CARE, in collaboration with The Starbucks Foundation and Cargill, is launching a new effort that will help transform cocoa growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and builds on decades of CARE’s experience in developing Village Saving and Loans Associations (VSLAs).

CARE, in collaboration with Cargill and The Starbucks Foundation, is launching a new effort designed to support cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire, building on decades of CARE’s experience in developing Village Saving and Loans Associations.

Cargill and CARE are building on the successes and learnings of their Rural Development Initiative to increase food and nutrition security as well as climate change resilience around the world.

Mars-owned DOVE Chocolate announced at the 2016 Care National Conference that it was partnering with Care to launch a women's empowerment program in Cote d’Ivoire.