Region: South America

Jony Rodriguez: a miner, an entreprenuer

Surrounded by arid, mountain landscapes in Peru, Jony Rodriguez has used a unique financial product targeting small-scale miners to double…

20 March 2024

Reducing emissions, improving conservation & livelihoods in the Amazon: Year 1 of Amazonia Connect

In its first year of implementation, Amazonia Connect laid the groundwork to scale up low-emission commodity production that builds community…

11 March 2024

Genuine progress in gender equity requires investing in women 

Though women shoulder much of the burden of work in global value chains, including agriculture, their contributions often go unrecognized.…

07 March 2024

Solidaridad Latin America and RSPO form alliance for sustainable palm oil

A partnership between Solidardad and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) promises to promote sustainability programming in Latin America’s…

22 February 2024

Mid-term review of RECLAIM Sustainability! programme

In 2023, Solidaridad and partners Fairfood, TrustAfrica and Business Watch Indonesia commissioned the mid-term review of our joint RECLAIM Sustainability!…

29 January 2024

Country Manager Argentina and Paraguay

Moving towards a more inclusive and sustainable oil palm sector in Peru

In the Peruvian Amazon, sustainable oil palm production could play an important role in reducing deforestation and conserving biodiversity. Empowering…

SHIFTING THE FOCUS OF CLIMATE INVESTMENT AT COP28

The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, held in Dubai, marked a historic moment in the global…

18 January 2024

Making the case for financial inclusion for a safe & responsible small-scale mining sector in Peru

Solidaridad, planetGOLD Peru, and the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru co-organized a panel at Perumin36 to explore how…

04 January 2024

Latin America 2023

In 2023, we integrated our work in Central and South America to create more impact and synergies. We expanded our…

31 December 2023