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Rediscovering the value of indigenous fruits through Uganda’s Fruit and Juice Festival
By John Kiwagalo For generations, indigenous fruits such as avocado, mango and passion fruit, have been widely praised for their significant role in ensuring biodiversity conservation and for their nutritional value for the Ugandan population. However, these and other indigenous fruits are being increasingly replaced with foreign fruits and manufactured juices. This has affected the…
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The power of journalism
Three years ago, a young but daring media organization in Guatemala, Laboratorio de Medios, decided to focus its work in two areas: accountability and municipalities. Everyone thought they were crazy—it was not only a seemingly very unattractive subject matter for average audiences, but it also presented a field full of obstacles (and risks). Opacity, few…
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Hivos-Triodos Fund celebrates 25 years of impact investment
This year marks 25 years since the creation of the Hivos-Triodos Fund (HTF). In 1994, the joint initiative of Hivos and Triodos Bank started as one of the first movers worldwide in financial inclusion investments. From its early beginnings, HTF invested in microfinance institutions, making small loans available to entrepreneurs in disadvantaged markets in developing…
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Energy stories from Kenya
By Caroline Wahome, communications officer Green & Inclusive Energy Program East Africa Kenya’s population is estimated at 50 million of whom 73% have access to electricity via either grid or off-grid electricity solutions. While the government is committed to providing electricity for all by 2022, grid extension can be slow and expensive. Hivos believes that…
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Women working in flower farms often denied maternity leave
By Joyce Chimbi Giving birth to a new life is supposed to bring joy and happiness to the mother and family. But for women working in the horticulture industry, particularly flower farms, such an act is often a source of pain and sorry. Women workers often have to make painful choices of getting pregnant or…
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UN meeting puts spotlight on violations of Kenyan women in flower farms
By AWC Feature Service The violations and abuse of human rights of women workers in flower farms in Kenya and other African countries took center stage at the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. Participants and women workers shared stories of having to work overtime without pay, especially during peak season that happens…
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AWCFS: Women working in flower farms often denied maternity leave
Giving birth to a new life is supposed to bring joy and happiness to the mother and family. But for women working in the horticulture industry, particularly flower farms, such an act is often a source of pain and sorrow, since maternity protection is often lacking.
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AWCFS: UN meeting puts spotlight on lived experiences of women workers
The violations and abuse of human rights of women workers in flower farms in Kenya and other African countries took center stage at the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. A video made by Hivos shared the lived experiences of women workers.
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Hivos is awarded for reducing inequalities in Bolivia
Hivos in Bolivia has been awarded for its best practices and contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in particular to SDG 10 “Reduced Inequalities.” The Confederation of Private Businesses in Bolivia (CEPB) rewarded projects by NGOs, public and private sector that are making an outstanding contribution to the sustainable development agenda. The awards were…
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AWCFS: Positive turn around as flower farms establish gender committees
Despite being a majority of flower farm laborers, women remain at the lower echelons of job positions. The Women’s Empowerment Program at Hivos notes “majority of women still work in informal jobs, under poor working conditions and without earning a living wage”.This is the kind of work done by women in flower farms that does…
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Hivos es premiado por reducir las desigualdades en Bolivia
Hivos en Bolivia ha sido galardonado por sus mejores prácticas y contribución a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), particularmente el ODS 10 “Reducir las desigualdades”. La Confederación de Empresarios Privados de Bolivia (CEPB) premió proyectos de ONG, sector público y privado que realizan una contribución destacada a la agenda de desarrollo sostenible. Los premios…
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How data revealed more than just nepotism in the Philippines
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism meets Open Contracting. A story of how the PCIJ, a Hivos Open Contracting partner since 2017, used the resources it had at hand – together with an open contracting lens – to unravel the tangled web of government contracts and misuse of taxpayer money in the Philippines.
