Guest blog by Ann Songole and Bob Aston The silence could have easily been mistaken for inactivity except that there was a systematic production work in progress. On this particular day, ARTI Energy, a briquette manufacturing company in Salasala in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania had hosted 12 organizations that were attending a Hivos Green and […]
The current number of fires in the Amazon is one of the highest in recent years. Fires are more common in areas affected by deforestation because this land is often cleared for agriculture by using fires. But they’re not nearly as bad as this year. The Amazon rainforest, the largest in the world, is a […]
One week has passed since the celebration of the 74th years Indonesian Independence Day, but the calling for independence in various ways continues. The country’s commitment to be independent and to actualize the renewable energy targets continues. Inequality of access to electricity still occurs. Society is still dependent on fossil fuels. Gender equality and the […]
How is the linking and learning pilot Local Open Contracting Initiatives (LOCI) getting underway? What are our learnings, what are the challenges we come across, how do we adapt? Follow our progress blogs to stay up to date and see how our thinking is taking shape.
While calls for crop diversification are frequently heard from government and CSOs, there has been little systematic examination or agreement to date on how to do it. Hivos and Sustainable Diets for All (SD4ALL) partners Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR), Indaba Agriculture Policy Research Institute (IAPRI), Consumer Unit Trust Society (CUTS) and Civil Society […]
Mettā announces their third fashion product lab cohort powered by Hivos East Africa. The designers accepted into the program were selected after a rigorous multi-phase selection process which focused on the viability of their fashion businesses, creative designs and portfolio, and their potential to scale across the continent and globally. Mettā Nairobi, in partnership with […]
Guest blog by Thabit Mikidadi From sexy and cool to a sign of bad choices and unhealthy habits; conversations around cigarette smoking are starting to shift thanks to decisive campaigns that have reduced its usage after many health-related complications were attributed to its use. The use of cigarettes has been declining worldwide especially in the […]
The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo issued the Presidential Regulation on One Data Indonesia to realize a better, more structured, and integrated data governance. This regulation will also accelerate the settlement of problems related to information disclosure and encourage the improvement of citizens’ welfare.
In this blog, Caroline Wahome talks with Beredu Site about her work as the lead of the Women Committee in an Ethiopian flower farm.
Media innovation to support citizen engagement in public procurement August 5, 2019 On July 22, the Nation Media Group (NMG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on an Open Contracting (OC) portal that will provide the general public with open data on public procurement. The OC portal will connect with relevant media […]
A sea of roses, great Indian food and a dedicated team all set to improve working conditions in the flower industry. That pretty much sums up our experience at the Kenyan Floriculture Trade Fair (IFTEX), which took place from June 5 to 7 in the Oshwal Center in Nairobi.
The #MeToo movement has become synonymous with breaking power structures and shedding light on sexual harassment. Momentum created by this campaign was and continues to be unprecedented, but for lasting change to occur, there needs to be lasting structures, locally and internationally that recognize and address sexual harassment comprehensively.