SMALL COCOA PRODUCERS PROJECT

We are on a mission to support communities in the Amazon region of Brazil and preserve the precious Amazon Forest. But we can't do it without you!
Mas não podemos fazer isso sem você!

Chocolates De Mendes, one of our initiatives, crafts delicious chocolate using cocoa beans sourced exclusively from the Amazon and in partnership with traditional communities such as indigenous peoples, quilombolas, riverside communities, women's organizations and family farmers.

Native to the Amazon, cocoa helps preserve the forest, generate income and recuperate degraded areas.

It supports sustainable practices and the livelihoods of smallholder cocoa producers.

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how you can help

  • Your donation can provide these producers with essential infrastructure for high-quality cocoa production and very important continuous technical assistance to improve their yields without harming the environment.
  • By sponsoring a part of these costs, you directly impact their lives and help protect the Amazon.
  • Fermentation tanks and drying beds are critical for enhancing production techniques and enabling producers to sell their cocoa at premium prices.
  • Technical assistance is done by local knowledgeable people that understand the special circumstances of each producing area.

cOMO fUNCIONA

  • Each kit comprises two main components: Fermentation Tanks and Drying Beds.
  • Smallholder producers contribute their labour to build this infrastructure on their properties.
  • Chocolates De Mendes offers best-practices training and ensures a market for their premium cocoa. De Mendes also provides on-going specialized assistance with frequent visits of a technician who helps with crop improvement, quality standards’ compliance, which enables the inclusion of the producer in the fine cocoa supply chain.
  • BKK Institute receives the resources, manages implementation and ensures that the funds are used in the most efficient way.
  • You can help by donating any amount to the BKK Institute to fund materials and assistance.
  • The average cost of these materials, not found locally, is about US$ 900 per kit.
  • The average cost of a technician’s visit is about US$ 650, including logistics, food, lodging and knowledge transfer. Each visit includes assistance to 2-3 producers at a time.

DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT

O Instituto BKK está comprometido em igualar 100% cada doação, duplicando nosso impacto coletivo e alcançando mais comunidades.

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CONHEÇA AS COMUNIDADES

Saiba mais sobre as comunidades que apoiamos clicando nas imagens abaixo

Conheça a comunidade indígena
Yanomami-Ye’kwana
(Roraima - Amazônia)

Conheça a comunidade indígena
Paiter Suruí
(Rondônia - Amazônia)

Conheça a comunidade ribeirinha
Mocajuba
(Pará - Amazônia)

Conheça o produtor familiar
Francisco Sakaguchi
(Pará - Amazônia)

TRANSPARENCY

All donations go directly to the BKK Institute, responsible for handling the purchasing, logistics, kits’ implementation and technical assistance.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY

Capacite as comunidades amazônicas e proteja a Floresta Amazônica com sua doação.
Seu apoio é importante – junte-se a nós para causar um impacto duradouro!
You can help by donating any amount to the BKK Institute to fund materials and assistance.

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