Region: East Africa
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We condemn the murder of Edwin Chiloba and stand in solidarity with LGBTIQ+ persons in Kenya
The Free to be Me Alliance stands in solidarity with the LGBTIQ+ community in Kenya and with all those mourning the loss of Edwin Kiprotich Kiptoo, commonly known as Edwin Chiloba. We recognize this is a difficult time for queer activists, the family and friends of Edwin, and those who admired and supported his work…
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Request for proposal: team building for Hivos staff in East Africa
Hivos East Africa is looking for a consultant to facilitate a 2-day team building event.
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Promoting regional collaboration for youth-led advocacy
The core purpose of the Regional SRHR Fund is to improve access to high quality SRHR information and services for adolescents and youth in all their diversity as underserved populations.
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The status of theater in East Africa: Reflections from Uganda
Earlier this year, we published a call for proposals for theater organizations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to submit applications for the production of plays under the themes “The absurdity of Kenya elections” and “African solutions for African problems”. Theater mirrors the realities in society. This call was part of the Resource of Open Minds…
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VCA Call for Proposals: Documenting local climate solutions in Kenya
Hivos is looking for a consultancy firm or individual to support in documenting local climate solutions through videos, pictures and other forms that can be shared widely. The firm or individual should be experienced in documenting local solutions of climate change.
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Call for EOI: Voices for Just Climate Action – Kenya: Media Fellowship
Hivos is looking for a media-based organisation to design and implement a media fellowship programme targeting young/junior media practitioners for the VCA programme in conjunction with Hivos.
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Hivos publishes new paper: More climate finance to locally-led solutions
This paper underlines why money should flow to the local level and showcases promising examples of locally-led climate solutions. It shows ways for international donors and funds, as well as for intermediaries, to increase and secure the effective flow of financial resources to the local level.
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Call for Proposals – Regional SRHR Fund
About Hivos Hivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values. Together with citizens and their organizations, we aim to contribute towards just, inclusive and life sustaining societies where people have equal access to opportunities, rights and resources. Hivos firmly believes in every person’s right to live in freedom and dignity, to enjoy equal…
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Hivos presents African Crossroads 2.0
On October 28 and in November, 2022, Hivos’ African Crossroads will organize its fifth edition. The theme of this year’s gathering is “African Crossroads 2.0”.
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The phone changed everything
Nanjala Nyabola is editor and contributor of Vertical Atlas. In her essay, The Phone Changed Everything, Nanjala Nyabola sheds a light on the political economy of the mobile phone in the context of Kenya.
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Call for Proposals: We Lead Creatives Grant
We Lead is a new, innovative and powerful program that aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of young women. It focuses on four specific groups of young women: women living with HIV, women living with disabilities, those facing discrimination, and those affected by displacement. The program puts these young women…
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Consultancy: Free to Be Me process manual documentation
Terms of Reference: Free to Be Me process manual documentation Hivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values. Together with citizens and their organizations, we aim to contribute towards just, inclusive and life-sustaining societies where people have equal access to opportunities, rights and resources. We work in partnership with others in the Middle…