Hivos is one of the Dutch leading donor NGOs and aims to contribute to a fair, free and sustainable world by working together with local organizations in the developing world. The organization's headquarters are in The Hague, the Netherlands
» Hivos websiteThe Hivos website makes extensive use of social media tools developed by Contactivity. The custom-made adds-on include user profiles, blogs, notifications and (social) bookmarking, personalized homepages, integration with YouTube and Flickr, a function to import and invite new users, jabber integration for site reports via a chat client. The site also features a payment gateway extension to allow Dutch users to make their donations via the Dutch banking system iDEAL. Contactivity continues to help Hivos expand this website's functionality and maintain the content management system.
» Hivos website| Year | 2006 - present |
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| Elements | custom-made applications , e-newsletter , forum , integration third-party applications , online community , personalized spaces , portal , search engine optimization , social media integration , web 2.0 , web shop |
| Services | websites, portals, webshops , web 2.0 and web 3.0 , web and server maintenance |
This website enables users to calculate their CO2 emissions and compensate for it by directly checking out and paying by iDEAL. The calculator automatically calculates CO2 emissions by tallying electricity use, flight distances, gas consumption through car use, etc.
» Hivos Klimaatfonds| Year | 2010 |
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| Elements | integration third-party applications , web 2.0 , website |
| Services | websites, portals, webshops , web 2.0 and web 3.0 , web and server maintenance |
A one-off magazine highlighting the many and varied stories of what happens when fundamental and applied research meet tangible social needs in developing countries. The editorial management of this publication was in the hands of WiW (Wereld in Woorden), Haarlem, the Netherlands.
| Year | 2011 |
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| Elements | magazine (print) |
| Services | English-language editing , design and layout (print) , printing |
We created this business portal for Hivos as an extension of their current website but with new and different features and a different design. We integrated streaming video features and an image gallery.
» Hivos Business| Year | 2011 |
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| Elements | integration third-party applications , website |
| Services | project management , open source software , websites, portals, webshops |
