Cynthia*(34) was overjoyed when she got a job at a flower farm in Limuru. She had been searching for over two years and chances kept getting slimmer as unemployment in Kenya continued to rise. There was a caveat though from her new employer: she had to find a place to leave her two-year old daughter as she went to work, since the farm’s crèche was full. She agreed to it.
The Women@Work Campaign is partnering in a Kenyan TV reality show with Media Focus on Africa. The show’s aim is to strengthen women’s leadership qualities. It premiered on January 30 in Nairobi, and some 70 women contestants are now vying for the title of Ms President.
Chefs from around the world served dishes made with tropical fruit and other exotic ingredients to celebrate the transformative power of sustainable, diverse, and healthy diets during the One Planet Network II Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems. Learn more about our participation during the SFS Conference of One Planet Network. Read […]
World Press photo exhibition makes its mark in Dar es Salaam ‘A picture paints a thousand words’; this is a statement that many artists and visual enthusiasts have begun to identify with in recent times. This is one of the many reasons, the World Press Photo exhibition 2018 made its mark in Dar es Salaam […]
ENERGIA presents lessons from its Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) program over the last four years At present, more than 2.5 billion people worldwide lack access to modern sources of energy. Since we know expanding the role of women in the economy can speed up development, help combat poverty and reduce inequalities (OECD, 2010b), why not […]
Costa Rica hosting 2nd Global Conference of UN Sustainable Food Systems Programme From February 5 to 7, the second Global Conference of the UN Sustainable Food Systems Programme (SFS) will be held in Costa Rica. The event is organized by the co-leads of the SFS program, of which Hivos is one. It brings together more […]
Throughout Africa and the Middle East, entrepreneurial women and men are finding innovative ways to deal with socio-economic and environmental challenges by setting up economically sound and inclusive companies. These “inclusive entrepreneurs” bring together community stakeholders, technology, expertise and new approaches to solve deep-rooted problems. The Disrupt! approach What’s an effective way to provide long-term […]
In a landmark ruling this year, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) found the State of Guatemala responsible for the 1995 “Xamán Massacre”, when members of an indigenous community were brutally murdered by military officials. The Guatemalan Civil War lasted from 1960 to 1996 and saw some 200,000 largely indigenous citizens killed by the […]
What would you do if you had two U.S. dollars? Buy a cup of coffee or a few lollipops perhaps? In Uganda, the two dollars are supposed to be someone’s monthly salary, as the country still operates on a minimum wage of 6,000 Ugandan shilling (less than $2) that was set in 1984.
In 2009, four transgender persons in Guyana were arrested and fined for cross-dressing. In court the judge told them that they were confused about their sexuality. “Go and find Jesus”, was the advice. Now, after nine years of challenging the law and fighting the case, justice has finally been served: Guyana’s law that criminalizes cross-dressing […]
The ambition for COP24 was high. Countries were supposed to deliver a set of rules for the implementation of the Paris Agreement, decisions needed to be taken to enhance climate targets and progress was expected with regard to adequate financial support for the most vulnerable to implement the countries’ National Determined Contributions (NDCs). After two […]
Hivos has entered a regional alliance aimed at closing the energy access gap in Central America to achieve 100% coverage for the entire population. The agreement was signed Wednesday, December 12, at the III Energy Week organized by OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) in Montevideo. By signing this agreement, members of the alliance which includes […]