Region: East & Central Africa
Ugandan tea processor secures 3.15 million dollar investment
Kayonza Tea Factory in Uganda has secured a 3.15 million dollar long-term loan from social impact investor Oikocredit. The investment…
01 October 2019
Blog: Laying the tracks of Africa’s e-commerce environment for smallholder farmers
Evidence suggests that a smallholder-inclusive e-commerce revolution is possible in Africa. But how do we start to lay the tracks…
11 September 2019
Joint learning encourages sustainable coffee sector growth
Last week Solidaridad, in partnership with Hivos, brought together a group of key stakeholders in East Africa’s coffee industry during…
31 July 2019
Dynamics of Due Diligence: How to get it "right"?
Competing interests and lack of cooperation between governments and companies can easily harm local communities, despite the best intentions of…
09 July 2019
Focus on farmers essential to grow the Tanzanian dairy sector
Solidaridad and partners Tanga Fresh and the Mruazi farm, with funding from Achmea Foundation and Rabobank Foundation, have launched a…
02 July 2019
Solidaridad Annual Report 2018 signals growth throughout the network
Solidaridad exceeded its own targets by supporting more than half a million farmers, miners and workers in 2018. With improved…
25 June 2019
3-pillared approach to stimulate gender-inclusive youth employment in Africa
Stimulating gender-inclusive youth employment in Africa is vital for sustainable development and was one of the key topics discussed at…
20 June 2019
Bottom UP: Preventing a race to the bottom in the Ethiopian garment sector
Solidaridad, Cotton made in Africa, Danish Ethical Trading Initiative and MVO Nederland start a new project to promote a sustainable…
06 June 2019
Women in mining shine at exhibit for The Golden Line
This year's OECD meeting on sustainable mineral supply chains hosted a special exhibition designed to raise awareness about challenges for…
30 May 2019
Jeroen Douglas appointed as new executive director of Solidaridad Network
As of May 2019, Solidaridad has a new Executive Director. Jeroen Douglas takes over from Nico Roozen, who has led…
23 May 2019
