless of the […]
partnerships look like? L&L conference explores October 2, 2019 By Laudy Issa Palwesha Yusaf shared her insight, gained through her work as the program manager of WAVE from the International Women’s Development Agency, on feminist partnerships and loosening the tension between being a partner and a donor at the 2019 Hivos WE4L […]
zzar Linking and Learning 2019: Sharing Experiences from the Field October 1, 2019 By Shara Jazzar The Linking and Learning Conference was an opportunity to share experiences from the grassroots level from beneficiaries of the WE4L program from Lebanon, Jordan, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Such input enables to see the impact the […]