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Winner of the Energy for Life Best Practice Award 2011

The National Biodigester Programme in Cambodia, won the first prize in the election of Energy For Life Best Practice Award 2011. This joint programme between the Cambodia Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) is supported through the Hivos Climate Fund.

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Posted on | 18/01/2012

FGM not merely an African problem; high rates in the Middle East

The first ever conference on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Middle East is currently taking place in Beirut, Lebanon, with participants from Iraqi Kurdistan, Central Iraq and Yemen with input from experts from Indonesia and Egypt. The groundbreaking event, organized by the non-governmental organizations Wadi and Hivos, is serving as a first common platform for experts and activists fighting FGM in the Middle East. Its purpose is to learn from each other, create a network and cooperation structure, and develop a coherent transnational strategy to eradicate FGM.

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Posted on | 16/12/2011

Digital AlterNatives Video Contest

The Centre for Internet and Society and Hivos are pleased to announce the Digital AlterNatives video contest. There are hundreds of stories of the Everyday Digital Native - people who are always connected, or on the fringes, or groups that bond over causes but don’t really care for the ‘Digital Native’ tag & hype. Tell us their story through your video! Deadline for your proposals is the 8^th of January 2012.

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Posted on | 08/12/2011

The Future is Calling

Newspapers are full with columnists, politicians, academics and policy makers and their opinion on the future of development cooperation. But so far a real debate has not yet begun. Hivos and The Broker have joined forces and would like to invite you to share your views on the matter.

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