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Activista trans Bessy Watson asesinada en Honduras
Bessy Watson, activista trans, promotora de derechos LBGTI y socia de Hivos a través de la plataforma Derechos Aquí y Ahora, fue asesinada esta madrugada por hombres desconocidos en una calle de Comayagüela, en Tegucigalpa, Honduras. La policía detuvo a tres personas sospechosas del asesinato, quienes portaban armas de fuego. Además de asesinar a Watson,…
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Publication Hivos Annual Report and Annual Accounts 2018 delayed
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. During the…
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Creative Hubs Academy is live
Hivos is excited to partner with Nesta and the British Council in launching the Creative Hubs Academy in Indonesia, Brazil, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa. This is a new learning program that brings leaders of creative hubs together to share experiences and increase the impact of their hub. Creative hubs – whether physical or virtual…
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What does the future look like when we apply open contracting to your sector?
What does the future look like when we apply open contracting to your sector? July 4, 2019 What does the future look like when we apply open contracting to your sector? Hivos’ Open Up Contracting program asked this question to people from different backgrounds. Despite working in different fields and different regions, they agreed on…
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Call for concept notes
Community Media Fund in East, West and Southern Africa The role of media and journalism is not confined to news organisations, broadcasting companies or governments—within Africa, a large and growing community media sector is linked to enterprises, civil society, educational institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that focus on issues of transparency, accountability and governance. The…
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Climate change deniers violate human rights
Op-ed by Eco Matser Whoever still thinks climate change is purely an environmental issue, threatening only nature, needs to think again. Climate change is also essentially a human issue because of its devastating effect on human life – and rights. It exacerbates existing inequalities, undermines democracy and threatens development at large. Likewise, by far the greatest…
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Abu Dhabi Climate meeting
30 June – 1 July 2019, the meeting will bring together governments and leaders from all sectors including business, local authorities, civil society, and the UN system, and youth representatives. The central purpose of the Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting is to take stock of progress so far across all the Action Areas of the Climate…
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Smart procurement empowers women
HIVOS-Sazza Smart procurement empowers women June 20, 2019 Opinion by Sally Akinyi Procurement is one of the biggest opportunities for socio-economic transformation in a country. According to statistics by Chatham House, procurement budgets account for one fifth of the global gross domestic product (GDP). This statistic offers a glimpse to the magnitude of government spending…
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Editors undergo training in renewable energy and climate change
The Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe Chapter (MISA Zimbabwe), a Hivos Southern Africa partner under the Green and Inclusive Energy (GIE) program with technical support from Climate Tracker, conducted a two-day editors training on renewable energy and climate change in Zimbabwe’s second city of Bulawayo. A total of 14 editors drawn from both the…
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How an idyllic farmhouse empowers a community
Little Reed, an eco-friendly restaurant in a Lebanese farmhouse, is all ready for its new season. In partnership with Hivos and Alliance 2015, this idyllic spot is generating job opportunities for a growing number of women and youth. Surrounded by an organic farm, Little Reed is a weekend buffet restaurant that caters to tourists exploring…
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Development benefits of biogas exceed expectations, new report Gold Standard found
The benefits of improved cooking solutions, such as biogas, exceed earlier presumptions, new study commissioned by Gold Standard found. The study conducted by Vivid Economics calculates economic values of social and development benefits from Gold Standard certified cooking projects, among which the Hivos’ biogas programs. Value created with biogas The study finds that for every carbon credit issued from a…
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AWCFS: Treaty to end workplace violence and harassment ready for adoption by ILO
On June 10th, 2019, the International Labour Conference (ILC) will convene its 108th Session during which the proposed instrument on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work will be discussed and tabled for adoption.
