Heinrich Böll Foundation

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The Heinrich Böll Stiftung (HBS), associated with the German Green Party, is a legally autonomous and intellectually open political foundation.

Our foremost task is civic education in Germany and abroad with the aim of promoting informed democratic opinion, socio-political commitment and mutual understanding. In addition the Heinrich Böll Foundation supports artistic and cultural as well as scholarly projects, and co-operation in the development field. The political values of ecology, democracy, gender democracy, solidarity and non-violence are our chief points of reference. Heinrich Böll’s belief in and promotion of citizen participation in politics is the model for the foundation’s work.

Sustainable Development

PARTNER ACTIVITY

Engaging Renewable Energy

February 15, 2012 - This video presents the events organised by Idasa's Electricity Governance Initiative South Africa which aimed to promote informed and sustainable engagement between parliament and civil society on energy and climate issues. more»

DOSSIER

Reaching Boiling Point? Global Perspectives on the 2011 UN Climate Summit

South Africa plays host to the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This dossier aims to provide analysis of the major issues at stake.

PUBLICATION SERIES

Perspectives #04/ 2011: Mobilising Climate Finance for Africa

- November 11, 2011 -

Climate finance has recently become a subject of profound interest to the global debates on climate change. This edition of Perspectives sheds light on the issues that affect Africa's access to climate finance.

ANALYSIS

The State of the Nation, Government Priorities and Women in South Africa

February 20, 2012 - This review gauges how government’s priorities set for 2012 in President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address (SONA 2012) will affect the social, political and economic status of women, and measures the advances made with regards to the five priorities the president set in the 2009 SONA. more»

EVENT

Mural Reveal at the Sentencing of Lesbian Zoliswa’s Murderers

- January 18, 2012 - As part of the “enhancing state responsiveness to Gender Based Violence” project Heinrich Boell Foundation (HBF) and the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre (TLAC) in partnership with Free Gender revealed a mural that is to advocate for the eradication of hate crimes against lesbians. more»

PUBLICATION SERIES

Perspectives #02/2011: The Power to Participate: Building Feminist Influence in Africa

- June 21, 2011 - Inequality remains a lived reality for many women across Africa. The articles brought together in this edition of Perspectives reflect on the strengths and shortcomings of strategies for fostering gender-responsive political governance. more»

REPORT

The Right and the Real: Implementing the Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Acts

- June 10, 2011 - The research presented at this workshop examines the progress made by five government departments in implementing the Domestic Violence Act and the Sexual Offences Act. more»

International Politics

PARTNER

Farai Maguwu Receives the Prestigious Human Rights Watch Alison Des Forges Award

November 3, 2011 - The Heinrich Böll Foundation congratulates the Director of the Center for Research and Development, Farai Maguwu for being awarded the prestigious Human Rights Watch Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism. more»

PUBLICATION SERIES

Perspectives #03/ 2011: Politics, Principles and Practice: Zimbabwe's Diamonds and the Kimberley Process

- October 14, 2011 - Zimbabwe's Marange diamonds have been tainted by reports of violence, human rights abuses and smuggling, fuelling doubts about the credibility and effectiveness of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP). How could the Marange impasse be resolved? more»

PUBLICATION

South African Mining Companies in Southern Africa - Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility

- April 16, 2010 - South African companies are increasingly looking for investment opportunities in the wider SADC region in a bid to benefit from favourable international markets for minerals, in competition with western and Asian companies. These investments have social and environmental impacts on people working in, and living around, mines. This book assesses South African mining and gas companies corporate governance and social responsibilities in five SADC countries. more»

Human Rights

STUDY

The Anatomy of Terror

November 4, 2011 - This research analyses how militia bases in the countryside of Zimbabwe have been used as an instrument of terror and intimidation, and identifies possible interventions to avoid a repetition of widespread human rights abuses during forthcoming elections. more»

CONFERENCE REPORT

Struggle for equality: Sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights in Africa

- November 19, 2010 - The conference sought to analyse the challenges faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities in Africa. It provided a platform for the discussion of strategies aimed at creating an environment on the continent where sexual minorities can enjoy the full range of human rights and are recognised as full citizens. Kristin Palitza reports more»

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PUBLICATION SERIES

Perspectives #04/2010: Struggle for equality: Sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights in Africa

- October 26, 2010 - This issue of Perspectives sheds light on the ongoing struggle of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people for equality in Africa. The articles demonstrate that despite the myriad of challenges and hostile environment there is a growing movement towards changing Africa into a continent where LGBTI people enjoy the full range of human rights. more»

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