Region: West Africa
Improving women’s right to land in traditional communities in Nigeria
Alice Agwu regained control of her late husband's land, where she now cultivates oil palm In Nigeria, almost 80 percent…
14 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…
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Breaking barriers for women in mining
Francisca Yeboah in her corner store, which she was able to establish with funds from the VSLA Artisanal and small-scale…
24 September 2020
Developing traceability solutions for artisanal and small-scale mines
Solidaridad’s gold programme, through its ‘Accelerator for Responsible Gold’ project, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is providing…
15 September 2020
Promoting financial inclusion for women in cocoa-producing communities
Solidaridad’s Village Savings and Loan Association scheme, introduced in cocoa-producing communities, is charting the course for financial independence for women.
08 September 2020
Supporting small businesses to access finance for COVID resilience
Solidaridad’s Cocoa Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ghana, has been…
02 September 2020
Boosting oil palm farming in Sierra Leone — teachers and army officers rise to the challenge
The Sustainable West Africa Palm Oil Programme (SWAPP) seeks to contribute to the transformation of the oil palm sector in…
01 September 2020
Mobilizing communities for development initiatives
The Cocoa Life project, implemented by Solidaridad and funded by Mondelez International, seeks to transform and empower cocoa-producing communities to…
19 August 2020
Farmers in Liberia record a boom in oil palm yields after training
Smallholder farmers implementing best management practices in oil palm fields in Liberia are recording 50 percent increases in yield following…
07 August 2020
