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SCINPA is a Fairtrade-certified cocoa-producing coop in Agboville, Ivory Coast. SCINPA has 2,500 members with farms mainly between 5 and 10 hectares. Their members earn around 90% of their income from cocoa and their harvests have recently been badly affected by climate change and drought. The coop is using Fairtrade premium payments for building schools, to help eliminate child labor in the area, and they hope to provide potable water to all the local villages in the future. ... See MoreSee Less

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Katoli Primary School was constructed to help the local community access good quality education. Before the first building was put up, all the children in the neighbourhood had to walk the 3 km journey to the nearest school.

Many parents in village were reluctant to send the youngest years (children start at 6 years old) to school because of the distance, causing very high levels of absenteeism.
“Without Fairtrade’s help, many children wouldn’t be motivated to attend school something which would affect their future lives considerably” the Head Master Eddie tells us.
The school is made up of two main blocks, with 100 students per class, up to level four. Over 90% of children now go to school. In total, there are 402 students.
Sukambizi have built 12 blocks for schools in different villages. But there remains much more to be done – Katoli for example need further blocks and funding so that the final two years of primary school can also be catered for. Currently years five and six have to commute to another school km away.
Teachers have also benefitted from Premium funds. The Head Master himself now lives on the school grounds thanks to the construction of an especially built house for him. Before he had to travel 15 km. ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago ·

The banana industry still relies heavily on man power over machines, so it is vitally important that there are good conditions for the workers. Before becoming a Fairtrade cooperative in Panama, Coobana workers had to work long hours for little pay and live in basic conditions on the plantations.

After taking the huge risk of becoming an independent cooperative, Coobana workers now have a say in business matters and are able to invest in social, economic and environmental projects.

‘The banana sector does not have one machine which can do the processes to produce this crop. But it has its own people which carry out all of the production phases. As you can imagine they are from an indigenous ethnic origin, however, they are the ones who have taken forward all of this with a business-like mentality.’ Ernesto Ortiz, General Manager of Coobana

‘The most important resource for a banana company are the people. And they are responsible for ensuring good quality because at all stages, people are needed. And if they are responsible for quality, it’s important that they are treated fairly.’ Ernesto Ortiz, General Manager of Coobana

‘We were taught to serve, to be workers. Now with Fairtrade, we are entrepreneurs’ Martial Quintero from Coobana co-op. ... See MoreSee Less

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