At Hivos, we are constantly looking for new ideas and strategies to help us tackle current and upcoming challenges as we try to build a more just and fair society. To explore these new opportunities, Hivos is opening its doors to creatives and innovators who are operating ahead of the curve in rethinking the future […]
On 22 September 2019, during the Energy Transition Track: Clean Cooking, Energy and Health session, prior to the United Nations Climate Action Summit, government and private sector representatives, local authorities and members from international organizations met to discuss concrete actions towards a just energy transition in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to spur […]
Hivos and ALEP are proud to announce that The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria has approved a new US$ 10.5 million program that supports the sustainability of services for key HIV populations in Latin America. Hivos was selected by Alianza Liderazgo en Positivo (Positive Leadership Alliance) as the Principal Recipient for this program, […]
‘Free the seed’ is not just turning out to be a fancy tag line on paper. For Caroline Alango, it’s a lived reality for the change she desires to see in the seed sector. As the founder of Dash Crop Limited, Caroline’s journey began in 2014 with a cassava seed. Her drive was only […]
A Q&A with Rita Poppe From September 23 to 29, the city of New York will host the annual climate week. Besides panel discussion, concerts and exhibitions, the Climate Action Summit of the UN Secretary-General will be organized. In the same week, the SDG Summit will also take place, bringing together the climate and development […]
Shifting the narrative on women’s rights Conversations about social change are not always easy, be it around the dinner table or in the halls of government. That’s why Hivos is adopting a novel approach to supporting advocacy in an upcoming women’s empowerment campaign in Egypt, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Tunisia. For this campaign, Hivos is connecting […]
It’s hardly surprising Hazvinei Mariko has broken the glass ceiling and risen to become a supervisor on a rose farm close to the capital, Harare. She is also a representative on the Regional Women Advisory Council (RWAC), a regional advisory council structure within the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), the country’s main trade union omnibus.
from July 2019. (Via Hummingbirds Team) Hummingbirds camp from Global DreamWeb helps create a new generation of female leaders in Lebanon September 18, 2019 By Laudy Issa “Hummingbirds focuses on doing deep work with girls at a young age so that they have resilience in life and can support each other.” A three-day […]
Breve cronología de aprendizaje September 17, 2019 Blog por Gabriela Melgar, septiembre 16, 2019 Es difícil contar una historia sobre un tema con el que recién te conectás. Saber por dónde empezar, con qué frase atraer la atención de la persona que lee las líneas de un texto. ¿Qué preguntas se deben plantear para intentar […]
Minaye flowers in Bishoftu (about 50 kilometers from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia) was, just like many farms, not immune to rampage and disruptions of day-to-day operations whenever there was conflict between staff and management. A year now, the farm has not had any riots. Not that there haven’t been disagreements between the workers and their employer, but because they now know that solving conflicts can be done so amicably.
The monthly wage of the lowest-paid farmworkers in Zimbabwe was pegged at ZWL213 in July, throwing that grade of workers into extreme poverty, surviving on less than 25 USD cents a day.
The publication of the Hivos Annual Report and Annual Accounts 2018 has been delayed because of changes to our reporting methods in 2018 that made the process more complex than usual. Hivos is implementing these changes to better respond to the increasing demands of external auditors, which have also contributed to the delay. We will […]