Hivos East Africa

East Africa

2016 Annual Report

The Hivos Annual Report shows how we gave shape to our ideals in Latin America, Africa and Asia in 2016.

 

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Open Contracting

Citizens need to access information about the full public contracting process cycle: from planning, to procurement, to contracting, implementation and monitoring of results.

 

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Knowledge Dossiers

Hivos operates at the cutting edge of developments. To stay ahead of the curve, Hivos invests in knowledge creation. Browse through our dossiers for a wealth of insights.

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Goodbye maize mono diet!

Zambia must diversify its food production and consumption patterns to overcome nagging challenges of hunger and malnutrition and ensure good health for all its citizens.

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Facts & Figures

East Africa

Total liability € 8.9 million

Number of countries 4

Number of partner organisations 47

News

East Africa

Today we speak as one

September 23, 2017

On September 22, websites of international NGOs and regional and local organizations all over the world turned their home pages blank. So did Hivos. We were protesting against the oppression of active citizens and organizations who want their voices to be heard, who want to gather or demonstrate...

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Freedom of expression under siege in Uganda

September 22, 2017

Hivos East Africa condemns the recent police raids on Action Aid Uganda, Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies (GLISS) and Solidarity Uganda. Ahead of the age limit...

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Out of work and into school

September 14, 2017

‘Gold from children’s hands.’ Sounds nice, even poetic, but what kind of reaction does this statement elicit when you connect it with child labour?

It is estimated that up to two million Ugandan children have been forced into child labour, mostly through conflicts often leading to...

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Blog posts

Renew’N’Able Malawi & Yoneco Conduct a Joint Radio Programmme for GIE

Blog post | Wonderful Mkhutche | September 21, 2017 |
Categories: 
Renewable Energy

In the spirit of partnership, as Renew’N’Able Malawi’s (RENAMA) Advocacy and Communications Officer for Green and Inclusive Energy (GIE) project, (which is being implemented with support from HIVOS International), had a joint radio program...

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Energy that meets the needs of everyone

Project Visit | Sally Akinyi | September 18, 2017 |
Categories: 
Renewable Energy

Even with the expansion of national grid systems and tapping into renewable energy, it’s been argued that Africa’s energy systems are not meeting the needs of the poor.

In Ethiopia, the argument is not...

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Food choices and diversity: From the farm to the plate

Blog post | Immaculate Daisy | September 15, 2017 |
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Sustainable Food

Healthy eating habits and practices have been replaced by unhealthy and consumption of less diverse and less nutritious foods.  The compromised eating trends are incidentally an occurence among both low and high income populations....

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