ission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) March 15, 2018 The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) strives to ensure equality between women and men in all aspects. The gender equality issue is an important issue, as it is directly related to the respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights set forth in the various […]
er equality escalates March 15, 2018 By Bridgette Ndlovu (Women’s Institute for Leadership Development_WILD) Zimbabwean women are pushing for gender equality in parliamentary, political party and local government leadership, a call that has seen at least 14 political parties signing to achieve 50/50 representation in political party candidates and endorse the Women’s […]
50 advocacy campaign and women’s manifesto launch March 15, 2018 Under the theme: Constitutionalism, gender equality and the future of women’s leadership in Zimbabwe The entire gender machinery gathered at the HICC, the Speaker of Parliament, Hon Mudenda, Zimbabwe Women’s Parliamentary Caucus Chairperson, Hon Mutsvangwa, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Women’s Caucus and […]
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) need to undergo fundamental shifts in their organizational communications culture to benefit fully from social media technologies, according to a guidebook recently published by Hivos Southern Africa with support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Zimbabwe. According to the guidebook, the rapid growth of social media use […]
From global movements like #MeToo to the Women’s March, one thing has become clear: women can no longer be ignored. In this month- during and after International Women’s Day, Hivos East Africa joins the rest of the world in shedding a spotlight on women who are rarely celebrated for their boldness and resilience in advocating […]
ational Women Film Festival 13-18 March 2018 March 9, 2018 As part of the Women Empowered for Leadership programme, Hivos is supporting the 2018 Beirut International Women’s Film Festival which opens on 13 March and ends on 18 March. Organised by the Beirut Film Society, The Beirut International Women Film Festival (BWFF) brings […]
During the week of 8 March – International Women’s Day – Hivos is sharing stories of some of the amazing and powerful women we support worldwide. This year’s theme is: “Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”. Connie Tinoco is a woman farmer in Rocky Point, a town on the southeast Caribbean coast of Nicaragua […]
to empower women, Jordanian Youth develop new initiatives March 8, 2018 By Noura El-Turk The Sisterhood is Global Institute – Jordan (SIGI) organised the Technological Summit, in collaboration with Hivos as part of the Women Empowered for Leadership (WE4L) program with the title, “Youth Participation in Public Affairs”. The summit took place from […]
The annual International Women’s Day calls for a PressforProgress on gender stereotypes, visibility of women, and celebration of women’s achievements. In the area of energy entrepreneurship, women often have to work twice as hard to show their worth and do not receive the credit they deserve for being innovative change makers. Hivos’ partner ENERGIA supports […]
to Launched March 8, 2018 By Chido Valerie Sibalo (Gender and Media Connect_Programme Officer) Harare SPEAKER of Parliament Jacob Francis Mudenda on the 6th of March 2018 called on for more concerted efforts in all spheres of life towards achieving 50-50 gender representation particularly in politics and other key positions of decision making, as […]
About Hivos Hivos is an international development organization that seeks new solutions to persistent and emerging global issues. With smart projects in the right places, we oppose discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the unsustainable use of our planet’s resources. Our primary focus is achieving structural change and impacting lives. We do this through cooperating […]
taking steps towards 50-50 March 5, 2018 Gender Equality and the work towards its attainment worldwide has been a bitter sweet journey. Brave women and men have stood up against partriachy and the numerous societal bariers that have impeded equal participation. Sadly for many decades after the movement to attain gender equality started, […]