In this podcast, we learn about the history of our relationship with a town of 2,000 inhabitants, Pezoan. I interview Evariste, who introduced me to the village back in 2005. I interview Bob Peak, who has an amusing anecdote on our relationship with the Pezoan’s chief. I talk with Anna and Katie Nakayama. Anna, a former student of mine, raised over $2,000 in her church to help us purchase dryness meters for four villages; Pezoan got one of them. I finish the podcast with an interview of Servando, the president of SCAP, the cooperative that he founded thanks to the support of Project Hope and Fairness. SCAP has produced over 1,400 African ChocoFudgeBars, which have sold well in three cities as well as surrounding villages.
We need to raise $50,000 to expand Servando’s project so that he can produce chocolate from cooperative members’ own beans. The money will pay for a second building to house a roaster, a cracker/winnower, and a melangeur.
Thanks so much for your past generosity. I hope you enjoy the podcast and feel open to helping us accomplish our mission, which is to make cocoa farmers chocolate producers. To donate,
1. Go to www.projecthopeandfairness.org and click on the Donate button. -OR-
2. Send a check to: Donations, PH&F, 1298 Warren Road, Cambria, CA 93428.
Write to me at tom@projecthopeandfairness.org
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