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Elections in Bolivia: women miners submit their political agenda to candidates
Women play important roles within artisanal small scale mining (ASM) and in their communities, accounting for at least 30% of…
16 October 2020
First successful True Potato Seed (TPS) trial of Solynta and Solidaridad in Mozambique shows great potential
Between August 2019 and April 2020 Solidaridad Mozambique and Solynta executed the first hybrid TPS field trial ever in Mozambique:…
14 October 2020
81 schools reached with safe-adequate water and hygiene facilities in Sri Lanka
The “Reaching the Unreached” water, sanitation, and hygiene project in Sri Lanka has reached a significant milestone in its third…
12 October 2020
Solidaridad teams up with Hendrix Genetics for a Sustainable Poultry Program in Mozambique and Zambia
With Africa’s animal protein market expected to expand in the coming years the importance of poultry and eggs as an important source of sustainable…
Sustainable livelihoods through improved banana production in Meru county, Kenya
Moses Ndiritu explaining the epidemiology and good management practices for black Sigatoka disease within the banana orchard Following the outbreak…
08 October 2020
Jointly calling on gold industry to include ASM in their supply chains
Urgent need to source from ASM mines In this joint statement, we emphasize that the best opportunity for the gold…
07 October 2020
The Gold Solution recognized in Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge
The Grand Challenge, hosted by Conservation X Labs called for innovations to address on-site solutions, supply chain issues, and the…
Launching the EU SWITCH-Asia Programme for Sustainable Future of The Kolkata Tanneries
The project launch started from the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between CLC Tanners Association, Solidaridad and Dutch consortium on…
05 October 2020
Kontali acquires Seafood TIP from Solidaridad
Commenting on the acquisition, Thomas Aas, Managing director of Kontali, said, "We are pleased to have completed the transaction with…
Preparing Africa’s Agriculture for the Future
Understanding the past decades At a continental level, the key drivers of this next chapter of African Agriculture will be…
29 September 2020