We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Michel Farkas as the new Chief Operations Officer of Hivos. Michel’s appointment follows the departure of Sanne Nolst Trenité as Director of Operations, and he will take up his position as COO on January 1, 2019. Over the last 15 years, Michel has built up extensive experience […]
50 years People Unlimited From a journey that spans 50 years ago, Hivos’ history is a remarkable story that was founded on the principles of humanism. Our founders held belief in the fact that; it is possible to contribute to a free, fair and sustainable world. This belief is derived from our ethos and DNA: […]
Blog post by Merit Hindriks, Communications Officer Green & Inclusive Energy program While giving birth to my first child, a series of complications required the quick intervention of an array of doctors and medical equipment. Thanks to their prompt action, everything turned out fine. But this made me realize how privileged my situation was. I […]
Hivos is very happy to announce that projects of two of our Open Contracting program partners in Guatemala have won the CivicTech4Democracy 2018 global competition. The projects are initiatives of journalism platforms Laboratorio de Medios (Media Laboratory) and Plaza Pública (Public Square), which have had great impact in Guatemala in recent years by playing a key role in the fight against […]
“Irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary” are the words used by Chief Justice Dipak Misra to describe the Victorian-era law that, until September 6 2018, criminalized same sex acts in India. While the decision was being read aloud inside the courtroom, supporters outside burst into cries of joy. The legal battle they started two decades ago […]
A journalist who is “fueling” clean energy conversations Simple energy technologies can save lives and trees when made available, James Chavula writes. The Malawian journalist, supported by Hivos’ Green and Inclusive Energy Program, is on a mission to shake up the energy debate in his country. His groundbreaking stories reveal a major problem in Malawi: […]
By Paulo Villalobos Saborío for the Costa Rican news platform ameliarueda.com* In Latin America, the Dutch NGO Hivos supports causes related to human rights, protection of the environment and independent journalism. This year, Hivos is marking 50 years of support for the “sparks of change” ignited by frontrunners who have gained the confidence needed to generate […]
I am pleased to present to you Hivos East Africa’s 2017 annual report. This report presents some of our achievements and highlights in advancing social and environmental justice in the region. In 2017, the East African region witnessed one of the highest economic growth rates in the continent. This unfortunately did not translate to significant […]
Funds set to advance business journalism and market transparency in Africa The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa and the Ford Foundation awarded grants to ten non-governmental organizations across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to advance market transparency, and enhance access to information about business and finance, policies and practices that impact inclusive economic growth and human […]
As part of the celebration of its 50th anniversary, Hivos will sign several conventions and begin its work with its first major donor. The activities will focus on traveling to the past, visiting the present and projecting the future. The organization will begin the trend analysis to project future scenarios. The humanistic social innovation organization […]
Open Up Contracting program partners become selected winners of 2018 CivicTech4Democracy August 20, 2018 We are happy to share that two of the partners in the Open Contracting program in Guatemala were selected winners of the 2018 CivicTech4Democracy. Plaza Publica and Ojo con mi pisto have been making a lot of impact in Guatemala in […]
Creation of biodigester markets in Africa is feasible, according to a new analysis from the Stockholm Environment Institute in collaboration with Hivos. With support from the US National Institutes of Health and the Clean Cooking Implementation Science Network; the biogas programmes of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were evaluated using the RE-AIM framework, an approach that […]