Dodging high heels, tight dresses and Prince Charming’s kiss are some of the objectives of the game “Girls vs. Princesses”, an initiative of PICA, who has launched this project with the support of Hivos. The game, which can be downloaded free from Google Play Store, seeks to combat gender stereotypes. The protagonist is a young […]
Honduras will host the meeting of LGBTI political leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held on the 2nd & 3rd of October in the city of Tegucigalpa. Registration for this event is now open. The meeting, which has the support of Hivos, aims to be a space for reflection, dialogue and exchange […]
A proposal from Costa Rica and another from Nicaragua have won the “Ingeniosas” (Ingenious Women) contest, which rewards innovative women in the area of renewable energy in Latin America. “Ingeniosas” was organized by Hivos and the Global Gender Bureau of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to promote the creative and innovative role […]
Close to 300 Afro-descendant women from 22 countries arrived in Nicaragua in June to bring to life the ‘Cumbre de Mujeres Lideresas Afrodescendientes de las Américas’ (first meeting of Afro-descendant women leaders of the Americas). The objective of this event, supported by Hivos and the Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, or Network of Afro-Latin American Women, […]
An inclusive, transparent and participatory consultation process in Bolivia prepared the country proposal for the Global Fund funding to fight HIV / AIDS. The Global Fund has changed its funding model to increase its impact, and one of the eligibility requirements of the new funding model is an inclusive and participatory process. The Bolivia dialogue […]
Public space can become the ideal platform for building communities and engaging citizens to pursue ambitious collective goals. The project “Bailando con el Planeta” (dancing with the planet) uses playful, creative and original means to recover public spaces in Costa Rica and promote citizen’s awareness of the importance of generating alternative and renewable energy. This […]
Hay un movimiento emergente en América Latina en el que cada vez más los pueblos indígenas están utilizando los medios digitales como una forma de comunicarse y expresarse en su lengua materna. En el centro de estos esfuerzos están usuarios indígenas de internet que han aceptado la responsabilidad de asegurar que su lengua y […]
To promote women’s use and development of renewable energy technologies, Hivos and the Global Gender Bureau of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have launched the “Ingeniosas” (Ingenious Women) contest. This initiative seeks to recognize and expand the role of women in developing and implementing clean sustainable energy solutions in Latin America. “Ingeniosas” […]
The development of environmentally friendly, economically viable and socially just agricultural production is indeed possible. The project “Articulación Agroecológica” has demonstrated this in five municipalities in Cuba. This initiative, supported by the European Union, Hivos, Cosude and the Ministry of Agriculture of Cuba, started in 2011 with the aim of providing farmers alternatives to traditional […]
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) has selected Hivos as a preferred organisation to provide Technical Assistance (TA) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). TA aims to ensure that all those who are affected by the three diseases play a meaningful role in GFATM processes, and that these barriers are […]
“Freedom of words” is the slogan for the third edition of “Centroamérica cuenta”, a meeting of storytellers that started on May 18th in Nicaragua. This one week-long event, supported by Hivos, will gather together writers from Mexico, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. Freedom of expression is the focus of this third edition. […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Albert Koenders, paid a working visit to Guatemala as part of his official visit to Latin America. At the request of the Dutch government, Hivos organized a dialogue between the authorities and representatives of civil society during Koenders’visit. The Minister’s official visit to Guatemala aimed to strengthen […]