Three years ago, we celebrated the approval of the gender identity law in Bolivia with our “Adelante con la Diversidad” (Moving Ahead with Diversity) partners. For many, May 21, 2016 was a day of rebirth: the day their basic human rights were finally legalized. Imagine trying to earn a living, participate in activism, vote, recognize […]
Hivos is excited to partner with Nesta and the British Council in launching the Creative Hubs Academy in Indonesia, Brazil, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa. This is a new learning program that brings leaders of creative hubs together to share experiences and increase the impact of their hub. Creative hubs – whether physical or virtual […]
Decoding Lebanese legalese
Our work takes us to Lebanon, where inspiring partners like SEEDS continue to fight for sexual and bodily rights despite conservative forces. “In a country where police regularly stage raids on LGBTI+ events, SEEDS is a much-needed legal initiative.”
Raising awareness
Our work takes us to Lebanon, where inspiring partners like LebMASH continue to fight for sexual and bodily rights despite conservative forces. “Every person has the right to medical care without discrimination.”
The Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe Chapter (MISA Zimbabwe), a Hivos Southern Africa partner under the Green and Inclusive Energy (GIE) program with technical support from Climate Tracker, conducted a two-day editors training on renewable energy and climate change in Zimbabwe’s second city of Bulawayo. A total of 14 editors drawn from both the […]
Global gatherings are always full of inspiration, new ideas and intense experiences. They are the “reset” button and eye opener every change maker needs. The Open Government Partnership Summit (OGP) 2019 in Ottawa, Canada, held all this and more for those working in transparency, public accountability, innovation and citizen engagement. This summit brought together active […]
“The Zambian Government is committed to the reduction of stunting among Zambian children by half by 2030,” stated the Zambian minister of agriculture, Hon. Michael Katambo, in his video message at the Global Citizen Live event in Berlin on May 21, 2019. He promised to put agriculture at the center of the government’s plans for […]
Call for applications: Hivos announces second edition of African Crossroads Are you living or working in Africa and interested in exploring the continent’s cutting-edge trends in art, technology, design, and entrepreneurship? Would you like to join a community of Africans working to positively shape the future of African cities? Apply before June 23 to attend […]
In a victory for the LGBT+ community in Botswana, the Gaborone High Court ruled on June 11, 2019, that the sections of Botswana’s Penal Code (Sec.164, 165 & 167) criminalizing same-sex sexual conduct are unconstitutional. The Botswana Penal Code, based on old English colonial law, describes homosexual acts as unnatural “acts against the order of […]
On June 5, World Environment Day, the Collaborative Advocacy Network published an open letter signed by thirty-eight civil society organizations, including Hivos. The “Open Letter to the Brazilian Parliamentarians” urges the Brazilian Congress to advance a positive social and environmental agenda to promote sustainable development. At an event held in the Brazilian Congress on the […]
Choosing the life of an activist
Oscar Guzman lives with HIV. This means he needs to take medication for the rest of his life. “I know the fear of not having access to these medicines,” he explains. Many people living with HIV don’t have access to treatment. In Guatemala, there are about 50,000 people living with HIV, but only 16,000 of them receive treatment.
Water is life
“Water is life, and we cannot live without water.” Grenda Nyangaphiza from Chinkhwiri, Malawi, gets her water from a borehole that she shares with 1,250 people. But the borehole was only supposed to supply water to 250 people. Many boreholes in her region break and don’t get fixed, or worse, are not built in the first place. “We want the power to question the government,” says Grenda.