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Recommendations have been published on public procurement and legislation for 8 countries. The recommendations were prepared within the framework of the project – Assessing Public Procurement Legislations and Practice in 8 countries, funded by the Open Up Contracting program and implemented by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI). 

The blooming schools initiative by NOPE Uganda under the Women@Work Campaign works with Ugandan flower farms in identifying and partnering with schools to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR).

omen’s Manifesto April 4, 2019 Lilongwe hosted the first ever Women’s Manifesto in the capital, Lilongwe on the 27th of March 2019. Who organised the manifesto launch? The launch ceremony was at a local hotel. Hundreds of women from all walks of life and from across the country’s three provinces attended. Also present, […]

If there is one thing that women working in flower farms want, is that their employers adhere to and practice corporate social responsibility. This was the concern raised during the event ‘Strengthening Corporate Accountability and Decent Work for Women in Precarious Employment’, a side event at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

What is it like to be a transgender person in Honduras? Shantal is one of three transgender persons whose lives are documented in the film, titled m/f/x. The film premiered last week at the Amsterdam Pink Film Days. Hivos spoke with Shantal, who was in the Netherlands for the premiere. Honduras is not a safe […]

Monday March 18 was a sad day for Costa Rica, due to the assassination of indigenous leader Sergio Rojas. This well-known Costa Rican led the land recovery movement of the Salitre territory (approx. 200 km south of the capital San Jose). The assassination was an expression of cultural racism, periodic violence, and non-compliance with the […]

Introducing the Local Open Contracting Initiative (LOCI) March 26, 2019 It is at the local level where Open Government reforms, like Open Contracting, translate most directly into tangible results that matter to people, such as access to public education, healthcare, safe roads and clean drinking water. While local initiatives are emerging around the globe, they […]