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 […]
ing conference highlights the importance of gender audits October 1, 2019 By Laudy Issa A panel of experts introduced the role and importance of gender audits and the International Labour Organization (ILO) methodology to move forward in achieving gender equality at the 2019 Hivos Linking and Learning conference. A gender audit checks whether […]
ategies on achieving inclusive gender equality at Hivos’ Linking and Learning conference October 1, 2019 By Laudy Issa A panel of experts at the annual Hivos WE4L Linking & Learning conference shared strategies on achieving inclusive gender equality, the fifth sustainable development goal set by the United Nations to provide women with equal […]
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zzar Linking and Learning 2019: Different Contexts, Similar Challenges October 1, 2019 By Shara Jazzar The Linking and Learning Conference, which took place this year in the Jordanian capital Amman, gathered women activists as well as Hivos partners and beneficiaries from Southern Africa – Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe – and the Middle […]
nternational WE4L team for 2019 Linking & Learning conference October 1, 2019 By Laudy Issa Jordan greeted members of the Hivos Women Empowered For Leadership (WE4L) team, different implementing partners, and youth activists with traditional dancing and multi-cultural mingling ahead of WE4L’s Linking and Learning conference. The annual conference brings together participants from […]
Hivos Southern Africa’s Monica Tabengwa was honored by the Other Foundation as an outstanding, long-serving LGBTI activist at a tribute event during the 2019 kopano in Johannesburg, South Africa. Monica earned this recognition, along with one other activist, because of her exemplary and long-standing contribution – at great personal sacrifice – in cultivating strong LGBT+ […]