Region: Latin America
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Connecting teams and strengthening impact for sustainable food systems
In an increasingly bleak funding landscape, taking the time to personally exchange experiences, listen to different perspectives, and build on what others have already tested is a worthwhile and necessary investment. It is a strategic opportunity. And this was the goal of the Urban Futures Annual Meeting, held from April 8 to 10, 2026 in…
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Sistemas alimentarios para la paz: alianzas que transforman territorios
Desde la Fundación SIDOC creemos que la paz se construye en lo cotidiano, en los barrios, en las decisiones pequeñas que transforman la vida de las personas. La capital del Valle del Cauca como epicentro del programa Futuros Urbanos Cali (FUC), ha sido el lugar donde esta convicción se pone en práctica, acompañando a comunidades…
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Food systems for peace: Alliances that transform territories
At SIDOC Foundation, we believe that peace is built in everyday life; in neighborhoods; and in small decisions that transform people’s lives. The city of Cali, capital of Valle del Cauca and the epicenter of the Urban Futures program, has been the place where this conviction is put into practice. Here, we support communities and…
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Datos abiertos para fortalecer el espacio cívico y la democracia: Guatemala abre sus puertas para el Abrelatam/ConDatos 2026
En 2026, Guatemala será la sede de Abrelatam/ConDatos, el principal encuentro de América Latina sobre datos abiertos, tecnología cívica y transparencia. Que este espacio llegue al país no es casualidad: responde a años de trabajo colectivo, de alianzas estratégicas y de una convicción compartida de que los datos abiertos son una herramienta clave para fortalecer…
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Beyond adaptation, climate justice must put life and care at its center
A few days have passed since the end of COP30, held in Belém do Pará, Brazil. Without a doubt, it was not just another COP. Just bringing these global climate negotiations to the heart of the Brazilian Amazon was a political declaration in itself by the Brazilian government. And notably, it was also an urgent…
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An online platform to help urban Amazonians deal with climate change
Peripheral inhabitants of Amazonian cities face a combination of environmental and climate problems. To avoid reinventing the wheel, the VCA Brazil’s Urban Engagement coalition, formed by the organizations Rede Interação and SOMECDH, created a platform for urban communities to share solutions to their climate problems. The platform also serves as a knowledge database that other…
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Enraizados en la identidad: defendiendo el espacio cívico étnico en Colombia
Cuando José Antonio Minota, líder juvenil colombiano entró en el museo Casa de las Memorias de Cali, no solo lo hizo como participante en un taller, también acudió como alguien decidido a recuperar un espacio cívico en el que los jóvenes afrodescendientes como él suelen ser invisibles. Preparado con música e historias de resistencia de…
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Rooted in identity: defending ethnic civic space in Colombia
When Colombian youth leader José Antonio Minota walked into the Casa de las Memorias museum in Cali, he arrived not only as a workshop participant. He also came as someone determined to reclaim a civic space where young Afro-descendant people like him are too often invisible. Armed with music and stories of resistance from his…
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Los Sistemas Alimentarios son territorios de lucha: sembrar igualdad, cosechar vida
Por Mónica Tobar- Oficial Global de Monitoreo, Evaluación y Gestión del Conocimiento, Programa Futuros Urbanos, Hivos. Cada 25 de noviembre recordamos que la violencia contra las mujeres no solo se expresa en violencia física y psicológica sino también a través de formas profundas y silenciosas de opresión. Las lógicas patriarcales y el extractivismo han configurado…
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New research: Who pays the climate bills?
New research reveals a systemic and invisible injustice: women and low-income families across the Global South are paying the real costs of the climate crisis; not governments, and not the corporations most responsible for emissions.
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Safety as a foundation for advocacy
Safety and security of human rights activists and people who work in civil society organizations has always been a key consideration in programming. Yet, it is one of the most misunderstood and neglected when it comes to budgeting and availing resources for activists to support themselves. Having worked with activists and frontrunners of social change…
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¡Guardianas de la Vida: Mujeres Rurales en Acción!
15 de octubre de 2025, Día Internacional de la Mujer Rural Por Diego Mora, Hivos Ecuador Imagina despertar al amanecer con el canto del Jocotoco, el aroma húmedo de la tierra fértil y el murmullo del río Numbala que da vida a tu hogar. Esa es la rutina de miles de mujeres en la Amazonía…