“Around the world, we supports grassroots leaders. But increasingly, powerful interests try to shut them down through harassment, violence and even imprisonment. That’s why the EU SEE initiative is so important,” says Hivos CEO Anne Jellema.
Rural Women Cultivating Change changes cultural norms and structures holding back young and adult rural women – specifically women smallholder farmers, women heads of households, and survivors of sexual gender-based violence.
In Kenya, where a staggering 75 percent of the population is under the age of 35, the potential for youth to influence the nation’s governance is immense. Yet, their voices have traditionally been silenced, stifled by a hierarchical culture that prioritizes age and experience over fresh ideas and innovative thinking. Recognizing this gap, Radio Domus […]
By Job Muriithi, DME&L Officer at Hivos East Africa The impacts of climate change are not felt equally. Those least responsible for creating the crisis – women, youth, Indigenous peoples, and rural communities – are the ones who bear the brunt of its consequences. To be truly just, climate action must not only be effective […]
Two of Kenya’s TV47 prime shows feature our work with women in agriculture and explore topics like gender equality and social inclusion.
Read our reflections on a week-long event that brought young women and girls from across the globe together to share lessons, experiences and innovative approaches to advocate for sexual reproductive health and rights, or #SRHR.
By Collins Otieno (Voices for Just Climate Action) The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the largest multi-lateral finance instrument created under the 2015 Paris Agreement. It is a unique global fund that invests in low-emission and climate-resilient projects to help Global South countries adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. This week, the 38th […]
Hivos is organizing a forum about land rights for rural women champions from Kenya’s Baringo, Nakuru, Laikipia and Kitui counties. We’re looking for a consultant to facilitate the interactive sessions.
We’re looking for a consultant to provide media training services for our Rural Women Cultivating Change Project.
Strengthening media is one of the key ways through which we can push for societal change. Media can increase citizen engagement by exposing people to factual information and ideas for change. This, in turn, allows people to drive and shape the political system and their own development. Hivos believes freedom of expression – which media […]
With two new projects, launched during COP 28, Hivos will work together with two specific groups that are disproportionally affected by the climate crisis: girls and Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon.
For long, climate change response strategies in Kenya have not included targeted contribution of Indigenous people, local communities, and fisher folks. However, this changed when Marsabit County launched its first community-led climate change action plan.