Region: West Africa
Despite funding challenges, the year 2017 has been rewarding due to the enormous commitment on the part of the entire…
31 December 2017
Video: Transforming the gold sector from mine to market
Solidaridad engages with partners worldwide at each level of the supply chain to create a socially responsible, ecologically sound gold…
21 December 2017
Blog: "Africa Too Big to Fail" – Inspiration from the Words of Kofi Annan
In this blog, Solidaridad Network Executive Director Nico Roozen highlights the true challenges of mass migration in Africa.
19 December 2017
Solidaridad signs €5 million agreement to develop Liberia’s cocoa sector
Solidaridad West Africa has signed a grant agreement worth 5 million euros to develop the cocoa sector in Liberia with…
Investing in women for community economic development
“We desire to undertake some economic venture but we have no funds to start any activity here”, lamented Sarah Asare,…
21 November 2017
Solidaridad, Henkel and Achmea Foundation advance market-driven support for palm oil smallholders
Solidaridad, Henkel and Achmea Foundation are launching a new project in Ghana, based on the earlier successes of Solidaridad’s Sustainable…
09 November 2017
Exploring resilience for sustainable cocoa at Women in Cocoa and Chocolate Network event
Women in Cocoa and Chocolate Network (WINCC), established by Solidaridad, organized their fourth event in cooperation with the World Cocoa…
02 November 2017
Global Partnerships Essential for Increasing Uptake of Sustainable Cotton
The 2017 Sustainable Cotton Ranking report, developed by Pesticide Action Network (PAN), Solidaridad and WWF, was released last week. The…
10 October 2017
Leading brands improve performance on sustainable cotton but many fall short
Leading international retailers C&A, H&M, M&S and Maxingvest (eg. Tchibo) have joined IKEA as "frontrunners" in 2017’s Sustainable Cotton Ranking,…
02 October 2017
Blog: Teenage, single mother to cocoa farmer – Linda's story
In his recent blog below, Solidaridad Managing Director for North America, Sebastian Teunissen, talks about the need for greater international…
28 September 2017
