By Tanja Lubbers, regional director of Hivos Southern Africa Hivos’ Executive Board has asked me to briefly reprise my role as regional director in Southern Africa as we are rethinking our work in the region. I was regional director of Hivos Southern Africa from 2013 to 2020, and it wasn’t hard to agree to go […]
The Hixikanwe Association in Maputo is a non-governmental community-based organization founded in 2006 by women living with HIV. It is now at the forefront of empowering women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Mozambique. With a vision of enabling people living with HIV to lead full, healthy lives free from discrimination, Hixikanwe has grown into […]
Hivos is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Business Development Manager Africa – Gender Equality and Diversity Inclusion.
This week, we join the global community in celebrating Women Entrepreneurship Day, a day dedicated to recognizing and empowering women who are turning their dreams into successful businesses. In our ongoing commitment to support women entrepreneurs through the S(HE) Matters project, this year we highlight the journeys of two remarkable women whose lives were transformed […]
To observe this year’s International Day of Rural Women, our S(HE) Matters project hosted a sanitary pad-making workshop for 40 farm workers in Mazowe District, Zimbabwe, in partnership with the General Agriculture and Plantation Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ) facilitated by Pad Up Zimbabwe. Besides helping reduce period poverty, the workshop aimed at improving menstrual […]
In the city of Maputo, Mozambique, a powerful movement is taking root – driven by the vision of young women and girls who are ready to defend their rights and lead inclusive feminist movements to combat gender-based violence (GBV). Behind this transformation is the Mais Junt@s (We’re More Together) project, an initiative implemented by AESMO […]
This October, our Regional Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Fund program hosted a three-day event to share ideas on improving SRHR service provision for young people. In attendance were partners, government representatives, civil society organizations and young people from Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Working with the program’s partners Restless Development (Zimbabwe) […]
The power of the media to set an agenda, share information and be an educational tool is vital in Hivos’ work. Breaking down technical aspects of our programs into everyday language that anyone understands is critical for stakeholder engagement and the impact we want to achieve. Three of our programs in Zambia recently organized a […]
In the late ‘90s, an agricultural resettlement scheme was established in Zambia’s Chongwe District as a response to the country’s economic crisis. Kanakantapa Ward in Chongwe has since become home to many small-scale farmers who sell their produce to consumers in the capital city Lusaka, some 55 kilometers away. Kanakantapa has been a focus area […]
In a bid to address the urgent challenges of climate change and foster local innovations, Lupane State University (LSU) has teamed up with several youth empowerment organizations, including Hivos’ Urban Futures program, to equip young people with the skills needed to become climate change champions. This initiative, which reflects a growing global emphasis on sustainable […]
Urban food systems are increasingly recognized as critical to sustainable development, climate resilience, and social equity. At the heart of this transformation is our Urban Futures program, which held its first post-inception meeting in Zambia earlier this year. Participants from Latin America, Southern Africa, and Indonesia gathered for more than just dialogue. It was about […]
We’re looking for a person with extensive experience in working with bi-and multi-lateral government donors and foundations in Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in East and Southern Africa.