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Join us! Follow our new Latin America LinkedIn page
20 August 2020
Michaelyn Baur, Managing Director for Central America, introduces Solidaridad's Spanish-language LinkedIn showcase page, sharing all the latest from Latin America.News
Solidaridad selected for social impact mentorship accelerator
14 August 2020
The University of Santa Clara, in the Silicon Valley, selected Solidaridad to participate in its mentoring program focused on initiatives led by women.News
How handwashing helped a community prepare for COVID-19
06 August 2020
Handwashing — long proven to dramatically reduce transmission of communicable diseases — has taken on new importance during the global COVID-19 pandemic. For four districts in Sri Lanka, a recent intervention to promote handwashing couldn’t have come at a better time.News
Restoring forest landscapes through ecotourism in Ghana
04 August 2020
The Ghana Dedicated Grant Mechanism is issuing grants to help communities undertake sustainable small-scale initiatives that contribute to landscape restoration, sustainable forest management, and to help the people adapt to the impacts of climate change. In Duasidan, the Ecotourism and Development Committee is using the grant to revamp the monkey sanctuary and restore the forest landscape.News
What is carbon sequestration and why it's key for climate-smart livestock farming
30 July 2020
Much has been written about the impact of livestock on greenhouse gas emissions, but not so much about how it can contribute to its mitigation. Livestock can prevent the carbon stocks in the soil from reaching the atmosphere, fixing it to the soil with good pastures.News
You can contribute to alleviate COVID-19 impact on small scale miners
28 July 2020
While in some regions the COVID-19 pandemic has retreated, South America’s ongoing quarantine is disproportionately affecting the artisanal and small-scale mining sector, especially female miners.News
Time for a new approach to sustainability in the Indian tea industry
23 July 2020
Shatadru Chattopadhayay, Managing Director for Solidaridad in Asia, examines sustainability in the tea industry in India. Promoting long-term health, wellbeing and the environmental sustainability of the tea sector should be a clear priority, yet is is experiencing a sustainability crisis, stemming from continuous low prices of tea squeezing the tea producers-large and small.News
‘Not just due diligence’: Solidaridad accelerates debate on need for sustainability regulations
20 July 2020
After decades of relying on voluntary sustainability initiatives, supply chains are still troubled by deforestation, unsustainable practices, and poor livelihoods for farmers and workers. Solidaridad now says it is time to get serious about mandatory rules.News
SCA announces its 2020 Sustainability Award for Las Manos del Café project in Colombia
17 July 2020
Launched in 2016, the Las Manos del Café project brought together leading industry partners and a group of dedicated farmworkers to contribute to the improvement of labour conditions in the coffee industry.News
Promoting food security among smallholder coffee farmers in East Africa
14 July 2020
Food security in East Africa has been further threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. This public-private partnership in Kenya and Ethiopia is bolstering food security by increasing local production and enhancing economic resilience through several interrelated approaches.