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 […]
Hivos is seeking qualified candidates for the position of LGBTIQ+ Economic Development Lead for the Free to be Me program.
By: Patricia Granja, Hivos | Sandra Patiño, ACT | Photography: Mateo Medina ACT According to the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), climate change is the greatest health threat to humanity. This is backed up by a wealth of clear and compelling information about the serious impacts of climate change on human health. Heat […]
Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) is a network of five international organizations, including Hivos, that works to achieve climate justice on three continents. That climate justice can take many forms is clear from the new Voices Magazine that showcases the work of VCA in Brazil. Our Brazilian network counts 74 local organizations that together […]
By Gabriela Melgar – Hivos Latin America Regional Communication Officer I’ve listened to the interview I did with Gabriela Portillo many times now. Ideas for an article keep popping into my head without rhyme or reason. I’m one of those who still likes to organize them on paper first and then struggle with them on […]
Hivos is looking for a Global Business Development Manager Climate Justice. In this role, you are part of Hivos’ global Business Development unit. Together with colleagues – both in the team and across regions – you are tasked with securing funding for impactful global Climate Justice programs.
As the Safeguarding Manager, you will play a critical role in upholding and enhancing Hivos’ safeguarding policies and procedures, and ensuring cases are resolved in a fair, consistent, confidential and timely manner.
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.
As our first Director of Advocacy and Program Strategy, you will lead an exciting journey to re-orient Hivos’ program and advocacy work towards system change and movement power and play a central role in drafting our next Strategic Compass (2025 – 2030).
Hivos is looking for a Global Program Manager for our Urban Futures program. In this exciting role you will oversee the program’s efforts to support local partners – especially young people – in building inclusive and climate-resilient urban food systems in 10 cities around the world.
Climate change devastates nature and causes injustice and human suffering in far too many parts of the world. Activist Conceição Amorim sees it in her city Imperatriz, at the edge of the Amazon rainforest. There, she has been advocating for human rights for over forty years. Currently, she coordinates the Padre Josimo Center for the Protection […]
By Gabriela Melgar, Regional Communication Officer Our Sustainable Agriculture Support Project (PAAS) implemented with partners in eleven provinces and 22 municipalities has played a crucial role in Cuba for the past 10 years. Financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), it promotes and improves sustainable agricultural practices and strategies, focusing on agroecological […]