Region: Latin America
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Declaración de San José busca eliminar discriminación y violencia en empresas privadas
Por segundo año consecutivo Hivos se adhiere a la Declaración de San José para promover la defensa de los derechos humanos de las personas LGBTI+ en Costa Rica. La iniciativa, impulsada la Alianza Empresarial para el Desarrollo (AED), United Way, Pride Connection CR, con el apoyo del Comisionado Presidencial LGBTI del Gobierno de Costa Rica,…
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La comida puede ser la solución
Por Frank Mechielsen Cada día, 20 billones de platos son preparados en este mundo: comidas preparadas por cocineros y cocineras en casas, oficinas, escuelas, restaurantes o fábricas que se dedican a hacer comida precalentada para supermercados y puestos de comida en la calle. Amo la comida y amo cocinar, pero este acto se ha vuelto…
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Ecuador dijo sí
Por Andrés Méndez – Hivos El pasado miércoles 12 de junio fue un día histórico para Latinoamérica y Ecuador, luego de que la Corte Constitucional de ese país publicara un fallo en el que aprueba el matrimonio igualitario para todas y todos. La resolución, apoyada por cinco de nueve integrantes de la Corte, se basa…
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Ecuador said yes
By Andrés Méndez – Hivos June 12 was a historical day for Latin America and Ecuador, after the country’s Constitutional Court published a ruling approving same-sex marriage. The resolution, supported by 5 of the 9 Court members, was based on the recommendations of the 24-17 Inter American Human Rights Court’s Consultative Opinion. It compels Ecuador…
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Carta pública solicita al Parlamento Brasil darle prioridad a los temas de la agenda social y de medioambiente
El 5 de junio, Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, la Red Colaborativa de Incidencia (Rede de Advocacy Colaborativo, en portugués) publicó una carta abierta firmada por treinta y ocho organizaciones de la sociedad civil, incluyendo a Hivos. La “Carta abierta a al parlamento brasileño” insta al Congreso a presentar una agenda social y ambiental positiva…
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Brazil’s Parliament urged to advance positive social and environmental agenda
On June 5, World Environment Day, the Collaborative Advocacy Network published an open letter signed by thirty-eight civil society organizations, including Hivos. The “Open Letter to the Brazilian Parliamentarians” urges the Brazilian Congress to advance a positive social and environmental agenda to promote sustainable development. At an event held in the Brazilian Congress on the…
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Back to the Bolivian food heritage and tastes
Bolivia is a country with immense cultural richness and food is an important part of the ancestral heritage, but it is gradually disappearing. Hivos, IIED and their partner, the Bolivian Integrations Gastronomy Movement (MIGA), are therefore focused on keeping Bolivian food heritage very much alive – using MIGA’s ‘Regional Food Heritage (RFG)’ approach. What is…
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Open up contracting, open up health
Choosing the life of an activist Oscar Guzman lives with HIV. This means he needs to take medication for the rest of his life. “I know the fear of not having access to these medicines,” he explains. Many people living with HIV don’t have access to treatment. In Guatemala, there are about 50,000 people living…
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Tell me what you eat, and I’ll tell you who you are
The international discourse on food first shifted from “we must feed the world” to “we must nourish the world.” Now, it’s “we must nourish the world in a sustainable way for the planet.” But this way of framing the issue misses its mark because it leaves out what food really means to people. For most…
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Implementación de Hivos e ICW Latina “excede las expectativas del Fondo Mundial”
El programa “Mujeres, Derechos Humanos y VIH”, implementado en colaboración con ICW Latina, fue calificado con una ‘ejecución de A1‘, la nota más alta possible asignada por su donante, el Fondo Mundial de la Lucha contra el Sida, la Tuberculosis y la Malaria. Durante 3 años, la iniciativa logró que las mujeres construyeran una agenda…
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Hivos’ implementation “exceeds Global Fund’s expectations”
The Hivos program “Women, Human Rights and HIV,” implemented in collaboration with ICW Latina, was positively rated with an ‘A1 performance,’ which is the highest possible rating given by its donor, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. During a three-year period, the program succeeded in helping women draw up a regional agenda…
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A grandmother’s revolution
Elena has worked for 65 of her 81 years. She moves swiftly, but calmly through the kitchen while preparing a picadillo*, making handmade tortillas and pouring coffee almost simultaneously. She explains she wants to have everything ready before her granddaughter Shi arrives. Another of her grandchildren walks through one of the kitchen’s many doors, and…