Kim Remitz will lead the human rights work at KIOS from the beginning of October as KIOS acting Executive Director Terhi Aaltonen goes on maternity leave. Kim Remitz will work as acting Executive Director of KIOS between 1 October 2018 and 31 March 2019. Kim has a long experience with human rights and development cooperation. […]
KIOS partner KISORA in the spotlight. Kisumu at the center of human rights development The new governance structures in Kenya give room for effective people’s participation. People have the right to participate in determining the development plans of the counties. In Kisumu, KIOS partner KISORA works with local communities in order to enhance […]
KIOS office will be closed during the last two weeks of July (from the 16th to 27th July). The office calms down already in the last week of June when some of the personnel start their summer leave. Everyone will be back in the office after the first week of August. During the weeks when […]
KIOS partner UCCA in the spotlight. Popularizing Corporate Social Responsibility as a Social License to Operate in Uganda: What about Corporate Accountability? “Corporate accountability has to be more than mere voluntary acts of good will.” This is one crucial issue,which we at the Uganda Consortium on Corporate Accountability underline. The quote below is […]
Come to listen, how corporate accountability work contributes to the building of a more just world. KIOS organizes a panel discussion at the World Village Festival in Helsinki on Saturday 26th of May. Local communities are often forgotten on the playground of businesses and economic interests although corporations, governments and civil societies wish to promote […]
KIOS partner Childspace in the spotlight. Proud of our culture and language – ending the cycle of poverty with education. “I was born into an extremely poor village of farmers who lived in a remote hilly region of Nepal. These farmers were Tamang Indigenous people, who have been oppressed for centuries.” As a schoolboy, I […]
KIOS partner LOSAUK in the spotlight. Our eyes – our movement: Challenges and achievements of LOSAUK and the hijra, transgender, movement in Bangladesh. “Here in Bangladesh, no gentleman wants to sit beside us in a bus, but they sit in India. They address us mashi (aunty), and they feel that sitting beside a hijra is […]
The KIOS call for proposals has opened on the 14th February. The deadline for reception of the applications is 20th March at 24:00h (UTC+2). We are looking for new partners from Eastern Africa and South Asia. You can find the details of the call, the eligibility criteria, the instructions and the application forms from our […]
KIOS Executive Director Ulla Anttila will take research leave from the beginning of February. Terhi Aaltonen will take on from there to lead the human rights work at KIOS. Terhi has a long experience with human rights and development work. Especially questions related to HIV, health rights and equality have been at the core of […]
Note! Call for proposals has been posponed till later date in February. Please follow KIOS webpage for updates. KIOS will open a call for proposals on 5th of February. The application form will be available at the beginning of the open call along with more detailed instructions and criteria. Tentatively, the call will open […]
