Tony’s Open Chain Gender Roadmap 2021-2026 1. Introduction Wp r oo md uecnt i opnl a. yI n aC ôc trei t idc’aI vl orior el e, wi no mc oe cno aa r ef aer smt iimn ga, t ecdo nt ot r iabcuc toi un ng t af oc rrous ps tnoe a4r5l %y aol fl tshtea gdeisr e oc tf cwoocmo ae nl a. bDoeusrp if toer cteh, ewi r hsi li eg ni inf i cGahnatn cao, na tnr i ebsut ti imo na t, ewd oqmu ea nr t earr eo fo cf toecno ac of na rf imn es da rt eo ms uabnoargdei dn abt ye rboalrersi ,e rssu tcoh aacsc el as sbionugrlearnsd o, rr e as os sui rsct ae ns ,t as ,n dd oa gnroi ct uel taur rna lt ht rea isnaimn ge. Ta sh ems ee ns t, raunc dt u fraacl ei npeeqrusai sl ittei enst laismsoitcitahteeidr waibtihlictyoctooa ffuarllmy inbge.nefit from the economic and developmental opportunities Tt rheea ttienrgmesv ee qr yuoanl iet yt ha en ds aemq ue iat yn dd igf fi ev ri ni gn ei mv eproyrotna en ta wc caeys ss . tEoqtuhael istaymi set oy pp pi coarl tl yu ndiet fi iense. dE qaus i t y rpeofseirt si otno opfr wo poomr tei no ni na l t rheepcroe cs oe an tcaot mi o mn u( bnyi t ri ea sc ei n, cGl ahsasn, ga eanndde Cr ,ôet tec d. ) ' Iavnodi rree ci so dg ni f if zeer se nt ht at ht at hne that of men.
Tp uo tgt ientgemq ueanl aotuat cdoims aedsvwa net ha ga ev eb ui dt egni tviifni egdwt ho emne eneadnt eo xgt irvaesat enpeux pt r. aOsutre pf ouc pu st oi s wt hoemr eefno r–enoont creating equity rather than treating everyone the same. Bg eent wd eere ni n2e0q2u1i t–y2 0i n2 6t hwe e cwo mo rmk eudn oi tni eds e fvreolmo p iwn hg iac nh dwi me psloeumr ec en .t iTn hg i as rdooacdummaepn tt o pardodvri ed sess t ah ne overview of our approach. Image source: 2014, Saskatoon Health Region
2. Understanding gender inequity in our supply chain Between 2021 and 2023, Tony’s Open Chain: • Ui nnt edrevriteowo ks taociodme nptri ef yh epnr isoi vr iet yl i tf eo rcautsu ar er eraesv fi oe rwi tasnwd oarskeor ine sg eonf ds tearkeeqhuoal dl i et yr a n d wd yonma me ni ’css ei mn tphoewceorcmo ae ns te. cTt oh ri s, ai ns cwl uedl leads ar er leevvi ae nwt os ft reaxt iesgt ii nc gf rraems eeawr oc hr kosndgeevne dl oepr e d by NGOs and industry actors. 1 • Cq uo ne sdtui oc nt esd. Raecsopmo nms ue sn iht yi g nh el iegdhst eads st ehsastmweonmt tehnaftaicnec od ri spporroapt eodr t gi oennadteer c- shpael lcei nf i gc e s wh i igthhei nr rt hi seki sr coof mi nmj uur yn,i taine ds , liinmc il ut eddi nrge parhe es ea nv yt aat inodn pi nh ycsoi mc aml l yu nd ietmy al enaddienrgs hwi op raknl oda d , decision-making structures. • BS ouui lrdciinngg oPnr itnhcei spel ei sn st oi gehxt as ,mTionne yt’ hs eOi rp ei nnt eCrhsaeicnt icoanr rwi ei tdh oguetnadne ri nat ne rdntaol iadneanl tyisf yi s goaf posu r rdeelvaet el odpt oa gg ee nn dd ee rr ferqauma el iwt yoar nk dt heaqtuai tl iyg nwsi twh ii nt hetahceh opvrei nr ac li lpTl eo. nTyh’ se Oo bp jeenc tCi vh ea iwn a s t o ssttrreaatemglyinaenddaScoruorscsinalgl Pprriongcriapmlems, easn.d that can be effectively operationalised and If on caudsde idt ioonn gt oe nt hd ee ra ibno tvhee, wc oec mo ao anni tdo ra garni dc uslttauyr aul ps et oc tdoar tse, ewnistuhrpi nugb ol i uc ar tai opnpsr oa ancdhi nr enmo vaai nt iso n s relevant and appropriate. Key findings • Cu souc ao lal yf ai rnmv oi nl vge ids ian f caomc iol ya . bI nu sCi nô