Region: East Africa
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Voices for Just Climate Action: a year in review
The IPCC report published last week once again shows the urgent need for swift and effective action to counter the climate crisis. This crisis is clearly a political, social and ethical challenge, rather than a purely environmental one. Also, there is no doubt that climate change is affecting those least responsible for it the most.…
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Hivos transfers carbon finance programs
A new Biogas Consortium partners up with FairClimateFund Hivos is happy to announce that it has transferred its successful carbon finance programs to longstanding partners Yayasan Rumah Energi (YRE), Biogas Solutions Uganda Ltd. (BSUL), and African Bioenergy Programs Ltd. (ABPL). These organizations have become fully independent entities and will implement national biogas programs and associated…
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It’s not yet uhuru for women’s safety in Kenya
By Lucy Minayo, Program Manager, We Lead On March 7, 2022, as the city of Nairobi was bustling with activity, a young woman was attacked and sexually abused along one of our major roads by a group of boda boda riders (motorcycles that are a popular means of transport for many Kenyans). This gross sexual…
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International Women’s Day: #BreakTheBias
Hivos is marking this year’s International Women’s Day by celebrating women pathfinders and partners in East Africa. Using the slogan #BreakTheBias, we’re shining a spotlight on four women activists whose personal experiences and convictions have firmly established their presence in the development sector. ‘’The future is not feminine. It is feminine now.’’ Shikoh Kihika is…
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Open Data Day and rural women in agriculture: let’s break new ground
By Mumbi Mugo, Program Officer Rural Women Cultivating Change Program “When planners fail to account for gender, public spaces become male spaces by default.” Caroline Criado-Pérez This famous quote by British feminist author, journalist and activist, Caroline Perez, could not be more relevant now as we celebrate both Women’s History month and Open Data Day…
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Kenya’s court sentencing of human rights activists is a setback to democracy
Hivos strongly condemns the sentencing of five human rights activists in Kenya’s Mombasa County. On February 22, 2022, Lucas Fondo, Francis Auma, Tirus Mukami, Felix Otieno and Nato Michael were sentenced to a six-month probation for allegedly “participating in prohibited gatherings around the country on 25 August 2020 and additionally failing to adhere to social…
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Terms of Reference: rapporteur for the annual global coordination team meeting – Free to be Me
Project: Free to Be Me Location: Nairobi, Kenya Hotel: To be confirmed Meeting: Global Coordination Team Meeting Duration: 28 February – 4 March 2022 Consultancy Days: 8 days 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…
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Terms of reference for documentation of success stories: Empower@Scale Project
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. We work in partnership with others in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America on three impact…
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Digital and social media strategy consultant for the regional Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Fund
1. Contract title Digital and Social Media Strategy Consultant for the Regional Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Fund 2. Location East or Southern Africa 3. Contact details: Organisation: Hivos Foundation Email: sa-hub@hivos.org Response Address: 20 Philips Avenue, Belgravia, Harare Overview Hivos is an international organisation that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues.…
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There’s R.O.O.M to be free at Hivos in 2022
By Churchill Ongere, R.O.O.M. Regional Project Manager, Hivos East Africa At Hivos, we appreciate the disruptive power of arts and culture, which is why we have worked for so many years with creatives to bring about more just and fair societies. In 2022, the R.O.O.M program will continue supporting creative expression through critical content produced…
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Digital innovations must always strive to respect civil liberties
It’s important to take a critical look at the impact of technologies on our civic rights in this digital age. For example, artificial intelligence, the (mis)use of algorithms, facial recognition, and other forms of biometric surveillance.
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Young Kenyan activist fights for climate justice
Julius Mbatia is a young Kenyan climate activist. He has been pushing for years for policies that will reduce the impacts of climate change that are forcing many people in his country to earn less, live in poverty, and go hungry.
