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In Indonesia, indigenous Dayaks reclaim their right to food and forests
In Indonesia, the Dayak people are using agroforestry to preserve ecosystems and maintain biodiversity. Their efforts in Ensaid Panjang village…
26 March 2024
Jony Rodriguez: a miner, an entreprenuer
Surrounded by arid, mountain landscapes in Peru, Jony Rodriguez has used a unique financial product targeting small-scale miners to double…
20 March 2024
African cooperative thrives as a citrus producer
A South African citrus cooperative has defied the odds to grow from supplying local markets to exporting lemons, mandarins, and…
12 March 2024
Lifting up vulnerable youth in South Africa
In the heart of South Africa, Saulsville is a remarkable school that provides comfort, education, and compassionate care to some…
19 January 2024
Breaking barriers: How Elvis became a thriving entrepreneur in Ghana’s cocoa value chain
After years away from his home village in Ghana, Elvis Adu Boahen returned as a young entrepreneur and created a…
09 January 2024
A VISIT TO BANGLADESH: WATER ACCESS TRANSFORMS VILLAGE LIFE & AGRICULTURE
Innovative approaches to water and land-use are changing agriculture in Bangladesh. Young farmers, like Tania and Rubel, have seen a…
04 January 2024
A Love that unites Forests and Cocoa in Brazil
A mother of 11, a grandmother of 24, a great-grandmother of 2: Angelita Ferreira is a force of nature who…
21 December 2023
A woman’s resilience bears fruit
Sandra Zanardi never saw herself as an orange farmer, but after the death of her husband, she took the reins…
07 December 2023
From Field to Facials: Work with Solidaridad Spurs a Spa Dream
The struggle to find work in South Africa is real. Since 2000, the unemployment rate has held steady at over…
29 November 2023
Redefining cocoa farming, improving livelihoods through crop diversification in Ghana
Crop diversification through Solidaridad's Cocoa Life programme is helping Ghanaian cocoa farmers, like Kwaku Atta, improve incomes and local livelihoods.…
20 November 2023
