Region: West Africa
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
A coordinated response to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone
Just a few years out from the devastating Ebola epidemic, Sierra Leoneans stand ready to confront the new challenges of…
16 April 2020
New webinar series untangles fact from fiction on ASM gold mining
Following the cancellation of OECD’s Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains scheduled to take place in Paris this April, Solidaridad…
19 March 2020
Enhancing farmer entrepreneurship in cocoa
Should sustainability policies focus on providing farmers a living income or improving conditions in cocoa farming? Can we improve farmer…
17 March 2020
The story of women empowerment sells ASM Gold
The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold sector suffers from a dubious reputation worldwide among micro-credit financiers, impact investors and…
11 March 2020
Promoting gender equality one woman at a time
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2020, we highlight the stories of two women in Ghana. Grace Obenewaa is prospering as…
04 March 2020
Farmers call for urgent action to restore Africa’s degraded landscapes
Smallholder farmers in Ghana are adding their voices to the call for urgent action in restoring Africa’s degraded landscapes. Most…
28 February 2020
