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Overview

Principal Office: Netherlands

Key Words: Grassroots projects, agriculture, natural resources, renewable energy, biodiversity conservation

Website: Link

The Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (HIVOS, Humanistisch Institut voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) aims to promote a fair, free, and sustainable world in which women and men have equal access to resources, opportunities, and markets.

The geographical scope of HIVOS is Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. HIVOS operates within a network of 600 partners in 26 countries of the developing world.

Among its many program areas, the one of principal importance in the Terra Viva Grants Directory is “Sustainable Production.”

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Grant Programs for Agriculture, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources

Sustainable Production. This program area includes the following themes:

• Sustainable methods in small-scale farming, fisheries, and other resource-based production;
• Micro-finance and quality markets in support of green enterprises;
• Renewable energy and climate protection;
• Sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity;
• Strategic alliances that push for social and institutional changes in support of sustainable production.

HIVOS makes grants to civil society organizations at international, regional, national, and local levels. Projects are to strengthen rural law and policy; defend community rights in agriculture and natural resources; provide technical assistance to improve production methods and marketing; build the capacity of grassroots producers associations; and related efforts to support rural production and enterprise at the community level.

About the program area in Sustainable Production. – Link

There is no minimum or maximum size of grant. The average grant is €45 thousand per year, and the average grant period is three years (two years for new grant recipients). Grants by the HIVOS Microfund for new or experimental projects are limited to €10 thousand.

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Geographical Distribution of Grant Activities in Developing Countries

HIVOS supports activities in the following countries, applying the regional classification of the Terra Viva Grants Directory.

Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands: Indonesia, Timor-Leste

South Asia: India

Eurasia and Central Asia: Iran

Middle East and North Africa: Iraq, Syria

Sub-Saharan Africa: Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Latin America and Caribbean: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru

Note: HIVOS also funds some projects at regional and worldwide scales. The regional programs are for Southeast Asia; Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; Central America; and South America.

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Comments

The website of HIVOS is available in Dutch, English, and Spanish.

The HIVOS budget in 2010 was €75 million, significantly lower than in preceding years, explained in large part by funding changes in the Dutch government. In 2010, HIVOS made 145 grants in the theme of Sustainable Production.

Other grant-making themes at HIVOS may be relevant. -- Link

HIVOS maintains a database of grants, searchable by theme and country. This can help grant seekers understand the projects and partnerships important for HIVOS. – Link

“Contact” provides information for HIVOS at its main office in The Hague. -- Link

HIVOS has regional offices located in Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe.

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Last Profile Review

February 2012

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