Solid's handicraft workshop Paces in Ranchi, India creates employment opportunities for tribal women. Through fair wages, fair working conditions and social programmes, it strives to improve their living conditions. The atelier offers high-quality handicrafts (weaving, crochet, sewing) tailored to international clients.

Our partner Hadithi Crafts in Tsavo, Kenya, supports more than 1,900 women, through the sale of their handicrafts. Besides creating jobs in a region that suffers greatly from climate change, Hadithi is also committed to training and social programmes. Hadithi's unique baskets are sold internationally.

In Ayacucho, Peru, 17 out of 100 teenage girls, aged between 15 and 19, are pregnant. The EMMA project improves the parenting skills and emotional well-being of these young mothers, with a team of midwives and social workers. The project aims to reconnect these girls with health services, education, legal protection and support programmes, to break the cycle of violence and poverty.

Our prevention program in Ayacucho, Peru, has a clear and urgent goal: to put a stop to the increasing numbers of teenage pregnancies in the region. The program focuses on access to healthcare and contraception, by collaborating with health providers to tailor a differentiated approach for young people.
Many youngsters have some knowledge about contraception, but its use is limited due to machismo, prejudices, misbeliefs and discrimination when it comes to access. Therefore, the project works intensively with healthcare workers and young people to lower barriers and provide correct information. Additionally, the program works directly with a group of vulnerable students, in building their self-esteem and decision making, through art activities.