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.
This paper underlines why money should flow to the local level and showcases promising examples of locally-led climate solutions. It shows ways for international donors and funds, as well as for intermediaries, to increase and secure the effective flow of financial resources to the local level.
“My father and Chico Mendes fought together for the defense of the Amazon. So, now it’s our turn.” Chico Mendes was a Brazilian rubber tapper, union leader and environmentalist who advocated for the rights of Indigenous peoples. In the 1970s and 1980s thousands of Brazilian rubber tappers resisted the violence of ranchers who stole lands […]
Indigenous leader Alexandra Narvaez has been fighting against the destruction of her habitat, the Ecuadorian Amazon for years. With support from our All Eyes on the Amazon program, she and her community achieved an unprecedented legal victory.
Hivos’ Libre de Ser project ran for three years, fatefully also in the middle of a pandemic. But despite the Covid-19 crisis, Libre de Ser became a refuge, a safe space to meet, and a source of hope and inspiration for LGBTIQ+ activists in Central America.