I start the podcast with Chopin's Prelude Number 9 in E Major. Much has happened since last December. Today, I begin with a description of our considerable success at the last fundraiser. Then I talk about the Project Redwood grant that we received late last year with the express purpose of adding two machines for making cocoa powder and cocoa butter in the Depa chocolate plant. Hot cocoa is a popular breakfast beverage throughout Africa and most of the mix for the beverage is made in Europe in a Nestlé facility. With this project, we are demonstrating the feasibility of making cocoa powder at the village level. The second project funded by this grant will be the completion of a chocolate bar facility in the village of Pezoan.
Although we were successful in raising money, our ambitious projects consume funds rapidly. Please consider donating to our continuing efforts to make West African cocoa farmers producers of finished product rather than of mere commodities. To donate, visit www.projecthopeandfairness.org, scroll down to the bottom of the page, click the Donate button, and follow the instructions. OR, send a check to:
DONATIONS, PH&F
1298 Warren Road
Cambria, CA 93428
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