By Diana Monissen, Chair of Hivos’ Supervisory Council The world’s social problems have increased significantly in the last several decades. It’s quite a litany when you think about it. Poverty, corruption, climate change, power imbalances, forced migration, shrinking civic space, human rights defenders under duress, and growing inequalities faced by marginalized groups. This is why […]
Hivos welcomes the decision of US President Joe Biden to rescind the Mexico City Policy, commonly known as the Global Gag Rule (GGR). It banned international NGOs from accessing USD 8.8 billion in aid meant for the health sector, upon which millions of women globally depend for reproductive health goods and services. While this repeal […]
We find ourselves at a moment in time when the true extent of the challenges facing the world has been thrown into stark relief. To ensure Hivos remains well-equipped to address these challenges – together with our partners and allies – we have adopted a new strategic direction. In a nutshell, Hivos will bring more […]
By Sally Akinyi and Churchill Ongere As Ugandans headed to the polls yesterday, the country and the East African region at large was deeply worried by an election cycle marked by prolonged periods of protest, police brutality, and undue restrictions of civil liberties like free expression, association, and access to information. Close to one hundred […]
This article is a summary of the original report by Onai Stanely Mushava for ThisisAfrica.me. African Crossroads’ third edition, held on December 10 and 11 2020, revolved around its crowdsourced theme: “Reimagining the Pan-African Dream – Reflecting on the past, experiencing the present and imagining the future.” Other themes included mental health in the creative […]
Working towards diverse and inclusive workplaces By Andrew Maina and Sally Akinyi ‘’Our organization does not tolerate any form of discrimination based on age, sex, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.’’ This is a statement that hangs on the boardroom walls of most organizations or appears in email signatures to externally position their stand on […]
On December 10, representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP) receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. The WFP works in 90 countries, supporting 100 million people who suffer hunger and food insecurity. The fact that the Nobel Peace Prize has been accorded to an organization like the WFP, supported by donations, shows how much we all depend […]
African Crossroads is a community of future-oriented African thinkers and doers initiated and organized by Hivos. They gather every year to reflect critically on the most pioneering entrepreneurial, scientific, artistic, and technological developments anchored in African intellectual and technological traditions. African Crossroads is a space where African collective intelligence and creativity meet to positively shape […]
By Imungu Kalevera, Program Associate, Women@Work Campaign Marking its 29th year of observance and action, the Global 16 Days campaign is the longest running campaign against sexual and gender-based violence against women. Happily, in June 2019, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted the Violence and Harassment Convention C190. This marked the culmination of years of campaigning by the Center for Women’s Global […]
Voices of rights-holders
We celebrate the diverse voices and rightsholders who were agents of change pushing for gender inclusion in renewable energy, transparency in the extractives sector, dignified work for women in the horticultural sector, and healthy and affordable diets for low-income populations.
In the state of Maranhão in northern Brazil, a forested area, the village of Caxias was rapidly turning into a large cattle-raising center. It wasn’t long before cattle ranchers and farmers started clashing with the Timbira Indigenous peoples who inhabited the forest. So the ranchers hatched a plan to get rid of them. “The plan […]
Frustrations lead to new beginnings
“It was clear to me that there was a need for such an institution in Tanzania,” says Ludovick Utouh, founder of WAJIBU – Institute of Public Accountability. Amongst others, WAJIBU informs and mobilizes public opinion about accountability in the collection and use of public resources by duty bearers and elected officials.