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In the dry forest of Manabí live the Montubio people, small-scale farmers from the Ecuadorian coast who go on a journey but always return to their homeland. After years away, Carlos Humberto returned to his roots to transform degraded land into Montubio Viajero, a restaurant and food forest. The space celebrates traditional food, circularity, and food sovereignty. This kind of community-led transformation is at the core of the Urban Futures program: connecting nature, sustainable food, and culture. Read full story of Carlos Humberto ➡️ https://lnkd.in/egw_CAui #UrbanFutures #FoodSovereignty #CircularEconomy

Too many young people in Southern Africa are still prevented from accessing essential sexual and reproductive health services because of legal and financial barriers. Hivos, through the Regional SRHR Fund, and the SADC Parliamentary Forum convened a high-level dialogue in Harare, Zimbabwe, to discuss parliamentary leadership on legal reform and sustainable financing for adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The message from the dialogue was clear: parliamentarians have a key role to play, not only in shaping legislation, but also in ensuring that national budgets reflect the health needs and rights of young people. Read more about the dialogue during the Joint Meeting of SADC Ministers of Finance and Health: https://lnkd.in/eJFRMfaR #SRHR #SADC

Hivos is seeking a qualified candidate for the role of Partnerships Manager based in The Netherlands. Are you an experienced relationship-builder who knows how to open doors with grant-making family foundations, corporate grant-making foundations and philanthropic partners? As Partnerships Manager at Hivos, you will develop new funding opportunities, nurture strategic relationships and help secure the co-funding needed to deliver our Ten Years to Turn the Tide strategy. To deliver on this strategy, we need to broaden and diversify our funding base and secure complementary funding that helps unlock, sustain and expand our programs. Although strong knowledge of the Dutch philanthropic landscape is important, the scope of the role is international. You will engage foundations and philanthropic partners in the Netherlands and beyond whose priorities align with Hivos’ mission, values and strategy For more information about the role and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/er5ddvsy Applications are open until July 14, 2026.

World Pride Amsterdam 2026 kicks off with a monumental walk.   From the Dam to the Homomonument 53 bronze tiles have been placed, each dedicated to a hero who helped shape our LGBTQIA+ history. Together they form the Walk of Pride Amsterdam: a unique monument in the heart of the city.   Hivos is deeply touched to see some of our heroes, Bessy Ferrera (1979-2019) and Muhsin Hendricks (1967-2025), honored in the Walk of Pride. Both dedicated their lives to advancing LGBTQIA+ rights and paid the ultimate price for being on the frontlines and speaking up for a just and equal world.   Tonight, Wednesday 8 July 2026 at 8:45pm Outside De Nieuwe Kerk, the Walk of Pride Amsterdam will be officially opened as part of the opening ceremony of Pride 2026. You can be there and be the first to walk the route.

Roep samen met ons het kabinet op vrouwenrechten weer een prioriteit te maken. Met de nieuwe NAVO-norm wil Nederland 5% van ons Bruto Binnenlands Product (BBP) uit geven aan defensie. Er wordt geld vrijgemaakt om te investeren in wapens, terwijl oorlog het bestaan van vrouwen en meisjes wereldwijd in gevaar brengt. Tegelijkertijd zien we wereldwijd een drastische afname in investeringen in ontwikkelingssamenwerking. Investeringen die internationaal zorgen voor vrede, veiligheid en gelijkheid. In 2025 bestond ontwikkelingssamenwerking in Nederland uit 0,56%* van het BBP, wat gelijk staat aan ongeveer 1/10e van de geplande uitgaven voor defensie. Een fractie hiervan gaat naar gendergelijkheid, terwijl het genderbudget vanaf 2028 zelfs helemaal lijkt te gaan verdwijnen. Wat kan jij doen? Teken onze petitie op https://lnkd.in/e95RAhDP, en roep het kabinet op om weer echt te investeren in ontwikkelingssamenwerking en het budget voor gender te herstellen. *https://lnkd.in/eYhby5AM, (BNI is omgerekend naar BBP) #GeenGrenzenAanGelijkheid #genderequality

What happens when we celebrate resilience without questioning the systems that make resilience necessary? Nisrina Nadhifah Rahman from the Connect, Defend, Act! program reflected on the 2026 Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly in Manila, questioning the difference between digital strength and digital power, the growing glorification of the “resilience” of activists and human rights defenders and the built-in power dynamics in AI. This opinion piece was originally published on IPS Inter Press Service. Humanis #DRAPAC26 #DigitalRights #AI https://lnkd.in/eqNUuvHw

Hivos is seeking to hire a consultant to develop a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) plan for the #EUSWITCH Tujenge Pamoja: Advancing Kenya’s Circular Economy program. The #GESI Plan is a foundational governance document for the project. The GESI Plan will be guided by KEPSA’s 2022 Private Sector Gender Mainstreaming Policy, the Hivos GEDI White Paper and other GESI best practices in the sector and must operationalize the inclusion commitments the consortium made in its proposal to the EU. It will guide how the project selects, supports, and monitors its Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) beneficiaries over the project period. Read the full Terms of Reference here: https://lnkd.in/evaHZnbr Applications close July 20, 2026. Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) United States International University - Africa KCB Foundation Somo

Safeguarding civic space requires more than protecting formal freedoms. It demands addressing inequality, leveraging informal power dynamics, and understanding the real conditions that shape how civic actors can Connect, Defend, and Act! Findings from a study conducted by the Institute of International Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada expose a critical gap between democratic indicators and the real conditions of civic actors in Yogyakarta. These insights are the key to recognizing and addressing not only the surface-level challenges but also the underlying structural forces that serve to systematically suppress civic space. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gV5vznTG The #ConnectDefendAct! program is supported by the Government of Norway and implemented by Humanis Foundation (in Indonesia). 

Hivos is seeking to hire a consultant to carry out a baseline study which will be used to establish benchmark values for project indicators and inform implementation for the EU SWITCH Kenya Green: “Tujenge Pamoja: Advancing Kenya’s Circular Economy through MSMEs” program. Interested consultants, based in Kenya, are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) that includes both a Technical and a Financial Proposal by July 6, 2026. The submission should not exceed fifteen pages in total and must clearly outline the proposed methodology and budget. Read more about the Terms of Reference here: https://lnkd.in/euZGEYng Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) United States International University - Africa KCB Foundation Somo

Around the world, foreign agents' laws are increasingly being used to stigmatize civil society, restrict funding, and silence dissent. But the proliferation of these laws is masking something much more sinister: The blocking of civil society organizations from receiving funding by national governments is a threat to the global civil society model itself, and requires a firm, coordinated response. In our most recent #EUSEE article, written by Clarisse Sih, MSc and Bibbi Abruzzini, we show what these laws look like and how civil society is fighting back. https://lnkd.in/depajUwb The EUSEE network is coordinated by Hivos and includes CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation Democracy Reporting International Transparency International European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) Forus