New from ARTICLE 19, a game to help you navigate your right to information. Learn how to file right to information requests, exemptions and appeals. Roll the dice and see if you can find out information from the national government or your local school.
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+ […]
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 […]