The President of Honduras ended the national ban on emergency contraceptives. Since the morning after pill was prohibited in 2009, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) activists have been fighting to lift this ban and ensure access to these essential health services.
On May 30, 2023, Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill that could be a death sentence for the Amazon and the Indigenous communities who protect it. In the coming days the bill will be put to a vote in the Senate. Hivos expresses its deepest concern about this piece of legislation and calls […]
Our new Urban Futures program is working at the intersection of urban food systems, youth well-being, and climate action. We’re happy to announce the program’s first five cities of operation.
The rights of LGBTIQ+ people are under attack. Around the world, we see that hard-won gains are being rolled back. Queer people have never been as visible as today, but their visibility seems to come at a price. Hivos applauds the courage and determination of the global queer community.
Being a person with a disability in a rural area of Central America is difficult when the surroundings aren’t accessible. If on top of this you’re an Indigenous woman, it can mean a life of deprivation and few opportunities. Floridalma Bocel Raxtun has lived with all these obstacles, but thanks to her desire for self-improvement, […]
In an emotional meeting, representatives of the sub-recipient organizations of our Bolivia HIV/AIDS Project, and others, met to celebrate more than fifteen years of successful work fighting HIV in Bolivia. Financed by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the project sought to reduce new cases of HIV/AIDS, keeping the prevalence below 0.30%. […]
To tackle discrimination and combat inequality with justice, you need hard evidence. Especially when people deny that violence specifically targeting LGBTIQ+ people exists. So in Central America, where this type of violence is especially prevalent, we use data in different ways to protect LGBTIQ+ communities. Mapping violence In Guatemala, our Guate Diversa e Inclusive program works with […]
Our efforts to harness political and legal forces to protect the rights of LGBTIQ+ people in the Andean region are paying off. We’re taking a moment to celebrate our achievements.
Urban Futures will operate in intermediary cities in Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, supporting young people to drive more inclusive, climate-resilient cities and urban food systems.
Hivos strongly condemns the assault on Brazil’s democratic institutions and sacking of its government buildings on January 8, 2023, by thousands of Bolsonaro supporters who refused to accept the outcome of the October 2022 presidential elections. Both rounds of voting were held peacefully in a legally instituted process and supervised by more than a hundred […]
If we want to end HIV and AIDS we need to tackle inequalities and discrimination head-on, while continuing to increase funding resources and strengthen key populations and their organizations.
Bessy Ferrera was a young Honduran trans woman and activist who was killed in 2019 by a hate crime. Her legacy inspired Hivos to create an emergency fund for LGBTIQ+ people in life-threatening situations. The fund has already helped over 30 people.