et es sd, ’wI viot hi r ea ,l lw( aodmuel tn) cma rermy boeurts 6o8f %t h eo fhtohuesleahbooludr ignevnoelrvaetdedin. cocoa farming but are estimated to earn just 21% of the income 3 • Ab esctauudsye ot fh we yo cmoemnbi inn ea gf raircmu l twuor er kf owuint hd at hdai ts pwroomp oernt ioofnt ea nt eesxhpaerrei eonf cuentpi ma i ed pdoovme er tsyt i c an ne ad rcl ya r3e0w%o wr kh. eI nn thhoaut sset hu od lyd, , wf aormmei nn g’ s at no dt aol twh oe rr kni no ng -hf aorumr s t ea xs kc es ewd ee rdemc oe nn s’ si dbeyr e d together. 45 This can limit women’s participation in higher - value agricultural activities as well as impacting women’s productivity, income and health 6 . Women play a critical role in cocoa farming but often earn less income • Women cocoa farmers typically earn less than male farmers. 2.
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Expanding women’s access to resources and training is important towards reducing their greater livelihood vulnerability • Wc o ouml dehnefl aprtmh ee mr s uo nf tde enrfsat caen db ahror wi e rtso iinmtpe rr omvse ot fhaeci rc eosws nt os ittruaai nt iionng aanndd geadiuncgart ieoant etrh a t empowerment in affairs at home and in their community. • Fs eegmma el en-ths eoafdceodc oh ao uf as remh oe lrdss. Ta hr ee ss et rhoonug sl ye hoovledrsr ea pr er et syepni ct ea dl l yi nc hma or ar ec tveur il sneedr abbyl ea smaller household size and normally will not have a male husband in the house 7 . Ws i zoems , ehna vh ee al edsss oaf chc oe us ss et oh oi nl dp ut et ns da nt od rme layr kmeot ,r ae nodn hhai vr ee dh laadb ol eus rs, ahcacvees ss mt oa el l de ur cf aa rt imo n resulting in higher illiteracy and innumeracy rates. 8, In Ghana, female-headed hhoouusseehhoollddss.are estimated to have around a third less income than male-headed 9 Addressing gendered roles and norms can unlock greater participation of women in decision - making • Ms ael en oafr certoyppsi ,c tahl leyy t oh fet el annadl os owcnoenr tsr aonl dd epcri ismi oanr-ymdaekciins gi oonn- mh oa ku es er sh. oAl ds ti hn ec oy mc oen t r o l t h e 10 . These dinypnuatms, itcosomlseaanndthseartvmiceens mcoamy phaarveedgtroewatoemr aecnc.ess to and control over agricultural • Male - headed cocoa households tend to be the norm for those households with married couples where the male will self-identify as head of household 11 . This ruenpi trse sa er ne tcshtahrea cmt earj oi zrei tdy boyf mh oeuns’ es hdoolmd si ni na nt ht er oTl eOsCi ns ucpopc loya cl ha ab ionu. rT, hdeescei shi oonu s e h o l d - making, ar ensdp coonns ti br oi lli toyv feorri nf ocoodmper aonddu crtei soonu, rhcoeuss, ewhhoillde ww oo rmk e, anni dn mt haerhg oi nuaslechoocl odabteaasrk gs ,r we ai tt ehr mproerveailliimngitegdenadcecersnsotromlas.nd, services, and the economic benefits of cocoa due to 12 • Wl a ri gt he lwy oc omnet nr i’ bs ul at ne dt hoewi rnlearbsohui pr taot caor oc ou an df a 2r m5 %s tihne Cy ôdt oe nd o’ I tv oo iwr en, (wa os mp aernt foafr amme rasl e - headed household) and where they have limited control on income earned. 13 • Bc oemy omn ud nt iht ey ha no du sceohoopl ed rlaetvi ve el , lwe vo eml se, na na lds oa roef toefnt el na cuknad ev rori ec ep ri en sde enct iesdi oi nn - lme aadk ei nr sg hai tp t h e positions.
