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 […]
New research reveals a systemic and invisible injustice: women and low-income families across the Global South are paying the real costs of the climate crisis; not governments, and not the corporations most responsible for emissions.
Young people are not waiting for opportunities; they’re leading the transformation of urban food systems. During the week of World Food Day 2025, two global events in Italy made one thing clear: if we want better food and a better future, we must put youth and cities at the center of food system change. By […]
Hivos is hiring an advocacy officer for the Walking the Talk program who is able to translate feminist values into inclusive and effective advocacy strategies and practices.
We are hiring a global advocacy officer for the Walking the Talk program. We are seeking a dynamic, strategic, and highly organized individual to lead our advocacy and communications work after our flagship conference, Financing for Feminist Futures (F4FF), in Madrid in October 2025.
How women-headed homes bear the hidden costs of the climate crisis New research reveals a systemic and invisible injustice: women and low-income families across the Global South are paying the real costs of the climate crisis; not governments, and not the corporations most responsible for emissions. Hivos and local partners in Brazil and Zambia conducted […]
As a lifelong feminist and now communication professional, I was delighted when I was asked at the last minute to join Hivos in Madrid this month for the Financing for Feminist Futures conference. Before leaving, my colleagues gave me a crash course in the current state of “feminist financing.” They explained that time and again, […]