A new survey carried out by the EU System for an Enabling Environment (EU SEE) network exposes the impact of the US funding freeze on civil society organizations (CSOs) in over 50 countries.
By Mariam Khalaf, Hivos – We Lead MENA From December 2 to 5, feminists from all over the world gathered in Bangkok for the AWID Forum. This global conference offers a space for activists to connect, learn and grow. I run the We Lead program in the MENA region and I attended the conference with […]
Here’s why Hivos is looking at different ways to get climate finance directly to local communities.
For the second time, we celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia during the Covid-19 pandemic. As we reflected last year, the LGBTIQ+ community has been disproportionately impacted. Limited access to economic support programs and redirection of funds means that the longer this pandemic lasts, the harder it will be for the LGBTIQ+ […]
This background discussion paper seeks to explore the opportunities to unlock finance for Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) solutions that impact the ‘last mile’, thereby providing an impetus to the work on accessing affordable credit for DRE. The paper is a work-in-progress and is based on a rapid desk review of literature and the experiences of […]
The loan supports the expansion of biogas technology to smallholder farmers in East Africa Sistema.bio is the leading international supplier of biogas technology to smallholder farmers. It has raised funding from impact investor Triodos Investment Management through its Hivos-Triodos Fund. The loan will help Sistema.bio reach over 200,000 farmers in the next three years around […]
Most of the traditional funds designed to combat the climate crisis rarely reach the places and people most impacted by climate change. Grassroots organizations and groups seem to be invisible to traditional funders because of their smaller size and the informal contexts in which they operate. It is often also difficult for these organizations to […]
Building on the first Green Growth Summit’s success, Hivos is hosting the region’s most pioneering changemakers for the second consecutive year in Cairo on June 16.
This open letter is from the Positive Leadership and Key Populations Alliance (ALEP+PC), a regional initiative led by 10 regional networks of people living with HIV and key populations across Latin America. The alliance raises its concern about the Global Fund’s, the project’s donor, decision to pause the implementation of activities. Hivos is the Principal Recipient […]
The global LGBTIQ+ movement is being systematically undermined, not just by eroding legal protections and escalating political harassment, but by the sudden withdrawal of vital funding.
Lawsuits and funding cuts from governments such as the US and the EU, aimed at restricting free speech, are putting pressure on global democracy. Activists, journalists and civil organizers face legal threats designed to stifle dissent as well as deliberate financial restrictions. Civil society groups urgently need legal protection and increased support to continue to defend democracy.
The first international environmental justice conference in the Baltics took place at the beginning of April. Diverse voices from around the world came together to reflect on environmental justice and on the future of climate action. Hivos’ Abigael Kiprono made her way to Estonia to talk with Estonian Members of Parliament, engage with youth, and […]