Archives: Stories
“I Lost my Hospitality Job Due to Covid-19, But Coffee Came to My Rescue”
When Covid-19 hit Kenya in 2020, an estimated 1.7 million Kenyans lost their sources of livelihood (Federation of Kenya Employers,…
17 August 2021
Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth in Agriculture, One Youth at a Time
Marion Wanjiku was motivated to pursue sustainable coffee farming as a result of training provided by the Solidaridad Practice for…
10 August 2021
Creating the Next Generation of Coffee Farmers in Kenya
The increased involvement of youth in agriculture has been identified as a viable solution for among other challenges the ageing…
“We Seized the Opportunity: We are Now Well Known for Producing High Quality Fruit and Vegetable Seedlings”
Solidaridad implemented the Food for All Project in Kenya (F4APK) from 2015 and 2020 through an inclusive public-private partnership (PPP)…
Promoting responsible use of mercury in mining
The use of mercury in mining remains a tremendous challenge for the sector worldwide. The majority of artisanal and small-scale…
23 July 2021
Income diversification improving farmers’ livelihoods
Smallholder oil palm farmers in Nigeria are improving their livelihood through alternative income-generating activities. This effort is contributing to smallholders’…
20 July 2021
Literacy: a tool for women’s empowerment in cocoa producing communities
Koffi Brou Odette is a 40-year-old mother of 10 working as a cocoa producer in Kouassi-kpenkro, Côte d'Ivoire. Through Solidaridad's…
15 July 2021
Breaking Cultural Barriers to Build a Profitable Dairy Farming Business
Ester Makenga credits her ambitious nature for leading her into dairy farming more than a decade ago. As a project…
28 June 2021
Jordi and his grandfather: adapting to a changing climate
Jordi's grandfather, Mercedes Escoto, has been cultivating land in the María Cristina community, El Rama, Nicaragua for 35 years. Now…
15 June 2021
Barley farming changed my family’s life: the story of Twesigye Erasmus
Mr. Twesigye ventured into barley farming in 2016 with support from the Creating Shared Value in Agricultural Value Chains in…
18 May 2021
