Solid, Celine Drijkoningen Unequal opportunities When Andrea felt pregnant, she and her mom decided to move from the jungle to the city of Ayacucho. Andrea, her son, mother and sister settled into a rented room and Andrea was invited to the EMMA pro... Oct 5, 2022
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 May 31, 2022
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 May 19, 2022
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... May 19, 2022
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 May 19, 2022
Solid, Marijke Jans Martha, the general manager of our knitting workshop in Ayacucho, Peru. A look behind the scenes at Solid. We proudly present you: Martha, the general manager of our knitting workshop in Ayacucho, Peru. Hola, Martha, can you tell us something about your background and edu... Meet the team Feb 1, 2022
Solid, Marijke Jans SOLID: LESSONS LEARNED DURING 15 YEARS OF SOLID PERU Hip hip hooray! Today Solid and its projects in Peru celebrate their 15th anniversary. As you may well know, Solid was born from a feeling of injustice. It just wasn’t right that certain unspeakable t... Feb 1, 2022
Solid, Marijke Jans Vaccination update Recently, we’ve received many questions about the current state of affairs regarding the pandemic in India and Peru, and particularly about the vaccination rate in the areas of our Solid projects. So ... Nov 18, 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Meet the Maker - Shashi Shashi Kacchap (29): Production supervisor and quality control for weaving, since April 2017 Thanks to a system she had worked out with her brother, Shashi was able to go to secondary school. She work... Nov 18, 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Meet the Maker - Soni Soni Tirkey (25): craftswoman and weaver since April 2017 Soni is a weaver, working at the Paces Crafts workshop. But she was always a little different from the other kids in her neighbourhood. When s... Nov 18, 2021
Solid, Marijke Jans Stories that motivate us Ruth Melisa Hinostroza Alarcón is a native of Munaypata, a small village located at 1 hour and 30 minutes from the city of Ayacucho, at an altitude of 2700 metres above sea level. At the age of 22, sh... JOVEM Nov 18, 2021
