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    The general election in Indonesia has just ended and people are now waiting for the official results from the General Election Commission (KPU). For the anti-corruption movement, the general election posited an opportunity to elect leaders who can lead future development programs transparently and accountably. However, it has also been identified as the time when potential corruptive behaviors tend to increase. A joint-communique document with recommendations has been released.

    May 13, 2019

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    Call for Photographs of Kenyan Women Dressed In the Fashion of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s Is your mother or grandmother one of those stylish women who wore miniskirts, hot-pants, bellbottoms, platform shoes, afro-hair styles in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s? Well, we want to hear from you!  What are we looking for? We want […]

    May 7, 2019

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    Blog by Maimuna Kabatesi Hivos East Africa will take part in two side events discussing Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) at the second annual Civil Society Forum hosted by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), in Abidjan, Ivory Coast as part of the Bank’s mandate to further engage with civil society. The event: Engaging Civil Society to Accelerate Regional […]

    May 7, 2019

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    63,000 children out of work and into school! The Stop Child Labour coalition (coordinated by Hivos) and its 25 partner organizations are celebrating a milestone: 15 years of the coalition’s successful work. Fifteen years ago, the Stop Child Labour campaign launched with this credo: “school is the best place to work.”  Basically, no child should […]

    May 7, 2019

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    Only a few weeks left until the Open Government Partnership Global Summit is taking place on May 29-31 in Ottawa, Canada. Hivos will be around and participating in several of the events. Have a look below to see where you can find us!

    May 6, 2019

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    Energy experts were debating whether or not coal is the ultimate answer to Malawi’s electricity problems when power flickered off. Time check was 11.48am. It was a sunny Wednesday on 10 April 2019 at the Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe, Malawi. Hivos in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources, Mining and Energy, had convened […]

    May 3, 2019

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    Kenya’s cut flower industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the years. Exports have increased in volume and value from 10,946 tonnes in 1988 to 133,658 tonnes in 2016, according to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. But there are still many challenges for workers who make this happen.

    May 1, 2019

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    By Faith Muiruri Rwanda’s informal sector workers can now breathe easy following an amendment to the labour law that guarantees them a minimum wage. According to the Secretary General of Rwanda Workers Trade Union Federation, Biraboneye Africain, the new law will help harmonise salaries in the informal sector. Speaking during this year’s women@work campaign partners […]

    April 29, 2019

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    The Bike Kitchen (operated by Deghri Messenger), in partnership with Hivos and Alliance 2015, organized its first cycling event for refugee children at the Ammiq Reserve, West Bekaa, Lebanon. Living in a crowded refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley is not easy, especially for children with no means of transportation and very few opportunities for […]

    April 29, 2019

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    At the foot of the Mayon Volcano in Legazpi, Philippines, we sat down with Frei: data analyst, cyber security professional, and CEO and founder of Layertech, partner organization in the Open Up Contracting program.

    April 29, 2019