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    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.

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    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 […]

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    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 […]

    March 5, 2024
  • News

    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 […]

    December 19, 2023
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    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.

    December 5, 2023
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    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.

    November 28, 2023