In many places in the world marginalized groups are silenced and face discrimination, exclusion and violence if they stand up for themselves. The Voice program sees their potential.
The Champions for Climate Justice grant is a short-term grant structured to enable the participation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and individuals active in the climate space (with focus on youth, women, and Indigenous people) in COP 27. Region: Kenya Office: Hivos East Africa Application deadline: August 1, 2022 Background Hivos, alongside Akina Mama wa […]
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 areas: […]
By Saida Ali, Global Program Manager Free to be Me In February this year, we witnessed the first openly intersex person being sworn in as a Commissioner of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). This is groundbreaking! Dr. Dennis Wamalwa is the first intersex Kenyan to occupy a high-ranking public office, more so […]
By Churchill Ongere, Project Manager, R.O.O.M East Africa Across East Africa, creatives are inventing new stories and re-imagining old ones. On a daily basis, musicians, film makers, animators, fashion designers, and illustrators demonstrate one of the most unique things about human beings – our need to expressive ourselves – and to do so freely. However, […]
By Saida Ali, Global Manager of Hivos’ Free to be Me Program They set my aunt’s house on fire I cried the way women on TV do folding at the middle like a five pound note. Later that night I held an atlas in my lap ran my fingers across the whole world and whispered where […]
Women’s History Month is about celebrating bold voices, visible and invisible, in the women’s rights movement. It’s a time when we shine a spotlight on women pathfinders pushing for equality – trailblazers contributing to a just and fair world. But most of all, Women’s History Month is about women’s vital contributions to humanity. We’d like […]
Lucy Minayo is a lawyer and pan-African feminist. She’s been working in human rights for close to two decades and has gained invaluable experience in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR). Today Lucy is the Global Program Manager of the We Lead Program at Hivos.
Mendi Njonjo is Hivos East Africa’s Regional Director. She has been firmly anchoring Hivos in the human rights space across East and West Africa for more than a decade. She went on to push a feminist agenda across social justice initiatives all over Africa. From the Darfur region to Kenya, she’s played an important role in leveraging the power of feminist approaches in community building.
Saida Ali is a mother, feminist and Atlantic Fellow. She works for equality and gender justice by advocating for the recognition of underrepresented voices in the human rights movement. Saida is now the Global Manager of Hivos’ Free to be Me Program.
The female body has historically been a battleground for politics. Despite significant milestones in guaranteeing human rights for all, many women around the world have yet to enjoy the freedom to make decisions about their own bodies. Moreover, women’s bodily autonomy is actually criminalized in many countries and only affirmed through legal and policy frameworks. […]
LEHA has now grown into an organization where LBQ people learn about their rights and how to use existing laws to defend themselves.