100% of profits help families to mitigate, protect, and adapt to climate change
The Situation
CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHOCOLATE
The People's Chocolate is a nonprofit organization formed in September 2024 in Manila, Philippines as a retail brand of quality chocolate that will donate 100% of its profits to help the cacao farmers recover from the devastation of typhoons and floods and help prepare them for future severe weather.
A volunteer board of directors will seek partner organizations and
CACAO FARMING AROUND THE GLOBE
Climate change significantly impacts cacao farming by causing increased temperatures, irregular rainfall patterns, and more frequent droughts, leading to reduced yields, increased pest and disease outbreaks, and potential loss of suitable growing areas, particularly in the cacao-producing region's of the world, putting a strain on the livelihoods of cacao farmers. W
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SOLUTIONS
Nature-based solutions to adapting to climate change leverage the intrinsic abilities of forces such as natural river systems to deliver climate resilience at a lower cost than traditional infrastructure development while minimizing negative environmental and social impacts. The approach is science-based and follows the principles of participatory water resources management. Sol
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HOW WILL THE PEOPLE’S CHOCOLATE HELP?
Every penny of profit from the sale of chocolate and other products produced by The People’s Chocolate will be used to relieve the suffering of those farmers who have been the most impacted as well as working with sister organizations to communicate the problems that climate change is causing. Such projects as the nature-based solution listed above will be a focal point of the organization and other initiatives to alleviate, protect, and mitigate the future disasters caused by severe weather.