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 […]
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 […]
nd Technology Conference Promotes Social Protection for Women July 4, 2019 By: Shara Jazzar Each event can become an opportunity to further support women’s rights and their protection. In that context, SIGI organized its 13th Youth and Technology Conference in partnership with Hivos and the support of the Dutch MFA, gathering 110 […]
zzar Creating Women Writers July 3, 2019 By: Shara Jazzar Writing is a powerful tool for spreading knowledge as well as new ideas. For that sake, and in order to create women leaders who impact political and societal development and opinions, 7ibr organized an Article Writing Workshop, in partnership with Hivos and […]
to Peer trainings: Towards Female Leaders in Jordan’s Governorates July 2, 2019 By: Shara Jazzar Recognizing the importance of the general public and the youth in particular in promoting and supporting women in leadership position, Drabzeen implemented Peer to Peer trainings with the goal of selecting 6 ambassadors from each governorate that would […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.