Solidaridad North America

WE BRING TOGETHER SUPPLY CHAIN ACTORS AND ENGAGE THEM IN INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION, ENSURING THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMY THAT MAXIMIZES THE BENEFIT FOR ALL.

AMAZONIA CONNECT SEEKS TO REDUCE COMMODITY-DRIVEN DEFORESTATION AND ASSOCIATED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM HIGH BIODIVERSITY REGIONS THAT SUPPLY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC MARKETS. AMAZONIA CONNECT WILL WORK WITHIN ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAINS TO PROMOTE LOW CARBON AGRICULTURE (LCA) APPROACHES TO PRODUCTION IN SELECT LANDSCAPES OF COLOMBIA, BRAZIL AND PERU.

SOLIDARIDAD'S MOBILIZING MARKETS GRANT SEEKS TO MOBILIZE ASIAN AND U.S. MARKETS TO REDUCE COMMODITY DRIVEN DEFORESTATION. STICHTING SOLIDARIDAD NETWORK HAS FUNDED THE EXECUTION OF BLOCKCHAIN DEVELOPMENT AND PILOTING AND COMMUNICATIONS ON TASKFORCE WORK FOR "SOLIDARIDAD SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS: NETWORK SUPPORT FOR A SUITE OF APPS." THEY HAVE ALSO FUNDED A PROJECT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TOKENIZED PLATFORM TO DIRECTLY DELIVER INTELLIGENCE TO COMPANIES, DONORS, AND INVESTORS COMMITTED TO THE PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE COMMODITIES THROUGH SUPPLIER INVECTIVES. THE GLOBAL EXPERTISE TEAM FOR MARKET UPTAKE FOCUSES ON KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND THE LINKING AND LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE NETWORK, SPECIFICALLY WORKING ON THE SUCCESS FACTORS OF COOPERATING WITH GLOBAL BRANDS. FUNDING OF THE SMALLHOLDER REPORT PROJECT IS FOR THE INNOVATION OF A FARMER CENTRIC REPORT, THAT BUILDS UPON THE DATA COLLECTED AT MICRO LEVEL AND INTELLIGENCE WITHIN THE NETWORK, COMBINED WITH EXTERNAL DATA SOURCES ON MACRO AND MICRO LEVELS.

GET MARKET UPTAKE GLOBAL EXPERT TEAMS (GETS) DEVELOP OUR CAPABILITIES, ADVISE ON SOLUTIONS, AND HARMONIZE OUR WORK ACROSS SOLIDARIDAD NETWORK. THE GETS OPTIMIZE LEARNING AND SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER SOLIDARIDAD TEAMS, AND MAXIMIZE COOPERATION AND MINIMIZE DUPLICATION ACROSS THE NETWORK. THE GET MARKET UPTAKE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES HOW TO INCREASE DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS AND ENCOURAGE FAIR PRICING AND OTHER INCENTIVES FOR GOOD PRACTICES.

REDUCING MERCURY USE AND STRENGTHENING RESPONSIBLE SUPPLY CHAINS IN GHANA'S ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING SECTOR THE "PROMOTING MERCURY-FREE MINING IN GHANA PROJECT" ("PRO-MFM") IS A THREE-YEAR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE-FUNDED PROJECT IMPLEMENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL NGOS PACT AND SOLIDARIDAD. THE PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE THE USE OF MERCURY IN GHANA'S ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING (ASGM) SECTOR THROUGH EDUCATION, INTRODUCTION OF BETTER TECHNOLOGY, STRENGTHENED EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEMONSTRATING BUSINESS INCENTIVES FOR MERCURY-FREE GOLD PRODUCTION.