y weeds in the collapsed Sher Karuturi farm, Sexual Violence in the workplace #16Days16Voices November 29, 2017 Day 5 The negative impacts of sexual harassment at the workplace manifest through physical and social challenges including loss of, self esteem and poor performance. In addition, the victims’ social and marital lives are affected adversely. […]
The COP23 in Bonn ended nearly two weeks ago, and during the event a number of commitments were made and initiatives sparked. Among them was the launch of the People-Centered Accelerator on the 14th of November, announced by Rachel Kyte of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) alongside ENERGIA’s Sheila Oparaocha and Frontier Markets’ Ajaita Shah. […]
;.By Sixolile Mbalo #16Days16Voices November 28, 2017 Day 4: Hivos caught up with Sixolile Mbalo; a survivor, author and GBV champion, at a conference in South Africa. Sixolile shares how she took back her life and made the best out of her situation. She shares how sharing her story has freed her from its negativity and […]
On 28 November 2017, Edwin Huizing, executive director of Hivos, opened the Open Contracting Global Summit together with Gavin Hayman, director of the Open Contracting Partnership, María Zuleta, vice chair of the Open Contracting Partnership’s advisory board, and Hans Docter, director of Sustainable Economic Development at the Dutch foreign ministry. He welcomed the attendees with […]
On 28 November 2017, Edwin Huizing, executive director of Hivos, opened the Open Contracting Global Summit together with Gavin Hayman, director of the Open Contracting Partnership, María Zuleta, vice chair of the Open Contracting Partnership’s advisory board, and Hans Docter, director of Sustainable Economic Development at the Dutch foreign ministry. He welcomed the attendees with […]
0;A propagate of GBV? #16Days16Voices November 27, 2017 Day 3: Culture and religion play a big role in how society reacts towards Gender Based Violence (GBV). Patriarchal systems stem mainly from cultural and religious values and as such in their observance and practice make it difficult for members of society that experience GBV to seek punishment […]
Open Contracting for the Future: Three Frontier Issues November 27, 2017 By Andrew Mandelbaum (Development Gateway) and Daniel Dietrich (Hivos) The future of open contracting depends on the ability of governments and citizens to open up the entire public contracting cycle, create feedback channels, and use open contracting data to improve procurement results. But there […]
h the click of a mouse #16Days16Voices November 26, 2017 DAY 2 In a digital society, friends and enemies are made all over the world via social sites and relationships are solidified or broken by ‘hashtags’ or ‘selfies’. While online media has served many well, there has been a tragic global increase of its misuse through online […]
ce #16Days16Voices November 25, 2017 #16Days16Voices DAY 1 Hivos joins the rest of the world in the commemoration of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV), a time when we stop and reflect on GBV and how we are working towards making it end, how society deals with victims and […]
Update 30 November 2017: At the end of the Open Contracting Global Summit on 29 November, Transparency International and its partners Hivos, CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) and Article19, launched the Clean Contracting Manifesto. The aim is to implement the whole lifecycle of public procurement in keeping with the highest possible standards of transparency, accountability and efficiency to safeguard […]
Blog: From transparency to data use: rising to open contracting’s next challenge November 23, 2017 Written by Andrew Mandelbaum At Development Gateway, we are investing in open contracting because we believe in the value it brings to both governments and citizens. Over the past several years, we have conducted over 10 open contracting assessments, developed […]
my place in the political space” – Euthrasia Duro November 22, 2017 The story of Councillor Euthrasia Duro, 29, a first term Councillor in Redcliff Town Council representing Torwood is one of a young woman defying all odds to claim her place in the political space, which is largely male dominated. Despite […]