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Evidence suggests that investing in women can help improve outcomes for children, households and cocoa-growing communities, including conditions associated with school attendance and child-labour prevention. • GA et nt hdee rs aemq ueatliimt yei,ne cvoi dceona cies sf ihr os twasntdh af ot rgerme aotsetragme nadt teerreoqfufaaliirtny ecsasn, dailgsno i gt ye na enrda rt ei g h t s . wofidtheer cboecnoeafistsecftoorrc. hildren, households, communities and the long-term resilience • Vc raorpi os ut sh as tnumd ieens , swh oi twh et hs taatbwl i os hmeednl ipnlka sn tt oa ni ndc cr oe ansseudmheomu soerheodl di vde irestea ar yn dd invue trrsiittiyo u s aI mn dp/r oo rv endu tnrui ttiroi nt i,oinn,cilnu dt ui nr gn thharso bu egehnbguesni neer sasl l yi nacsosmo cei af rtoe md ws ei tlhl i nc go roof l tl ahroys ee ccor no op ms . i c benefits, including lower health costs. 14 • Wnuotrmiteionnfafromr tehresisrpcehnilddraegnr.eater proportion of their income on education and 15 Over time, this is likely to enable children to spend more time in school and reduce child labour. 3. Our gender roadmap: a focus on promoting women Bp aarsteidc i poant i otnh eo frwe voime we ns acsotnhdeupc rt ei md ,a rTyofnoyc’us s Oapr eean f oCrhoaui nr wi doernkt iofni egde nednearb.l i n g t h e e f f e c t i v e Our goal Twoitahcinhitehveehsotruosneghoanldd, amnedainninthgfeuclopmarmtiucinpiatyti.on of women at three levels: at the cooperative, Why this focus? 1. Et hnraobul gi nhgptahret ne ef frescht ii pv se wp ai trht i cc iopoapt ei or na toi vf ews ,owmee na rl ei eas bwl ei tthoi ns uopuprosrpt hi me rpe roofv ienmf l ue ne nt sc ien: tphaer tmi c eual anri negmf upl hraespi sr eosne nl et aa dt i eo rns ho if pwaonmd edne ca its ai ol lnl -emv ea lks i no gf trhoel ecso. oSpt reer na gt itvhee, nwi ni tgh a wr eopmr eesne’ns tpe adrat incdi ptaatki oe nn ai nt ttoh ea sc ec ol euvnet l isnhceol po sp eernastui vr ee dt heacti swi oonm- me na’ks i pn eg r, st hpeercet ibvye s a r e 2. c V n o o is n r i m t b r l i s y b a u s n u ti d p n p g g o o t r o o t d i g n r p g e r a w a t c o e t r m ic g e e e s n n w i d n i e t p r h o i e n s q i c u ti o i o t m y n . s m o ufnlietaiedse.rship helps model positive gender A 2-pronged approach
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Ta po pn ryo’ sa cOhpeesn: 1C )h ag ienn pd re or mmoatienss tgreenadme irnegqauni tdy 2i n) tghe en dc oe cr oi an tseercvt eonr tti ho rnos u. gGhe nt wd eor cmo ma i pn lset mr eeanmt ai nr yg ea ns st ea si lssi ntgh at ht ewi me pa lpi cpal yt i oan sg eonf doeurr pl ernosg raacmr oms se saal ln do usro uarcctiinv gi t ipersi nwc ii pt hl e sp af or trnbeor t hc owoopme reant i va ensd, mt a regne, taenddi nstyesrtveemn taitoinc aslal yi meends uartiandgdwr eosms ienng’ ss pienccilfui cs iionne.q uAal ol int igessi.d e t h i s w e c a r r y o u t m o r e
