While investors spend billions in coffee company acquisitions and mergers, coffee production on the ground is under threat from all sides. This is negatively impacting future value creation throughout the sector. Without major efforts to adapt production to climate change, increase transparency in the value chain and improve social conditions on farms, global production will […]
By Watmore Makokoba Renewable energy is not only about curbing global warming but more so, a means to end energy poverty. This was the rude awakening ignited in the recent Sustainable Energy for All Forum convened in Portugal, Lisbon. According to the Energy Progress Report launched during the forum, 13% of the world’s population live without electricity […]
Hivos, True Price and Ufadhili Trust have announced they are launching CSR Africa, a social performance portal for the flori- and horticulture sector. The portal was launched today at the International Flower Trade Expo in Nairobi, Kenya. Professionals in the flori- and horticultural sector can use it to learn, measure and improve their CSR performance.
IT IN 2019”: THE STORY OF BRANDINA May 30, 2018 Malawian women face an uphill struggle in terms of finding entry points into the political fray. By 2014, women representation in parliament was at 16.66% while female representation in local councils out of 453 wards, only 52 were women. Patriarchy and cultural […]
L partners hold a series of townhall meetings on the “Electoral Law and Women’s Political Participation” May 20, 2018 By Noura El-Turk Hivos WE4L partner Lebanese Association for Democratic Election (LADE) held a townhall meeting on the “Electoral Law and Women’s Political Participation” at the American National School in Zahle on 10 April […]
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia, IDAHOT, we celebrate that homosexuality was officially erased from the International Classification of Diseases as a psychological disorder in 1990. While we have made some progress in addressing barriers associated with sexual rights, discrimination against LGBTI+ people is still increasing. Worldwide, millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and […]
In the past year, Hivos has made significant progress in the path toward universal energy access and decentralised renewable energy. We are now proud to share the major results from our Green and Inclusive Energy Programme. Two advocacy battles won Taking stock of several years of intense advocacy work, Hivos and its partners IIED and […]
Facilitator: “Why do we write?” “To tell the stories of others and inspire,” answered a participant during the opening session of the Narrative Writing and Media Outreach training. I attended a fascinating two-day training that Hivos conducted as part of a project funded by the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. This one-year project entitled ‘Good […]
men’s movement and its possible future May 11, 2018 By Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe “Throughout history, women have made extraordinary contributions to their societies. Though some of these women are not well known, they have been trail blazers in the history of the women’s movement” Dr Sekai Holland Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe, […]
In the opening remarks at last week’s SEforALL Forum, CEO Rachel Kyte urged more than 900 participants to push for progress to reach SDG7. We have much to celebrate but at the current pace, we will not achieve universal energy access by 2030. The number of people gaining access to energy is growing but is […]
media training in Lebanon May 2, 2018 WE4L partner holds workshop on women’s representation and media coverage Noura El-Turk On 17 and 18 March 2018 Maharat Foundation organized a workshop in Beirut for student journalists on gender-sensitive media representation with media trainer and prominent local journalist Layal Abou Rahal. Through role-playing and team exercises, […]
all for Articles April 30, 2018 Within the framework of the Women Empowered for Leadership programme, Hivos has the pleasure to announce the launch of Sayaran, a public opinion platform in Jordan and Lebanon for women and gendered opinions on public issues. We hope to attract young, alternative, and critical submissions, but we […]