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  • Reflecting on the R.O.O.M. program (2017–2024)
    story / December 13, 2024

    Reflecting on the R.O.O.M. program (2017–2024)

  • Radio Domus FM makes young people’s voices heard in Kenya
    story / April 26, 2024

    Radio Domus FM makes young people’s voices heard in Kenya

  • R.O.O.M. launches the Progressive African Counter Narratives series
    News / March 5, 2024

    R.O.O.M. launches the Progressive African Counter Narratives series

  • Africa Day: Alternative voices for the Africa we want
    blog / May 23, 2023

    Africa Day: Alternative voices for the Africa we want

  • Celebrating R.O.O.M: a unique program supporting free expression and artivism
    News / February 14, 2023

    Celebrating R.O.O.M: a unique program supporting free expression and artivism

  • Boosting the sustainability of the arts in Zambia
    News / January 10, 2023

    Boosting the sustainability of the arts in Zambia

  • Riding along on the African Crossroads’ “Dala Dala”
    News / December 19, 2022

    Riding along on the African Crossroads’ “Dala Dala”

  • The status of theater in East Africa: Reflections from Uganda
    story / December 7, 2022

    The status of theater in East Africa: Reflections from Uganda

  • How traditional practices influence modern critical art in Zimbabwe
    News / October 27, 2022

    How traditional practices influence modern critical art in Zimbabwe

  • Hivos presents African Crossroads 2.0
    News / October 18, 2022

    Hivos presents African Crossroads 2.0

  • Vertical Atlas: a unique look at worldwide digital transformation
    News / October 12, 2022

    Vertical Atlas: a unique look at worldwide digital transformation

  • Meet Hivos at RightsCon 2022
    News / May 25, 2022

    Meet Hivos at RightsCon 2022

  • Powering East Africa’s creative sector with knowledge
    News / May 12, 2022

    Powering East Africa’s creative sector with knowledge

  • International Women’s Day: #BreakTheBias
    News / March 8, 2022

    International Women’s Day: #BreakTheBias

  • A new critical path for creatives
    News / March 3, 2022

    A new critical path for creatives

  • Terms of Reference for consultancy to design and execute a theatre play
    News / February 8, 2022

    Terms of Reference for consultancy to design and execute a theatre play

  • There’s R.O.O.M to be free at Hivos in 2022   
    blog / January 19, 2022

    There’s R.O.O.M to be free at Hivos in 2022  

  • Request for proposals for Feasibility Study Freedom of Expression in the 21st Century – Latin America
    News / December 22, 2021

    Request for proposals for Feasibility Study Freedom of Expression in the 21st Century – Latin…

  • Call for Participants: Animation and Archiving for Creatives Training and Workshop,  ROOM – Southern Africa.
    News / November 4, 2021

    Call for Participants: Animation and Archiving for Creatives Training and Workshop, ROOM – Southern Africa.

  • Speaking truth to power
    News / October 27, 2021

    Speaking truth to power

  • East Africa’s creatives are boldly championing the right to access information
    blog / September 27, 2021

    East Africa’s creatives are boldly championing the right to access information

  • Hivos Launches “Letters to Creatives”
    News / September 20, 2021

    Hivos Launches “Letters to Creatives”

  • The rise of disinformation in post-Trump Africa
    blog / June 8, 2021

    The rise of disinformation in post-Trump Africa

  • Pan-Africanism revisited at African Crossroads 2020
    News / January 13, 2021

    Pan-Africanism revisited at African Crossroads 2020

  • Grant-making and new ways of working for creatives in East Africa
    News / December 8, 2020

    Grant-making and new ways of working for creatives in East Africa

  • Forces of Art: How art shapes our societies
    News / September 22, 2020

    Forces of Art: How art shapes our societies

  • African storytelling featured at international film festivals
    News / August 24, 2020

    African storytelling featured at international film festivals

  • Ketebul Music: diversity is the chord that connects us
    story / July 13, 2020

    Ketebul Music: diversity is the chord that connects us

  • Hivos’ African Crossroads album is out now
    News / June 15, 2020

    Hivos’ African Crossroads album is out now

  • A new tool for creative hub leaders
    News / June 11, 2020

    A new tool for creative hub leaders

  • There’s R.O.O.M. to be free at Hivos
    story / June 3, 2020

    There’s R.O.O.M. to be free at Hivos

  • A new PERSPECTIVE
    story / June 3, 2020

    A new PERSPECTIVE

  • Scenes of change
    story / June 2, 2020

    Scenes of change

  • Celebrating leading ladies in Zambian history
    story / May 27, 2020

    Celebrating leading ladies in Zambian history

  • The crucial role of arts and culture in a time of global crisis
    News / April 22, 2020

    The crucial role of arts and culture in a time of global crisis

  • “Taarap” and Zanzibar’s DJ in hijab
    story / April 8, 2020

    “Taarap” and Zanzibar’s DJ in hijab

  • Create your Kampala
    story / April 8, 2020

    Create your Kampala

  • Advancing new narratives about African women changemakers with art and digital technologies
    News / February 3, 2020

    Advancing new narratives about African women changemakers with art and digital technologies

  • Re-imagining the future of African cities
    blog / November 28, 2019

    Re-imagining the future of African cities

  • Hivos presents ‘African Crossroads 2019’ in Mombasa, Kenya
    News / October 24, 2019

    Hivos presents ‘African Crossroads 2019’ in Mombasa, Kenya

  • Disruptive fashion stimulating debate in society
    News / October 3, 2019

    Disruptive fashion stimulating debate in society

  • African advocacy groups and creatives unite for women’s empowerment
    News / September 19, 2019

    African advocacy groups and creatives unite for women’s empowerment

  • Creative Hubs Academy is live
    News / July 5, 2019

    Creative Hubs Academy is live

  • Would you like to help shape Africa’s cities?
    News / June 13, 2019

    Would you like to help shape Africa’s cities?

  • 100 African thinkers and doers gather in Marrakesh
    News / December 10, 2018

    100 African thinkers and doers gather in Marrakesh

  • Creative hubs promoting diversity and inclusion 
    blog / November 26, 2018

    Creative hubs promoting diversity and inclusion 

  • Activist Art and Free Expression
    blog / November 15, 2018

    Activist Art and Free Expression

  • Policing the Police
    story / October 4, 2018

    Policing the Police

  • Shooting movies in a war zone
    story / September 13, 2018

    Shooting movies in a war zone

  • Rapping his story
    story / July 19, 2018

    Rapping his story

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