On September 29 2018, Lebanese General Security forces attempted to shut down a conference organized by the Arab Foundation of Freedom and Equality (AFE), a Hivos partner that advocates for human and gender rights. The ‘Networking, Exchange, Development, Wellness and Achievements’ (NEDWA) conference aims to promote recognition and respect for sexuality, gender, and bodily rights […]
Read the call in Arabic here. The Resource for Open Minds (R.O.O.M.) Program in Lebanon is organizing a sound production workshop for young musicians aged 18 to 28 who want a career in music. Participants living in Lebanon with a passion for music as a form of self expression and who explore social and/or political […]
How we’ve supported Iraqi cinema – even under fire
“When the film was screened everywhere and shown on Iraqi television eight times, people stopped me on the street and told me: ‘Thank you for this.’ It was really life changing for people – they still talk about it.”
Hivos believes that when people are given a chance to live in freedom and dignity, they are able to live a life that contributes to the greater good of humanity.
How we support courageous LGBTs in Lebanon
“It all started with a group of five friends in Beirut. Right now, we’re a movement of five organizations and more than a thousand volunteers. We’re unstoppable”
Submission Deadline: July 19, 2018 Duration: August 2018 to December 2018 Project Location: Morocco (city to be determined by selected partner) Budget: 25,000 Euros In early December 2018, Hivos will organize the “Africa Design Summit” in Morocco. Over the course of this event, creative practitioners from across Africa will gather to examine the emerging intellectual, technological, and cultural trends […]
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia, IDAHOT, we celebrate that homosexuality was officially erased from the International Classification of Diseases as a psychological disorder in 1990. While we have made some progress in addressing barriers associated with sexual rights, discrimination against LGBTI+ people is still increasing. Worldwide, millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and […]
Politics has a bad reputation in Lebanon. But one Hivos partner is working to encourage women’s political participation by addressing political apathy and disinterest in young people. Instead of being the process and practice through which we improve our lives, it is viewed by many citizens as a ‘dirty business’, corrupt and dishonest. It is a […]
One of the key challenges in working with political parties on gender equality and women’s political participation is dealing with backlash from defensive male party members who feel that their power is threatened. In a recent townhall meeting held on 9 September 2017 with the West Bekaa Women’s Committee branch of the Lebanese Kataeb party, […]
Today, women in Lebanon are fighting for equal access to opportunities and rights without prejudice against their gender, their expectations and their careers. This fight requires attention for and analysis of the deep-rooted patriarchal structures that by their very nature exclude women. When Lebanese women decide to become politically active, they are faced with many […]
Syrian Hivos partner executed three years after his detention Last week, Bassel’s wife and closest family members announced his death was officially confirmed by the Assad regime. For me and his other friends this was extremely sad to hear, although after two years without any news about or from him, the chances he was still […]
We are proud to present our 2016 global Annual Report (pdf). It describes what we achieved with our partners in 2016 through programmes and projects that aim to make our societies greener and more open. Citizen agency, government responsiveness, energy and health access For example, one of our largest programmes, Making All Voices Count, has […]