Region: Middle East & North Africa
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Publicizing water inequality in Tunisia through theater
We interviewed Bilal Anezi, a member of Sarkhat Mubdie (Creative Cry), an amateur troupe that travels around Tunisia to tell people about water scarcity in their region through theater. Hivos supports them through the Voices for Just Climate Action program. The group performed at the The Resistance Climate and Art Festival in Gabes organized by…
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The war on Gaza also impacts women and girls in Jordan
The unprecedented violence in the occupied Palestinian territory*, particularly in besieged Gaza, is also taking a toll on women and girls in Jordan, our We Lead program reports. By Fotouh Younes The We Lead program strives to empower, strengthen and amplify the voices and position of young women whose sexual and reproductive health and rights…
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Adel Azouni: AfriFOODlinks’ committed Tunisian youth ambassador
Based in Tunis, Adel Azouni has been passionate about social and environmental activism since the 2011 Tunisian revolution. In 2022, UNDP Climate included him among their five young leaders from the Arab world who give us hope for tackling climate change. Recently, he was nominated by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability to be an…
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Hivos opens doors for collaboration at Egypt’s Venture Capital Summit
Last November, Cairo hosted the second edition of the Venture Capital Summit, a pivotal event in Egypt. The summit’s goal is to enhance Egypt’s standing as a regional hub for venture capital and a gateway for investments into Africa and the Middle East, fostering collaboration between foreign investors and regional VC funds. This year’s edition…
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Empowering futures: the LEAD II initiative’s closing event
This November in The Hague, a vibrant community dedicated to positive change celebrated LEAD II’s closure at an event that brought together program partners to share achievements and lessons learned. The first phase of Local Employment for Development in Africa (LEAD) was initiated in 2015 by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its aim was…
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Imagining Tunisia’s lost natural history
Bochra Taboubi was one of the artists on display at the Resistance Climate and Art Festival in Tunisia. Supported by Hivos, this exhibit highlights the profound impact of phosphate mining on the landscape.
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Hivos’ response to renewed hostilities between Israel and Gaza
Hivos expresses grave alarm over the escalating civilian death tolls in Gaza, Israel and the occupied West Bank. We call on all parties to immediately cease their appalling military offensives against civilians and abide by international humanitarian law. We ask the Israeli government to reverse its decision to deny Gazans food, water, electricity and humanitarian…
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Hivos presents: The Resistance Climate and Art Festival
Join Hivos next week in the Tunisian city of Gabes. Known for its oasis, Gabes will host dozens of artists during the Resistance Climate and Art Festival, which is organized between October 1 and 7. Art allows us to talk about important things in new ways. Sometimes, art can say much more than a collection…
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Hosting the first Arab Feminist Forum for Digital Content
Hivos is proudly part of the first Arab Feminist Forum for Digital Content on September 19 and 20. And while onsite attendance in Beirut has reached capacity, you can still register for the online sessions. So what will happen? This forum, organized by No2ta, is more than just a gathering. It’s an endeavor to reshape,…
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Young activists talk God and climate change in Tunisia
In Tunisian Arabic dialect, boubli refers to the sounds of people arguing or disagreeing. When young Tunisians “make a boubli,” they challenge social norms and disrupt public debates from which they traditionally are excluded. It makes sense then, that the new kid on the block in Tunisia’s media landscape chose this as its name. Boubli…
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Protecting women migrant domestic workers from Lebanon’s Kafala system
Media coverage has revealed the inhumane working and living conditions of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon’s kafala system. “But reading about it didn’t prepare me for hearing first-hand from those involved,” writes Nyambura Gathumbi.
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Why many women in Lebanon stay at home when they menstruate
The interview below was written by Elsie Vermeer from the HUMAN broadcast organization. What does it mean to get your period in different parts of the world? That’s the question the television program Metropolis is asking in one of its episodes. Hivos, a partner of Metropolis, introduced the program’s producers to Celine (25), who works…