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Pillar 1: Gender Mainstreaming Wi n ed awyo- rt ok - cdlaoys eolpy ewr ai tt hi oonus rt hp aa tr tsneeerk ctoooapdedr raet isvsesst rt ou ci tnucroarlpi on reaqtue aal int di e ms faaicnesdt rbeya mw oamp perno, aacnhde s pwloarckeswinompreanctaitceth. e table in decision making. Below, we provide key examples of how this Our partnerships with cooperatives • Women in decision-making positions . Tony's Open Chain partner cooperatives sa un bamn ni tudaal tbaaos ni s ,t hr ee f nl eucmt i nbge rwoof mweonmheonl di ni nlge apdoes ri tsihoinps oorndpeac ri st ni oenr- cmoaokpienrga pt iov seist 'i obnosa rodn oOfudt ior fe ca t toortsa, ls oufp4e 6r v2i spoeroyp bl eo ianr ddse, cl iesai od ne r- ms hai kp i tnega pmoss, i ot iro mn sa ancargoesms eo nu tr s2u2b p- caormt nme ri t t e e s . c2o0o2p4e/r2a5t i rveeps ,o7r t5i nwgepr ee rwi oodm, tehne, tahvreerea gpianrgt n2e1r%c oaocpr eo rs as tai vl lecsowo pi tehr taht iev he si g. hI ne st th ree p o r t e d s4h6a%re, boaf swedomonencoinopleeardaetirvseh-ispubormditetceidsidoant-am. aking roles reported 40%, 45% and • Bringing more visibility to women farmers : The annual Best Farmer Award has separate category for Best Female Farmer. Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) 1. Gender-responsive recruitment & onboarding. Tony’s Open Chain requires all pr eacrrt un iet rmceonotpaenr da t oi vnebsoeasrtdaibnlgi sahpi npgr oaanc eh w, wCi tLhMtRh Se taoi ma popf l ryeamgoevni nd ge rs-trreuscptounr as il vbea r r i e r s troo lwe so. mT he ins ai npcplluydi negs fi mo rpCl eommemnut innigt ys pF ea cc ii fl ii tcapt oo rl i coire Ms roenl ai ttoerdi nt og p&rRe genmaendciya taino dn A g e n t mF oart eerxnaimt yp, lfel e, xl ai bc kl eowf po rr ikoi rn gmhoot ourrbs ,i kaen de xspaef er ide enpc el odyomeesnntoptl da ni snqiunagl, i af ymwo onmg set no t h e r s . cl easnsdoindsa, taelso. nWg soimd ee nf i nwahnoc iwa li sahn dt oa dd omsi no i cs at rna at icvcee ss su p1p– o2 rdt at oy mo bot taoi nr bai kvea ldi dr i vdirni vg i n g lf ieceednbcaecwk hf reorme rwe qoumi reends. tDa ef fp, lwo yi tmh ewnot mp leann sp rairoer irtei svei edwf oe rd pr leagcuelma rel ny tbi ans tehde osna f e s t a n d mimopslteamcecenstsaitbiolen.communities, particularly during the initial months of 2. Gender-balanced teams for child labour monitoring. We aim to have age and g F e a n ci d li e t r a - t b o a r l s anced teams of CLMRS staff, with a target of 40% of our Community 16 being women by 2030, as part of our living income vision 17 . ICI research found that increasing the number of women in CLMRS can drive better
