COCOA LIFE IN GHANA
Ghana is the world's second-largest cocoa-producing country (Côte d'Ivoire is the largest). Cocoa Life has been active in Ghana since 2008, when it began as the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership. Cocoa Life reached ~89,000 farmers in ~980 communities by the end of 2023.
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A story on community in Ghana
"WITH COMMUNITY ACTION PLANS, WE HAVE THE POWER TO SPEAK UP AND ADVOCATE FOR OURSELVES."
By Jacob Akpalu, Cocoa Life community leader, Okotokrom, West Akim District, Ghana
A story on farming in Ghana
"MY DECISION TO REHABILITATE MY FARMS THROUGH COCOA LIFE HAS TRANSFORMED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER."
By Ohene Boafo, cocoa farmer and president of the Atta-Ne-Atta Cooperative Society and West Akyem Cooperative Union
GHANA
"Cocoa Life is a vibrant program responding to actual needs of community partners as well as the interests of government and our business. Our ambition is to help communities thrive and for community members to have voices that are listened to. Cocoa is the backbone of the economy of Ghana; and cocoa farmers should be proud that they are driving the economy of Ghana. We are already seeing indications of change, which is fantastic."
Yaa Peprah Amekudzi, Head of Cocoa Life Ghana, Mondelēz International
This dashboard demonstrates the scale achieved by the end of 2023 and how Cocoa Life is making progress in its key cocoa-producing countries. Cocoa Life monitors the below indicators under three key focus areas, which we put in place with our partners.
A STORY ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN GHANA
"BECAUSE OF THE COCOA LIFE TRAINING, MORE WOMEN FEEL EMPOWERED WITH KNOWLEDGE TO PARTICIPATE IN COCOA FARMING."
By Janet Opare-Addo, Cocoa Life community leader
A STORY ON LIVELIHOODS IN GHANA
"THE STORY OF CECILIA MANU IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HOW THE VILLAGE SAVINGS AND LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES THE LIVES OF COCOA GROWING FAMILIES."
By Theophilus Nkansah, Project Manager, CARE International
This page was updated in October 2024.