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  • Hivos Southern Africa Press Release: World Press Freedom Day 2017

    Hivos Southern Africa (Hivos) joins journalists, artists, open internet and free expression activists in the region and beyond in commemorating this year’s World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday 3 May 2017.   This year’s UNESCO theme, ‘Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s Role in Advancing, Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies’  aptly captures the democratic importance of all…

  • Reporting on renewable energy in Kenya is far from adequate

    Kenya has approximately 139 radio stations, 60 publications – four of which are daily newspapers – and about 2 million online news consumers. Despite having a vibrant media, coverage of issues such as renewable energy and development work in general remains low as politics and entertainment are allocated much of the space. It is in…

  • DARU: Firefighting at Jakarta Fire Department’s Fingertips

    The hype around “Smart Cities” has influenced discussions on urbanism worldwide. Locally in Indonesia, the concept of smart cities is becoming more popular, and cities across the country are starting to integrate and harness technology for more efficient and smarter public administration. Making All Voices Count in Indonesia believes that the power of technology alone…

  • Ketebul Music: Kenya has an identity to offer in the music scene

    Morning musings with Ketebul Music Hivos East Africa is predominantly known in the region as being amongst the pioneering organisations that have supported the arts and film scene for close to 10 years. This support to the creative economy sector is part of our freedom of expression portfolio that seeks to bolster co-working spaces where…

  • Panos supports media fellowships to promote positive coverage of women leaders

    Following a media training workshop that was held in Lusaka on 11 and 12 April 2017, Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) is implementing a media fellowship programme to support journalists to provide in-depth and issue based content that promotes positive profiles of women leaders. The media training and fellowships are part of the Women Empowered…

  • Whose story counts in energy access?

    Blog post by Merit Hindriks, communications officer Green & Inclusive Energy programme Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, steps on the podium and smiles into a huge hall filled with hundreds of people suited up for the occasion. She takes up the microphone, and and with that simple gesture opens the three-day sustainable…

  • Uganda Biogas Programme registered by Gold Standard

    On April 20, the Uganda Biogas Programme (UBP) received an official registration under Gold Standard. The registration is an important milestone for the programme that, since its founding in 2014, has constructed more than 6,000 household biodigesters in the country. Each biodigester reduces emissions of CO2. Through a rigorous certification processes to verify emission reductions…

  • To achieve energy access in Kenya, electrification must go hand-in-hand with other energy interventions

    Blog post by Maimuna Kabetesi, programme manager Green Inclusive Energy Kenya Over the past two years, the government of Kenya has set out on an ambitious plan with regards to electrification of both households and public institutions through grid extension, resulting in astronomical jumps in connectivity of both schools and households. As of June 2016,…

  • Call for Proposals: Community Media Fund

    Call for Concept Notes for the Community Media Fund in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa The role of media and journalism is not confined to news organisations, broadcasting companies or governments—within Africa, a large and growing community media sector is linked to enterprises, civil society, educational institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that focus on issues…

  • PSAf conducts media training on women’s participation in leadership in Zambia

    Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf), with support from Hivos Southern Africa, conducted a media training on women’s participation in leadership in Lusaka on 11 and 12 April that brought together print and electronic media practitioners from across Zambia. The training is part of the Women Empowered for Leadership Programe which PSAf is implementing for Hivos…

  • Tasty and Hip: A New Generation of Indonesian Cooking

    New collaboration between Hivos and GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition) When you ask people what comes to mind when they think of “sustainable food”, they generally say things like health, nutrition or the environment. Sometimes they also mention affordability, safety and diversity. Surprisingly, taste is often missing from this list. In fact, sustainable food…

  • Hivos condemns the detention, torture and killing of suspected gay men in Chechnya

    At the beginning of April, the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta published a report in which senior government sources confirmed the mass detention of more than a hundred gay men in Chechnya since February because of their sexual orientation. Human rights organisations and activists have also reported that gay men are being held in “camps” where they…

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