![]() ![]() The report shows a timeline starting with Kuapa Kokoo’s establishment in 1993. In March 2017, Divine Chocolate published a new report: “Empowering the women cocoa farmers of Kuapa Kokoo.” This report was a review of 20 years of learning and pioneering progress in addressing gender equality in the cocoa supply chain. More than a third of the members in CECAQ-11 are women, too. CECAQ-11, the farmer co-op in São Tomé which produces the cocoa in our Divine Organic range, is made up of 1,027 members. We are proud to say that of the 100,000 Kuapa Kokoo farmers who co-own the company, more than a third are women. Together, we support women in cocoa farming so they may develop the skills and confidence to grow better cocoa, build better communities, and thrive in business. ![]() As a player in the world business arena, Divine also strives to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the specific targets set out by the UN aimed at ending all forms of poverty, fighting inequalities and tackling climate change.ĭivine Chocolate and Kuapa Kokoo, both led by women, are pioneering progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 5 - this goal aims to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment.įor more than two decades, Divine Chocolate and our farmer co-op partners have shared a commitment to empowering women. Divine Chocolate has a strong commitment to ‘doing business differently.’ We’re setting an example to catalyze change throughout the business world, ensuring we consider people and planet in everything we do. ![]()
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