Growing up, Nelly Nyiha was always fascinated by technology and the digital world. In high school, she followed a tech curriculum called Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) and has never looked back. At university, Nelly pursued a Bachelor of Science in computer technology, which she says was a male-dominated course. “I was among a small group […]
Trying to balance a career with family and household responsibilities is a challenge that women continuously grapple with in an ever-changing world. But Celine Magneche Sika, a scholar and founder of Association de Femmes et Familles du Milieu Rural (AFFAMIR) in Cameroon, passionately took advantage of these challenge. She used them to both advance her […]
2020 is a critical year for gender equity and equality. This year’s theme – Each for Equal – reflects the voices of 30,000 activists who advanced women’s rights in Beijing 25 years ago. Since then, much has been done to create a gender equal world. Women have been taking up their rightful places as change-makers, […]
Women influence what families eat and for generations have undisputedly ensured that members of their households are fed and healthy. The confines of this significant role have however traversed household boundaries to the market place as food vendors. This includes street and market vending of fruits, vegetables, ready cooked foods and related products. The current […]
Hivos’ Green and Inclusive Energy program (GIE) in partnership with Nukta Africa and Journalists for Environment (JET) are currently running a six-month Renewable Energy Journalism Fellowship (REJF) in Tanzania. This is the second cohort of journalists undergoing the fellowship which is expected to improve the overall quality and quantity of reporting renewable energy news. GIE […]
Hivos together with implementing partners under the Sustainable Diets for All program (SD4ALL) in Uganda, Slow Food Uganda, Kabarole Research Centre (KRC), Food Rights alliance and Volunteer Efforts For Development Concerns (VEDCO) will on March 6 host a dinner in celebration of women. Titled, Dine with a woman, the dinner aims to recognize the role of women […]
Agriculture remains an important sector to Kenya’s development and key to creating equitable and sustainable growth. In addition to contributing to economic growth, agriculture creates jobs for rural communities and is essential to satisfying the food and nutritional needs for all. The importance of the sector is underscored in the Vision 2030 and the President’s […]
Hivos in collaboration with flower sector industry stakeholders will convene the first ever “Producer of the Year Award” (POYA) as a platform to demonstrate the role of front runner farms (in horticulture) and the impact of better engendered workplace policies on business and changing the state of women workers. This award ceremony is borne out […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! Pardon me, but I must interrupt the path of Cupid’s arrow to talk about something that will certainly be considered unsexy today; labour rights, women’s labour rights specifically. I know, us pesky activists and our high horses, right? Why can we not let a day of wanton consumerism couched as portrayals of […]
Contestation against the adoption of the open contracting approach in government have revolved around national security concerns in the procurement of military equipment citing ‘the contravention of confidentiality clauses and privacy rights’. In various jurisdictions these arguments for blanket non- disclosure have been discredited. National security interests and the opening up of defense contracts continues […]
On January 24, 2020, residents of Nakuru County had an opportunity to engage with various food actors from different parts of the country. The Seed and Food fair festival held within the Central Business District was organized by Building Eastern African Community Network (BEACON) in collaboration with the County Government of Nakuru and with support […]
February 6 was set aside by the United Nations to create awareness on one of the sternest violations of the rights of girls and women, where communities seek to control their sexuality. The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was created to increase efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation. To commemorate […]