Development Blog
Women’s leadership in cocoa farming communities: CARE’s peer review of Mondelēz’s Cocoa Life programme
By Gianluca Nardi 24th Nov 2016
Women are very important stakeholders for the whole cocoa industry – not just as customers and consumers, but also because of their roles as cocoa producers. Although cocoa is seen as a “male crop” in most of the producing countries,…
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A women's VSLA group beside a crop of cocoa beans laid out to dry
Dignified Work – What is it? And why is it crucial for women’s economic empowerment?
By Gerry Boyle 15th Nov 2016
CARE’s strategy on Women’ s Economic Empowerment includes a commitment to Dignified Work. Many of those who work on workers’ rights might question what we mean – how does this compare to the well-established notion of Decent Work, as exemplified…
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Workers in the garment industry in Cambodia
Skilling for Change: Securing long-term economic independence for women VSLA members in Rwanda
By Katherine Hughes 19th Oct 2016
We often talk about providing people with skills, knowledge and tools so they can improve their lives – but sometimes the impact is hard to quantify. So how does the fact that more than 90% of women’s businesses grew over…
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CARE, Mondelēz International and Cocoa Life: Four things I learned about chocolate (and value chains) in Ghana
By Ella Moffat 14th Oct 2016
I recently visited Ghana with a team of Mondelēz International Ambassadors to understand the Cocoa Life value chain from seeds to farming to trading and processing. It was great to see an innovative, inclusive business model in action, driving sustainability…
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Women cocoa farmers and members of the Awewoho-Manhyia Village Savings and Loan Association in Ghana
Three key reasons for bringing the private sector into peacebuilding efforts
By Paul-André Wilton 12th Oct 2016
There is an irony to current thinking on the private sector and peacebuilding.
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A meeting of the community development committee at Sikabatou Village, Cote d'Ivoire, organised under the Cocoa Life program
Does the Prime Minister’s UN pledge to end modern slavery extend to girl refugees?
By Eloise Di Gianni 11th Oct 2016
During her maiden speech at the United Nations General Assembly last month, Prime Minister Theresa May launched a global campaign to end modern slavery (which she previously described as “the great human rights issue of our time”) and called upon…
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A girl holds her head at a refugee camp in Serbia, July 2016 (note: image for illustrative purposes, not necessarily an unaccompanied minor)