op ua rt ct no emr es sa, raes mc hoirl de rceonmt feonrdt atbol ef eterlums toi nr eg awt oema seen wt oi t ihn wt eor vmi ee wn itnhteeirrvci ehwi l de .r s , a n d 18 Between 2p0ar2t1n/e2r2coaonpde2r0at2i4ve/s25in, cthreeansuedmfbreormof2w2%omtoen28w%or. king as community facilitators in 3. Gender-sensitive training . We also train community facilitators to address the strpaeicniifnicgscifrocruCmLsMtaRnSceasgefanctesd. by boys and girls in child labour during the annual Productivity programming • Pilot on financial compensation for cocoa farm renovation focused on women. Ay es apr apr itl oo tf at ht eE Cp Or oJ dA uDc tt ai vr igt ey t pi nr go g2r5a0mwmoeml aeunnbcehneedf iicni a2r0i e2s5: , 6w0e%a rweormo lel inn lge oa du tf aa rtmh reer es - ai nntde n4d0e%d tsop os uu spepso or tf cmoec no al e- tarde ef arremn eo rvsa. tTi ohne. pTihl oe t cpormo vp iednessa at inonnuaaml cooumn pt er enfsl ae tcitos nt h e ebsatsiemdaot endf ai nr mc o my i ee l fda ramn de rt sh ewloi vuilndghianvceo me aer nr eefde rheandc tehperti rc ee e. Ts hniost pbi el oetnt er es pt sl at nh tee1d0, 0 Wf i neaenkcsi aVl i ll il taegrea cS ya vt ri na gi ns i an ng d, VLSoLaAns Aasnsdo cwi aetei ko lnys c(aVsShLpAa) yamp ep nr ot sa ct oh , owf f hs ei ct hi nc coommbei nl oe ss s e s db yu rwi nogr kr ei npgl adni triencgt .l yT hwei tihn twe rovme ne nt i, orne caol sgon iasi imn gs et ov irdeednuccee tgheant dwe or -mb ea ns eidn itnheeqrueal el i vt iaens t cwoocrokal-ogardoswtihnagncmonetne.xts often carry higher combined household, care and farming • Support for vulnerable farmers. Whilst working with highly motivated farmers as pmaorst tovf ut lhnee Fr aa br ml e fTarramn es fros ramr ea tni oont lpe rf to bg reahmi nmd .eT, wh i es ai sl swo hwy awn et two iml l aa kl seo ssuurpeptohratt tthhee rc eo no op ve ar at itoi vneos f. T2 h0 e%s oe lf efcatri mo nl aonf dv fuol nr earsaubbl es ef at romf veur sl nwe ri lal bbl ee df aertme remr si n, ae cdr toosgs eatlhl epra wr t int ehr partner cooperatives, with gender considered one of the vulnerability factors. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Tp roinnyc ’isp Ol eps ef no rCiht sa ipnr ho ga rs adme vmeel owp oe dr ka, as ne td oof nMe oonf itthoer ipnrgi,nEcvi pa ll eusa ti ni ocnl u, adne dd Li seeaqr nu ii nt yg. (TMhEr Lo )u g h tdhi si st rpi br iuntci oi pnl,er, owl eescaonmdmr ei ts pt oo nc os ni bsiildi tei er isnwg ipt ho wa ne redq yuni tayml ei cnss, apcarrot ns se rosuhri pMs E, rLe ws oourrkc. eA s p a r t o f tchoins sci do me rma t ii tomn .eWn t et oa reemcbo emdmd iint tge edqtuoi tcyo ni ns ioduerr iMn gE Lg eanpdperro aa nc hd, agpepnldyei nr gi saagneensdseernltei anls trhersoeaurgchhoquut eosutrioMnEs.LEwxaomrkp,lteasiloofrtehdistoinaclliugndew: ith different approaches, methodologies and
