project holders
WHY IT MATTERS
Long-term change depends on regular engagement with cocoa-producing communities.
Local implementation structures help ensure that programme activities remain connected to local realities and support continuous dialogue between farmers, producer organisations and programme partners.
Local implementation structures help ensure that programme activities remain connected to local realities and support continuous dialogue between farmers, producer organisations and programme partners.
OUR APPROACH
Transparence Cacao relies on locally anchored implementation mechanisms to support programme delivery and long-term engagement with farmers and producer organisations.
Support is provided through local teams, field facilitators, community-based structures and specialised implementation partners. These organisations contribute through technical expertise, field implementation capacity and locally adapted solutions that help translate programme requirements into practical actions.
Working together, these actors support farmer engagement, training, monitoring activities, environmental initiatives and community development programmes across participating origins.
Support is provided through local teams, field facilitators, community-based structures and specialised implementation partners. These organisations contribute through technical expertise, field implementation capacity and locally adapted solutions that help translate programme requirements into practical actions.
Working together, these actors support farmer engagement, training, monitoring activities, environmental initiatives and community development programmes across participating origins.
Long-term change depends on regular engagement with cocoa-producing communities.
OUR LONG
TERM AMBITIONS
Transparence Cacao aims to strengthen locally anchored implementation mechanisms across participating origins and support increasing ownership of programme activities by producer organisations and local stakeholders.
The programme seeks to reinforce feedback mechanisms and strengthen local capacity for long-term programme delivery.
The programme seeks to reinforce feedback mechanisms and strengthen local capacity for long-term programme delivery.
2025 INDICATORS
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local implementation staff and facilitators
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producer organisations supported by local stakeholders or partners
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local development initiatives supported
in practice
Community-led development through Maison du Planteur
In 2021, Transparence Cacao transformed fermentation and drying centres in Côte d’Ivoire into Maisons du Planteur, creating local hubs designed to support dialogue, community engagement and locally driven development initiatives. Each Maison du Planteur is supported by a community committee bringing together local stakeholders, including village leaders, teachers, health professionals and producer representatives, to identify priorities and guide project implementation.
Since their creation, Maisons du Planteur have supported a wide range of initiatives focused on education, health, women’s empowerment, income diversification and child protection. Activities have included literacy programmes, Village Savings and Loan Associations, income-generating activities, school support, awareness campaigns on child labour and the organisation of community events for children and families.
The model continues to evolve through projects responding to locally identified needs. Recent examples include the rehabilitation of four community water pumps since 2024, improving access to drinking water in participating communities, as well as child protection initiatives now implemented across nine cooperatives representing more than 11,800 producers in Côte d’Ivoire. In 2025, 29 projects identified by local communities were implemented, including literacy programmes for women, support to Village Savings and Loan Associations, strengthening of school canteens and educational support classes for children.
Since their creation, Maisons du Planteur have supported a wide range of initiatives focused on education, health, women’s empowerment, income diversification and child protection. Activities have included literacy programmes, Village Savings and Loan Associations, income-generating activities, school support, awareness campaigns on child labour and the organisation of community events for children and families.
The model continues to evolve through projects responding to locally identified needs. Recent examples include the rehabilitation of four community water pumps since 2024, improving access to drinking water in participating communities, as well as child protection initiatives now implemented across nine cooperatives representing more than 11,800 producers in Côte d’Ivoire. In 2025, 29 projects identified by local communities were implemented, including literacy programmes for women, support to Village Savings and Loan Associations, strengthening of school canteens and educational support classes for children.