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    By Lizwe Chitanganya (Hivos Southern Africa Communications Officer) and Melony Chisanga (Kalemba Multimedia) The just-ended United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, offered an occasion to mobilize and lobby for solutions to the various global climate crises that we face. Hivos attended the conference in a bid to be part of the various […]

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    In Zimbabwe, one in three girls is married off before they reach the age of 18. Most of the causes of child marriages are preventable and are caused by a myriad of interlinked factors.

    November 21, 2022
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    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.

    November 1, 2022
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    Our Resource of Open Minds (R.O.O.M.) program in Zimbabwe hosted a forum titled “Traditional Beer, Mbira and Cultural Criticality: A Zimbabwean Story” that explored theory on past practices and their influence on society, modern critical art, and the media. Significance of traditional beer and the mbira Traditional beer brewing and playing the mbira (a musical […]

    October 27, 2022
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    About Hivos Hivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values. Together with citizens and their organizations, we aim to contribute towards just, inclusive and life sustaining societies where people have equal access to opportunities, rights and resources. Hivos firmly believes in every person’s right to live in freedom and dignity, to enjoy equal […]

    October 20, 2022
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    On October 28 and in November, 2022, Hivos’ African Crossroads will organize its fifth edition. The theme of this year’s gathering is “African Crossroads 2.0”.

    October 18, 2022
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    This October 11, 2022, we join the world in celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child. The day celebrates every step made for the development of girls’ rights and looks forwards to how the future can be shaped to empower more girls and young women.

    October 11, 2022
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    Our She Leads II program recently held a two-day Linking and Learning event in Harare, Zimbabwe, for partners and stakeholders. As we prepare for the closure of She Leads (Phase II), this gathering was an opportunity to reflect and share key takeaways and lessons from the women leaders who participated in the program. She Leads […]

    September 30, 2022
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    A core aspect of our She Leads project is promoting the full and effective participation and leadership of women and girls in political and societal decision-making. One such leader is Dorothy Inusa – a worker at Selby Enterprises African Preserves farm in the Mazowe area, Zimbabwe. Dorothy holds multiple leadership positions at the fruit and vegetable […]

    August 26, 2022