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Launch of the MANAS Initiative in Belém: Empowering Girls to Lead Global Climate Action
Preparing girls to occupy decision-making spaces is crucial not only for gender equality but also for climate justice.
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Lançamento da Iniciativa Manas em Belém: Empoderando Meninas para Liderar a Ação Climática Global
Por: Giovana Figueiredo y Thais Santos A preparação de meninas para ocupar espaços de decisão é fundamental não apenas para a igualdade de gênero, mas também para a justiça climática. Mas como conectar a discussão global sobre a emergência climática com o ativismo de mulheres nos territórios? E de que forma o racismo ambiental e…
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Lanzamiento de la Iniciativa “Meninas do Mundo Fazendo Mudanças” en Belém: Empoderando a las Niñas para Liderar la Acción Climática Global
Por: Giovana Figueiredo y Thais Santos Preparar a las niñas para ocupar espacios de toma de decisiones es fundamental no solo para la igualdad de género, sino también para la justicia climática. Pero, ¿Cómo conectar la discusión global sobre la crisis climática con el activismo de mujeres en los territorios? ¿Y de qué manera se…
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Brazilian Indigenous people gather in thousands to protest land rights infringements
APIB and Hivos’ partner COAIB co-organized the largest gathering of Indigenous Peoples in the history of Brazil. More than eight thousand people from around two hundred different Indigenous ethnic groups attended the “Free Land Camp.”
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Hivos co-leads landmark EU partnership to support civil society globally
“Around the world, we supports grassroots leaders. But increasingly, powerful interests try to shut them down through harassment, violence and even imprisonment. That’s why the EU SEE initiative is so important,” says Hivos CEO Anne Jellema.
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Hivos reacts to Dutch coalition agreement
Six months after the Dutch elections, the right-wing parties (PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB) forming a coalition presented their coalition agreement. This agreement includes deep cuts to the development cooperation budget. Hivos and eight other organizations have issued the following press release. May 16, 2024 Cutting back on development cooperation is capital destruction By cutting…
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Why We Lead is not at the UN Commission on Population and Development
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Youth shaping urban food systems in Zambia and Zimbabwe
Our work on urban food systems in Zambia and Zimbabwe supports young people and youth-led organizations focused on building climate-resilient urban food systems to ensure healthy and accessible food for all.
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Los jóvenes dan forma a los sistemas alimentarios urbanos en Zambia y Zimbabue
Nuestro trabajo sobre sistemas alimentarios urbanos en Zambia y Zimbabue arrancó este marzo en las ceremonias de lanzamiento del programa Futuros Urbanos de Hivos África del Sur en Bulawayo y Lusaka. El programa Futuros Urbanos apoyará a los jóvenes y a las organizaciones dirigidas por jóvenes centradas en la creación de sistemas alimentarios urbanos resilientes…
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Young climate activists claim their seat at the table
Meet three young Kenyan climate activists we support in claiming a seat at the table during international climate change conferences.
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Celebrating women who cultivate change in East Africa – literally!
Two of Kenya’s TV47 prime shows feature our work with women in agriculture and explore topics like gender equality and social inclusion.
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Philippine film ‘ASOG’ wins the Hivos Free to be Me Award
Hivos presents its Free to be Me Award at the annual Pink Film Days film festival Friday, March 22, in Amsterdam’s Het Ketelhuis. This year’s prize goes to the Philippine film ‘ASOG,’ a unique road movie about friendship, transphobia, and climate change. The film is about Jaya, a non-binary teacher and performer, and their young…
