Inge Overmeer Upcycling from India An important part of the mission statement of Solid is to ensure a sustainable process from fabric to product. For all of our own collection ‘Tales by Solid’ this starts with the search for qualitativ... 4 Jul 2022 Crafts news
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen Looking for a volunteer Are you mad about knitting? Who are we? Solid vzw firmly believes in the combination of socially responsible companies and non-profit organizations as an effective and sustainable way to combat povert... 7 Jun 2022 Volunteers
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen Meet the maker - Christine Makenga Unity is strength Christine Makenga lives in the coastal region of Kenya. She is 41 years old, married and has 4 children, ages ranging between 25 and 8 years old. She combines farming with basket wea... Kenia 31 May 2022 Social Impact
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen Let's do it fair! Every year in May we celebrate World Fair Trade Day. At Solid we use the term ‘celebrate’ because after many years of putting in the effort we are proud of the results we have already reached. On the ... 23 May 2022 Crafts news
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen World Fair Trade Day What is fairtrade? Fairtrade is exactly what it says, which is trade that is fair. ‘ Fairtrade changes the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a fairer deal for farmer... 19 May 2022 Crafts news
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen Knitting as a healing activity for the mind Knitting can be very therapeutic, that is why it was introduced in the CAR shelter, Solid’s residential care centre for girls who have experienced (sexual) violence. These young girls receive therapy ... Teenage mothers 19 May 2022 Social Impact
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen Nurturing the spirit Just when the pandemic hit Peru, the girls of the residential care center in Ayacucho, were looking forward to moving to their new building, a bigger house next door, with a big garden. In the old bui... 19 May 2022 Social Impact
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen The story of Rosa Rosa* It was a long journey, but today Rosa lives with her parents again, together with her daughter Mariana*. ‘I was fourteen and lived at home. The situation was far from ideal. My dad was often dru... Teenage mothers 19 May 2022 Social Impact
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen Meet the volunteer Theresa My name is Theresa. As an international master student (Global studies) at Gent University I am learning a lot about how to deconstruct global hierarchies. But looking at this only from a theoretical ... 18 May 2022 Volunteers
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen Meet the volunteer Joëlle From healthy food to creative pen "On a sunny autumn day, we had the opportunity to meet the sympathetic Joëlle. We met in the centre of Ghent and started a lovely walk and our first acquaintance. Wit... 18 May 2022 Volunteers
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen Meet the volunteer Claire In 2019 we got a message from the UK, from Claire, asking if she, as a data-analist, could be of any help. After some travels to India, she fell in love with it’s culture, and wanted to do some volunt... 18 May 2022 Volunteers
Solid, Celine Drijkoningen Meet the volunteer - Eva Meet the volunteer - Eva Koschmann Hi, My name is Eva Koschmann and I am a second year student International Development Management. As part of my study program, I did a 10 week internship at Solid, a... 18 May 2022 Volunteers
