Region: West Africa
Deploying digital tools for agricultural extension support amid COVID-19
With the necessary safety considerations of COVID-19, support for smallholder farmers and workers is both more important, and more difficult,…
21 May 2020
About 51% of workers in the small-scale gold mining sector in Ghana are women, yet they are disadvantaged and excluded…
19 May 2020
Mainstreaming Gender Inclusivity with Solidaridad's Gender Inclusivity Buckets Book
At Solidaridad, we believe that gender inclusivity is key to sustainable development and we work on fostering value chains and…
15 May 2020
At Solidaridad, we believe that gender inclusivity is key to sustainable development and we work on fostering value chains and…
Changing gender roles in cocoa-growing communities in Sierra Leone
Musu Boima is proud to be a role model for greater gender equity in her household following her family’s participation…
12 May 2020
Curriculum to unlock opportunities for youth in oil palm
Solidaridad has partnered with Ghana Skills Development Initiative, through the Sustainable West Africa Oil Palm Programme, to develop a curriculum…
07 May 2020
Interview with Rose Baalaboore on COVID-19 outreach activities in Golden Line communities in Ghana
We have reached out to Rose Baalaboore (staff member of Simavi’s partner HFFG), who has been leading COVID-19 outreach activities…
01 May 2020
COVID-19 prevention in Golden Line communities in Ghana and Tanzania
As the world faces the challenge of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, it is instrumental to ensure that communities we…
Savings and loan schemes empower women in cocoa-producing communities
Over 6,000 women in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire have been empowered to improve their living conditions and that of…
28 April 2020
How access to credit is changing lives
Access to credit and financial management skills benefit smallholder farmers not only in their business operations, but in personal life…
23 April 2020
