Region: East & Central Africa
Solidaridad Coordinates Stakeholder Engagement on Climate Change Policy
Earlier this year, Kenya experienced flash floods which claimed 158 lives and displaced 300,000 people. In the wake of this…
10 July 2018
East Africa: The Emerging Home of African Sustainable Leather
Currently, the Ethiopian leather tanning industry is characterized by too much use of chemicals in the tanning process leading to…
21 June 2018
Coffee Barometer 2018: Sector Expansion Built on Feet of Clay
While investors are spending billions in coffee-company acquisitions and mergers, coffee production is under threat. Without major efforts to adapt…
14 June 2018
NGOs & Leather Companies Launch Three-Year Environmental Programme in Ethiopia
Together with leather chemical supplier Stahl, Solidaridad and Dutch NGO CSR Netherlands have launched the ‘Green Tanning Initiative’ at the…
11 June 2018
Solidaridad Highlights Women’s Role in Gold Mining at OECD Talks
Today, during the OECD 2018 Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains in Paris, Solidaridad has put the role of women…
16 April 2018
Blog: Solidaridad Shares Vision for Future of Dutch Development Cooperation
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation has requested the civil society community - including Solidaridad - to…
04 April 2018
International Women’s Day 2018: Why Gender Inclusivity Is Key to Sustainability
In recognition of International Women’s Day 2018 and its core message, #PressforProgress, we have released a new video to amplify…
08 March 2018
Four Criteria for Successful Climate Change Interventions
To promote innovations and share experiences globally, a group of Solidaridad experts from East Africa visited coffee farms in Colombia…
27 February 2018
Too few jewellery companies embrace opportunities for responsible gold
The report “The Hidden Cost of Jewellery” by Human Rights Watch (HRW) clearly demonstrates that the world’s largest jewellery brands…
07 February 2018
One of Solidaridad’s key focuses for 2017 was creating an enabling policy environment in Uganda where all stakeholders in tea,…
31 December 2017