Region: West Africa
Multi-Stakeholder Platform Offers Solution for Land Rights in Sierra Leone
The 5th National Multi-Stakeholder Platform on the New Land Policy in Sierra Leone was held in Freetown in October. During…
08 November 2018
Ensuring Community Livelihoods Through Effective Land Governance in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, two-thirds of the population are involved in subsistence farming. Here, land is not just an asset but…
25 October 2018
Women in the Cocoa Sector in Ghana Poised for Action
Women in the cocoa sector now have a platform to promote issues of mutual interest. On World Cocoa Day, Solidaridad…
05 October 2018
Solidaridad and Partners Hold Youth in Cocoa Conference
Solidaridad West Africa and partners, implementing the MASO Youth Programme, have hosted more than 200 young men and women to…
21 September 2018
Solidaridad Deepens Partnership with COCOBOD for Cocoa Sustainability
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and Solidaridad West Africa have strengthened their partnership to implement and support cocoa initiatives and…
17 September 2018
The goal of the Accelerator is to more rapidly scale up best practices in the small-scale mining sector by improving…
11 September 2018
Solidaridad Develops Innovative Business Incubator for Small-Scale Gold Miners
Solidaridad is developing an innovative business incubator, the Accelerator for Responsible Gold, in response to the fast global growth of…
Advancing Working Conditions in Gold Mining Communities
From December 2013 to March 2017, Solidaridad partnered with Cartier Philanthropy. Together, they implemented the Partnering for Better Livelihoods in…
05 September 2018
The Emerging Young Faces of Cocoa Farming in Ghana
For most youth in rural Ghana, moving to the city in search of work is the norm. They don’t consider…
22 August 2018
Creating a Vibrant Vegetable Production Sector in Mozambique
On 2 July 2018, Solidaridad launched Projecto da Batata, a hybrid project that utilises actionable insights from both the Mozambique…
01 August 2018