Region: East & Central Africa

East & Central Africa 2022

To catalyse sustainable production systems and reimagine value addition opportunities, Solidaridad East and Central Africa worked closely with demand- and…

31 December 2022

Global Annual Report 2022

Sustainability Initiatives Will Fail Until Companies Pay More for Cocoa, says new report

Endemic sustainability issues within global cocoa supply chains, including child labour and deforestation will continue unless efforts are coupled with…

07 December 2022

RECLAIM Sustainability! 2021 Progress Report

The RECLAIM Sustainability! programme is a partnership working to strengthen civil society and foster inclusive sustainability in global value chains.…

01 December 2022

COP27: Some Achievements, Glaring Omissions & Priorities Going Forward

COP27 concluded with a stronger commitment to countries that have contributed the least to climate change, but fell short of…

23 November 2022

Working towards self-regulation in small-scale gold mining in Kenya

In Kenya, artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs roughly 250,000 miners with women making up 40% of the total. Though…

16 November 2022

Palm oil’s future is sustainable; the discourse is stuck in the past

In the light of the recently published Palm Oil Barometer and as sustainable palm oil production continues to be a…

07 November 2022

Celebrating Rural Women Contributions in sub-Saharan Africa

This month we join the rest of the world to celebrate the thousands of rural women (farmers and workers) in…

18 October 2022

Farmer Cooperatives: Key to unlocking farmer potential?

In East and Central Africa, Solidaridad is working with more than 1,000 cooperatives to enable them to offer quality services…

11 October 2022

Putting youth employment and entrepreneurship at the centre of agri-sector development

Young people are essential to economic development and food security in East, Central and Southern Africa as they make up…

03 October 2022