Solid, Marijke Jans Meet Luz Bertha - JOVEM L uz Bertha joined the JOVEM project in 2018 when she was in her fourth year of high school. She is currently a member of the group of advanced young entrepreneurs. She is still receiving technical ad... JOVEM Young entrepreneurs 18 Nov 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Meet Enrique Hello, my name is Enrique Gómez Castro, I am 20 years old. I grew up in the community of Hatumpampa in the district of Los Morochucos, Cangallo, Ayacucho. My parents are also from Hatunpampa and are f... JOVEM 18 Nov 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans In Peru the number of girls under ten forced to become mothers tripled in 2020 In Peru the number of girls under the age of ten forced to become mothers tripled in 2020, a year in which the number of formally registered births in that age range was at least 26, a direct conseque... Teenage mothers 18 Nov 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Basket weaving has helped me in many ways! Eda Maghanga More than 1000 basket weavers live near Mount Kasigau, in different settlements and villages. A cloud descends most evenings on top of the Kasigau, like a blanket. The forest on top captu... Kenia 18 Nov 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Say NO to child labour An estimated 170 million children are engaged in child labour around the world, according to the ILO (International Labour Organisation) — many of them making textiles and garments to fulfil the deman... 18 Nov 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Who made my clothes? The article below is a translation of the original tekst pubished in Dutch on 24/04/2021 written by Lotte Philipsen for Knack Weekend Lotte Philipsen Journalist KnackWeekend.be During Fashion Revoluti... 18 Nov 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Meet the partner - Cunina EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WHICH YOU CAN USE TO CHANGE THE WORLD -Nelson Mandela- We would like to introduce Cunina, a Belgian organisation helping underprivileged children in the global so... 18 Nov 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Working together with the New Life Fund Good news! The New Life Fund (managed by the King Baudouin Foundation) will support Solid with the purchase of 70 smartphones, that will go to the teenage moms who are involved in our social projects ... 18 Nov 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Women's day - Economic empowerment Women around the world, and especially rural women, still face a lot of discrimination in employment. Because of legal and social barriers, it is much more difficult to find a job for a woman than it ... 18 Nov 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Women's day - The importance of education This week we talk about Women’s day . In the context of Peru, we would like to highlight two SDG’s that are equally important to us today: Quality Education (SDG4) and Gender Equality (SDG5). Educatio... 18 Nov 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Women’s day - The importance of sharing stories At SOLID CRAFTS we want every woman to know that she matters and that she can make a difference. In our Indian workshop ‘Paces crafts ’, we noticed among our artisans that the individual progress they... 18 Nov 2021