Region: Southern Africa
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Promoting adolescent access to sexual and reproductive health services
Through the Regional Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (R-SRHR) Fund, Zambia Youth Platform (ZYP) conceptualized the “Enhanced Youth Action Project” aimed at enhancing adolescent access to SRHR information and services.
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Ending child marriages among girls with disabilities
In Zimbabwe, one in three girls is married off before they reach the age of 18. Most of the causes of child marriages are preventable and are caused by a myriad of interlinked factors.
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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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How traditional practices influence modern critical art in Zimbabwe
Our Resource of Open Minds (R.O.O.M.) program in Zimbabwe hosted a forum titled “Traditional Beer, Mbira and Cultural Criticality: A Zimbabwean Story” that explored theory on past practices and their influence on society, modern critical art, and the media. Significance of traditional beer and the mbira Traditional beer brewing and playing the mbira (a musical…
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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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Standing tall for the Girl Child
This October 11, 2022, we join the world in celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child. The day celebrates every step made for the development of girls’ rights and looks forwards to how the future can be shaped to empower more girls and young women.
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Building women leaders through She Leads
Our She Leads II program recently held a two-day Linking and Learning event in Harare, Zimbabwe, for partners and stakeholders. As we prepare for the closure of She Leads (Phase II), this gathering was an opportunity to reflect and share key takeaways and lessons from the women leaders who participated in the program. She Leads…
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Taking on leadership roles at Zimbabwean farms
A core aspect of our She Leads project is promoting the full and effective participation and leadership of women and girls in political and societal decision-making. One such leader is Dorothy Inusa – a worker at Selby Enterprises African Preserves farm in the Mazowe area, Zimbabwe. Dorothy holds multiple leadership positions at the fruit and vegetable…
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A Presidential sign-off to tackle climate change in Zambia
“It’s exciting to see that traditional leadership is supporting and actively participating in climate change initiatives as this will help target climate action from the local level as well.” This was the sentiment shared by Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema as he interacted with Hivos’ Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) during the Zambia International Trade…
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Integrated Advocacy Approaches for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Adolescent pregnancy has been a public health challenge in Uganda. Adolescent girls and young women do not have adequate access to SRHR information and services. Those who want to prevent unintended pregnancy do not have adequate access to modern contraception as a result some resort to unsafe abortions which contribute to maternal deaths and injuries.…
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Localizing the climate justice agenda – lessons from traditional leaders in Zambia
By Kennedy Mugochi, Regional Director of Hivos Southern Africa In June 2022, I had the pleasure of participating in a meeting on climate justice in Zambia attended by both climate justice experts and traditional leaders. It provided a unique window into how a global development agenda like climate justice plays out at local level and…