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1. E( snuscuhr iansgt ho eu rf asrammeprl es us ri zvee yo fc ma rer ni e ad nodu wt ionm2 e0n2 5f o) r, ilsa rr eg pe -rsecsaelne t qa ut iavne toi tfaot iuvre ssuuprpv leyy s cdhifafeinrednecmesoginraopuhricssuravnedyirsessuuflftisc.ient to identify and explore any gendered 2. Fe no sl luorwe i wn ge uepf f eqcutai vnet li yt act ai vpet us ruer vt he ye spwe ri tshp eqcut ai vl iet aotfi vweowmoemn ef an r- mo nel rys f (otchui ss gi sr op ul apnsnteod a s afafromlleorwi-nuspigthotsthoenahbiorevde-lmabeonutirocnheodicfaersm). er survey, with a focus on getting women- 3. Di nisgtgeiandg edxepelpoer ri ntgh ahno us isme hpol yl di ddeynntai fmy ii nc sg two hbeettht ee rr up na rdtei cr si pt aa nn dt s t ahree dmi f af el er eonrc fee bmeat lwe eaennd mbeatlweeaennd2fe0m19al-e2-h0e2a3ded households (such as was done through the MPI survey 19 ). 4. Disaggregating data and insights by gender as well as other farmer characteristics in our analyses (e.g. CLMRS, farmer survey, MPI survey, living income analysis). o Child labour : We collect gender-disaggregated data through our CLMRS sl aybs ot eumr , , baul ltoawl si no gg au tshneor ti no fnol rymt oa ti idoennot inf yt ht he ehna uz amr bd eoru os ft ag si rkl ss tahnedy bmo ay ys icna rcrhyi l d od ui sta, gt hg er ei rg ae tdeudc adtai toan csatna teuns aabnl ed uost ht oe rt awi leol rl btehi en gr eqmu ee sdti iaot ni os n. Caocltlieocnt si nfgo rg eg ni rdl se r - ad ni sda gbgoryesg taot eedn sdua rt ea ti sh epsueb al irseh ae pd pi nr oopur ri aat ne naunadl ei mf f epcatci tv er e. Gp oe nr td. e r - o Living income: In 2025 we expanded our living income analysis to include ab lrl i nmge amsbt er or sn go ef ra gpeanr dt ne er rl ecno so pt oe roaut ri vaen, ar layt shies ratnhda ne naasbal mi n pg l ceo, me npaabrl ii snognus s t o between male-headed and female-headed households. 20 Our analysis found tf ahramt we rosm, we ni t hf a3r 2m%e ros fwweorme leens sa nl i dk e4l y2 %t o oefa mr nean lei vairnngi ni ng caot mo re at hb aonv emt ehne l i v i n g income benchmark across the 3 cooperatives in scope. Wt h ae t c’ sl oascec et hs se i bf el ee d, tbi ma cekl yl o, uo ps ewf ui lt ha npda rrtenl ee vr acno to –p ei nr ac tl ui vdei sn gb yg es nh da reirndg i os augr gfri ne gdai nt egds idna at awa anyd ivnasluigehftosrwfahremreerreslaenvdanpta. rWtneeraicmootpoefruarttihveers.develop equitable MEL practices that create Op autrh5wSa oy umr cai pn pg i Pn rgi no cuitphl eoswT wh eeowr yo or kf Cwhi at hn gc eo o( tpoe rbaet ipvuebs l oi snh eg de nl ad teerr ei qn u2i 0t y2 i6n) mh aasn aa gsepme cei nf i tc, leadership and inclusion.
