Region: East & Central Africa
Solidaridad East & Central Africa has expanded, creating further opportunities for growth. Strengthening staff capacity was a key priority in…
31 December 2014
Solidaridad welcomes agreement on sustainable beef principles
Solidaridad has welcomed the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB)‘s approval of new Principles and Criteria for sustainable beef. Following…
24 November 2014
Textiles from Ethiopia: How to learn from Asia?
The future is full of promise for Ethiopia’s textile industry. With a population of 90 million – the second largest…
20 November 2014
Addressing Forced Labor – A Practitioner's Toolkit
Solidaridad and The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) released a toolkit to help people and organizations address forced labour in…
11 November 2014
Africa en Vogue
African countries offer new opportunities Textile & Apparel (T&A) sourcing markets. This brochure about such opportunities and challenges in East…
24 September 2014
Tea estates see new opportunities with Utz
Tea farmers in Malawi face many challenges that prevent them from reaching their full potential. Through certification, they can improve…
21 August 2014
ProCotton expansion in East Africa
Through a financial contribution and collaboration with the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) and the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC),…
Do you also believe in "trade for aid"?
With this Edun Live T-shirt, Jackpot supports organic cotton farmers in the North of Uganda; a region which is recovering…
Zambia welcomes Thumbs Up Africa trio
Eleven countries later and still counting… This is the exhaustive and exciting hitchhiking journey of 15 000 km from The Netherlands…
20 August 2014
Investing in irrigation for more efficient sugarcane production in Tanzania
Due to changing rainfall patterns the production level of sugarcane is declining in the Tanzanian region Kilombero. Together with the…