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Title:

Women & Cocoa Communities Initiative (TogetHER)

Agreement Number:

7437935 P010607001

Agreement Value:

$9,850,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 7, 2022 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

This project aims to empower women and young adults (18-35 years old) in rural cocoa-producing communities in the Ashanti and Western regions of Ghana. The training and support the project provides encourages collective savings, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion and contributes to the sustainable resilience of the cocoa sector and the equal distribution of economic benefits and opportunities. Project activities include: (1) Interactive training and long-term support on financial and digital literacy for women and youth members of village savings and loans associations to encourage financial inclusion; (2) Technical training on climate-smart practices while developing and expanding promising income-generating activities; and (3) Training for the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) and Ghana’s Department of Co-operative on inclusive governance and administrative, financial and environmental management.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved financial and economic autonomy for 3,000 women and 1,000 young people (50% women) in targeted rural cocoa communities in the Western and Ashanti regions of Ghana; and (2) improved performance of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the Ghana Cocoa Board and the Department of Co-operative in delivering adapted, gender-responsive and climate-smart products and services, in collaboration with other stakeholders of the cocoa value chain, for the benefit of women and youth.

Location:

Quebec, Quebec, CA G1S 4S2

Reference Number:

064-2021-2022-Q4-00069

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 - Canadian Cooperation Society for International Development

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.