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10 Pillar 2: Gender Interventions Ap rl oong gr as mi d me tehseagnedn idnet re rmv ae innt si ot rnesa. mT hi negs ea pa rper oa ai mc he do uattl itnaec dk l ai nbgo vs pe ,ewc i ef i ca lisnoe qi mu aplliet mi e se nf at cteadr gbeyt e d wb eol mo we ni s, ansowt aenl l eaxs heanugsat gi vi ne gl i ws t i, tiht pmr eonv iadneds awno omveenr vt ioe wa d odfr ke se sy gi ne nt edrevre nn ot iromn ss . cWa rhr ii leed t oh ue t opvaertrntehres,yseuacrhs basy tThoenCyh’soOcopleonneClhyaFinouinndcaotlliaobno. ration with and funded by a range of 1) Household Financial and Digital Literacy Training with 100WEEKS (2017 – 2024) : 100WEEKS delivers financial management and digital literacy training to 3,000 pwaormt i ceinp, aennt cs oaucrraogsisn 6g pj oai rnttnde er cci os ioopne- rma taikv iensg. Ta nh ed ps hr oa gr er ad mf i mn aentcai ra gl eptl sa nb no it nh gmweint hai nn d 2) households. Heroïnes programme (2021-2023): The Ivoirian NGO ‘Genre Parité et Leadership F2 é0 m2 2i n/ i2n3 –s eGaEsPoAn Ls E. TF h’ , ewoobrjke ec dt i vwei tohf Tt hoen py r’ so Og rpaemn mC he awi na sd ut or i dn egvtehl eo p2 0w2o1m/ 2e n2 ' as n d ea mn dp tohwe ei rr mc oeonptear na tdi voep. tTi mh iisz ewtahsedi ro pn ae rbt iyc ibpuaitl idoinn gi nt ht he ec ampaanc ai tgye omf e1n5t0owf tohme ier nc o m m u n i t y (c Ho ue lrdo ïi nn etsu)r, nf r iommp tahc et tchoemwmoumn ei tni eosf ot hf 6e i Tr ov na ryi’ os uOspseenc tCi oh na si n. 6p ag re tnndeerr ccooomp emr iat tt ieveess ,wwe hr eo 3) established to build awareness of gender mainstreaming. Working with the Fairtrade School of Leadership (2023 – 2024): Fairtrade’s Ss uc hp op oo lr to fp Lr oe da du ec er sr hoi rpgianncilzuadt ei os nasc tt iov ui t ni edse tros traani sde aanwd ai rnet ne ge rs as taebwo uo tmgeenn dmeor ries sf uu lel sy, iannt do tchoenifri dme enmc ebaenr sdhsi epl fa-ne ds t de ee mc i soi of ni n- md i av ki di nuga .l Iwn ot hmi se nw, ae ym, pt hoewperroi nj egc tt hheams et no huanndceerds ttahneds e l f - 4) their rights, build their financial and farming skills, and support other women farmers. Fleurir Project (2023 – 2026) : The Fleurir Project is a two-year partnership between Wt o Os tNr De nEgRt hFeonu ni ndcaotmi oen-, gYeanrearnait iSocnh oooplpaonr dt uCnAi tYi eAsTf oc ro cwooa mc oe on paenrda tgi vi rel .s Ti nh et hper oCjAe Yc tAaTi m e d cAoscpoaar- tg roof wt hi en gp rc oo jme cmt , uf un ni tdy eodf bC yô tteh ed 'CI vhooicr oe l tohnreol uy gFho bu un sdiantei os sn at no tda vl oo cf a2t0i o4nwa lotmr aei nn i n g . choi gmh pl yl evt ue ldn me r aa rbkl ee ty- ionuf no rg mweodmbeuns iancecsess sa endd al icf cer sekdiiltl es dt rhaoi ns ipni gt a. lAi tmy ot rnagi snti nt hg ot sher owuogmh e n , 1 0 swc oh rokl aorrs cs he li fp- sr .u1n0m0 %i c roof- bt ruasi inneeds swe os .mF eunn da er ed nwoowr ke ca ol snoo imn ci cl ua dl l ey da ct ht iev ee st tharbol ui sghhms ea nl at roi ef da fCuhlillydohpoeordatPiroontaelcttrioainn.ing kitchen and a creche that is evolving into a Centre for Early
