Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation

Established in: 1968
Global presence: 6 countries

Hivos (Dutch: Humanistisch Instituut voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, is an international cooperation organization, with its global office in The Hague, The Netherlands. Hivos provides support to civil society organizations working in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. It is one of very few INGOs with a distinctly humanist ethos.

Hivos focuses its efforts on three primary impact areas of humanitarian projects worldwide: climate justice, safeguarding civic rights in the digital age, and promoting gender equality, diversity, and inclusion. The latter involves initiatives dedicated to advancing women's empowerment and upholding the rights of the LGBTQI+ community.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Hivos was one of the first major Dutch NGOs that opened offices in the Global South to operate in the close vicinity of its civil society partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders there.