Theme: Finance & Investment
Carbon Credits and Carbon Markets: Unlocking Benefits for Smallholder Farmers
From massive wildfires and unpredictable rainfall to worldwide heat waves, the effects of a changing climate are impossible to ignore.…
15 September 2023
NURTURING RESILIENCE ONE BEE AT A TIME
Aurora Zeas in an entrepreneur in Nicaragua and owner of Zeas Apícolas, a honey producer that provides a wide range…
16 August 2023
Savings & Loans Enhance Financial Inclusion for Rural Women in Nigeria
Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) are a useful approach for improving financial inclusion of women. In Nigeria, 1,321 rural…
14 August 2023
Innovating for Financial Inclusion: Specialized Loan Product gives Artisanal Miners a Boost
The lack of formalization of the artisanal and small-scale mining sector remains a barrier to improved working conditions and access…
10 August 2023
A take on climate finance: Making the case for more equitable & effective climate action
The number of financial mechanisms dedicated to mitigating and adapting to climate change shows that the world has turned a…
09 August 2023
Effective climate finance needed now for locally-led action that builds farmer resilience
Smallholder farmers are among those most affected by the impacts of climate change; at the same time, they play an…
07 November 2022
PlusPlus strengthening business relations in Central America
The PlusPlus Netherlands team recently met with Central American SMEs that are increasing their access to finance by partnering with…
07 September 2022
Musa Kiggundu Muwanga and Lars van Doremalen: on Impact in the World of Finance
In Jeroen’s Breakfast Brief, Solidaridad Executive Director Jeroen Douglas listens to people who bring an interesting perspective forward in relation…
23 May 2022
How crowdfunding can help develop Central American food systems
Greater access to finance for Central American agri-food SMEs can contribute to regional development by fostering investments in food systems…
17 December 2021
Solidaridad Calls on Corporations to Integrate Social Enterprises into their Supply Chains
New research from Acumen and IKEA Social Enterprise, with support from Solidaridad, explains how corporations can build social enterprises into…
05 October 2021