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.
Located in Kenya’s North Rift region, Nandi County is primarily known as the cradle of champions, a bragging right it has gained as the birthplace and home to some of Kenya’s world-famous Olympic athletes. But beside this claim to fame, Nandi County is now making a name for itself by keeping its promises on open […]
The IPCC report published last week once again shows the urgent need for swift and effective action to counter the climate crisis. This crisis is clearly a political, social and ethical challenge, rather than a purely environmental one. Also, there is no doubt that climate change is affecting those least responsible for it the most. […]
A new Biogas Consortium partners up with FairClimateFund Hivos is happy to announce that it has transferred its successful carbon finance programs to longstanding partners Yayasan Rumah Energi (YRE), Biogas Solutions Uganda Ltd. (BSUL), and African Bioenergy Programs Ltd. (ABPL). These organizations have become fully independent entities and will implement national biogas programs and associated […]
By Lucy Minayo, Program Manager, We Lead On March 7, 2022, as the city of Nairobi was bustling with activity, a young woman was attacked and sexually abused along one of our major roads by a group of boda boda riders (motorcycles that are a popular means of transport for many Kenyans). This gross sexual […]
Hivos is marking this year’s International Women’s Day by celebrating women pathfinders and partners in East Africa. Using the slogan #BreakTheBias, we’re shining a spotlight on four women activists whose personal experiences and convictions have firmly established their presence in the development sector. ‘’The future is not feminine. It is feminine now.’’ Shikoh Kihika is […]
By Mumbi Mugo, Program Officer Rural Women Cultivating Change Program “When planners fail to account for gender, public spaces become male spaces by default.” Caroline Criado-Pérez This famous quote by British feminist author, journalist and activist, Caroline Perez, could not be more relevant now as we celebrate both Women’s History month and Open Data Day […]
Hivos strongly condemns the sentencing of five human rights activists in Kenya’s Mombasa County. On February 22, 2022, Lucas Fondo, Francis Auma, Tirus Mukami, Felix Otieno and Nato Michael were sentenced to a six-month probation for allegedly “participating in prohibited gatherings around the country on 25 August 2020 and additionally failing to adhere to social […]