Current Projects
Abating Mercury Emissions via Mobile Processing Units for Small-Scale Gold Processing in Suriname.
Work with the Artisanal and Small-Scale gold Mining communities in the interior to design, install, demonstrate and train workers in the use of a mercury free gold processing system on site.
Baseline study “Strengthening local community support mechanisms for indigenous women and girls in the hinterland of Suriname”.
The aim of the project is to improve the access of Indigenous women and girls to local, culture-sensitive counseling and referral in response to domestic violence. The baseline study will use focus groups, qualitative interviews and a short survey to collect data on current knowledge and perceptions of, and experiences with domestic violence, as well as about existing responses to domestic violence and support networks in indigenous villages.
Integrating SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs testing in the health service provision of Malaria Service Deliverers working among mobile migrant communities in remote gold mining settings in Suriname.
Social Solutions will perform a pre- and post-intervention health perceptions and behavior survey about COVID-19 and its causes, transmission ways, protective strategies, testing and vaccination. This data will serve to support the design of the implementation strategy, and will allow for monitoring and evaluation of the project intervention.
Saramacca Canal Rehabilitation Project.
Component 1a: Structural flood management measures in the Saramacca Canal.
Component 1b: Drainage master plan for Paramaribo.
Social Solutions is working on stakeholder engagement activities, social impact assessment, and resettlement policies and plans. These activities will ensure that all stakeholders are properly informed and heard, that social impacts will be minimized, and that possible socioeconomic impacts will be properly mitigated and compensated for.