Solidaridad is a Dutch ecumenical development agency founded in 1969. Its main objective is the promotion of justice in the field of economics, politics and religion/culture. For this, it runs three programs: 1. Fairtrade (for economic justice), with coffee, tropical fruits and cotton/textiles as sub-programs; 2. Impunity Watch (for political justice) with a special focus on political-military atrocities in Guatemala, Peru, Colombia and Brazil and the need for justice; and 3. Globalization from the Poor (for cultural & religious justice), with a specific focus on the liberalization experiences of indigenous and black communities and grassroot churches in South America.

Solidaridad is a leading agent in bridging its three programs to grass root groups in the Netherlands and further, trying to create broad support for specific campaigns and awareness raising.

Some weblinks where Solidaridad is involved as initiator:

www.maxhavelaar.nl www.agrofair.com www.oroblanco.org www.kuyichi.com www.utzkapeh.org www.made-by.org