Title:
Women and Cocoa Communities Initiative (WCCI)
Agreement Number:
7437670 P010032001
Agreement Value:
$10,002,583.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 9, 2022 - Jun 30, 2027
Description:
This project aims to improve living conditions in rural cocoa communities in Côte d’Ivoire, especially those of women and young girls. Project activities include the following: (1) raising awareness among, training and supporting women producers in terms of starting and strengthening small businesses and cooperatives; (2) making it easier for them to access credit and agricultural insurance; and (3) increasing climate change resilience through tree nurseries and sound agroforestry practices. The financing approach allows for a large amount of responsible private investments to be mobilized from cocoa companies, complementing Canadian development assistance. It is innovative and part of a fair-trade approach in the cocoa industry.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased socio-economic empowerment of women and young girls in the targeted rural cocoa communities; (2) improved performance of the Fédération nationale des femmes productrices de café et de cacao, cocoa cooperatives and women’s associations in delivering products and services that meet their members’ needs in terms of adapting to climate change, especially women and young girls; and (3) increased resilience of the targeted rural cocoa communities and their food systems, especially women, to climate change and socio-economic shocks.
Location:
Quebec, Quebec, CA G1S 4S2
Reference Number:
064-2021-2022-Q4-00058
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
104918610
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
SOCODEVI-FPGL (Consortium)
Federal Riding Name:
Québec
Federal Riding Number:
24059
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.