Region: East & Central Africa
Decent work: Solidaridad’s track record and expertise
From Fair Trade to the global RECLAIM Sustainability! programme, Solidaridad has a strong track record of promoting decent work across…
01 May 2023
Advocacy and collaboration yield results in push for sustainable value chains
Whilst civic space across the world has been under increasing pressure in 2022, leading to still greater inequalities, people continue…
21 March 2023
Meet Mary
Mary Wairimu Oloo, who lives in Kenya’s Trans Nzoia County, moved back to her family’s coffee farm after retiring from…
15 March 2023
Striving for a sustainable and gender-inclusive garment sector in Ethiopia with Bottom Up!
As the Bottom Up! programme nears its end, we reflect on what we've achieved and our lessons learnt. Since its…
09 March 2023
Bottom UP! is designed to help Ethiopian factories improve their environmental and ethical standards by developing sustainable and equitable production…
12 January 2023
East & Central Africa 2022
To catalyse sustainable production systems and reimagine value addition opportunities, Solidaridad East and Central Africa worked closely with demand- and…
31 December 2022
Amidst increasing polarization and a fragmenting world, we continue to see progress and the impact of Solidaridad’s work in making…
Sustainability Initiatives Will Fail Until Companies Pay More for Cocoa, says new report
Endemic sustainability issues within global cocoa supply chains, including child labour and deforestation will continue unless efforts are coupled with…
07 December 2022
RECLAIM Sustainability! 2021 Progress Report
The RECLAIM Sustainability! programme is a partnership working to strengthen civil society and foster inclusive sustainability in global value chains.…
01 December 2022
COP27: Some Achievements, Glaring Omissions & Priorities Going Forward
COP27 concluded with a stronger commitment to countries that have contributed the least to climate change, but fell short of…
23 November 2022
