APIB and Hivos’ partner COAIB co-organized the largest gathering of Indigenous Peoples in the history of Brazil. More than eight thousand people from around two hundred different Indigenous ethnic groups attended the “Free Land Camp.”
“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.
Online violence requires good digital security, but smaller organizations don’t have the resources. Our DDP program throws them a lifeline.
Submitted by Fundación Mi Sangre Food is part of a web of connections we weave with those who grow, distribute, transport, market and study what we eat. In 2023, Hivos partnered with five local organizations in Ecuador and Colombia. Our goal? To review, analyze, and strengthen the connections that shape our vision of a fair […]
A social sciences student and environmental activist, Alexandra Suruí also advocates for the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Her village Gapgir is located in the Sete de Setembro territory in the Amazon rainforest. Together with her community, she runs an organization that revives traditional farming fields and builds communal chicken coops and fish tanks. This ensures […]
Corporación Cambio Sostenible (CCS), a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable development and social equity in Colombia, recently faced a significant challenge. Their cloud provider, IFX Networks, was attacked by ransomware. This attack, allegedly orchestrated by the Ransomhouse collective, targeted key websites across Colombia and Chile. The aftermath left CCS grappling with the loss of crucial […]
The We Lead team in Honduras launched a campaign with an exhibit of three statues of teenagers. The statues are covered in testimonies from young Hondurans on how a lack of education about STIs, teenage pregnancy, abuse, and family problems has affected their lives.
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 […]
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 […]
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.