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Championing Gender Parity Within Mining Communities In Uganda
Come, Let us Work Together: A section of the beneficiaries during one of the gender inclusivity training and sensitization sessions…
17 October 2020
WALC empowers women to lead landscape transformation
Women in Agroecology Leadership for Conservation (WALC) creates opportunities for Q'eqchi Maya women to become involved in cloud forest conservation.…
15 October 2020
What is NI-SCOPS?
What is NI-SCOPS?National Initiatives for Sustainable and Climate-Smart Oil Palm Smallholders (NI-SCOPS) have been developed in Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, and…
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
Heirs and stewards of the Colombian coffee tradition
The town of Mistrató rises between coffee-growing mountains. Hundreds of coffee growers have passed through its roads on the back…
02 October 2020
Coffee producer prosperity and success for smallholders in Mexico
René Hernández is a model for other coffee smallholder producers in Mexico. Here, he shows his coffee plantation, which he…
30 September 2020
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
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