11 The Washing Machine Project (2025 – 2027) : We are working with the Washing Mw oa cr kh li onaedPar no jde ct itmt oe ds pi set nr itbount ehwa nads hwi nags hmi nagc hl ai nuensd troy ,haonuds ei mh oplrdosv, irnegd uq cuianl gi t yt hoef dl iof emi ens t i c CT ôh tee adi m’ I v iosi rt oe tdhi sr torui bg uh tteh9e 0l omc aalnduias lt rwi baus thi ionng amn ad cahsi sneems ob vl ye ro ft hmeacnouuarlswe ao sf ht hi negpmr oajcehc itn, e s . reaching at least 1400 individuals. 5) Awareness Video Screenings with DMI (2024 – 2025) : To reinforce key parenting tphreomd uecs t, ioounr cpoamr tpnaenri eDse, vhealso pd emveenl ot pMe edd5i aaIwn at er rennaetsi so nv ai dl e( oDsMi nI ) ,l oacl oa nl lgasni dg eu al og ceas l. T h e s e sa ci mr eienngi nt og ss hwi fi tl l pperrocme pottieo npso sairtoi vuen pd acrheinl dt i nl agb, onuorna- vnido lpeanrtednitsicnigp lri onlee sa.n d c h i l d r e n ’ s r i g h t s , 6) Rooting for Change project (2024 – 2026) : In the cocoa-growing communities of St ougheut mh e Mr tuoniimc i pp raol ivt ye , fGu ht uarnea o, Tp op no yr t’ su nOipt ieens Cf ohrayi no ua nn gd pPel aonp lIen, teesrpneact ii oa lnl ya lgai rr les wa no dr kyi no ug n g wy eoamr se, na ,t al enads pt a8r0t0i c yuol aurnl yg opne or pe dl eu(c1i n0g- 1u9n yi netaerns d, 6e 0d %a dgoi lrel ss /c e2n. 5t %p roe fg tnhaen sc ui epsp. Ol yvcehr atiwn )o w i l l gc ha ioni ctehse akbnoouwt lt ehde gi re ,bcoodni ef isd ae nn dc ef, uatnudr easc, cf er es se tf or osme r dv ii sc ce rs i mt h ienya nt i eoend, ct oo emr cai ko en , i na nf odr m e d 7) violence. Padher (2025-2026): This programme aims to reach 3,000 girls in the Ahofa region of Gc ohma ni cas. Ba ny dd ae nl i ivme rai tni og ne, npgraogvi indgi nmg eancsctersusa tl oa nmde snes xt ruuaal lehdyugciaetni oe np pr or idmu ac tr si l, ya nt hdr toaucgkhl i n g sptoi gt emnat i tahl ibs yc ao dl l da br eosrsaitni og nt hsee ec khsa ltloe ns ug epsp oo fr tp ge irri losdt op os tvaeyr ti yn, smc hi soi no fl oarnmd artei oa nc ha tnhde isrh fauml l e . 8) Positive Parenting Pilot with ICS-SP (2025 – 2026): This initiative aims to sg ternednegrt heeqnu ipt ya r, er enltai nt i go ns ks hi l il ps tdhyrnoaumg hi c gs ,ufiadme di l yg rwo ue lpl bseeisnsgi o, mn se cnot av le hr ienagl ttho, ppi oc ss i st iuvceh a s choe ma l tmh uanni dc ant ui ot nr i, tci oh ni l .dTdheevpe il loopt mwei lnl tbaenidmepal relmy es nt i tme du laatt itowno, mc oaol ep ee rnagtai vg ee smi enn2t 0, a2n5d/ 2f a6m, i l y tPal ragnest fi no rg s4c, 3a l2e0uppawr ei nl l tbs ea nc odntshi edreerbe yd ionnc rceoams ipnlge tpi or ontoe fc ttihoen pf oi l ro to. v e r 8 0 0 0 c h i l d r e n . 9) Financial Inclusion : We are working on financial inclusion such as mobile banking (( tt aa rr gg ee tt ii nn gg 11 4, 5, 00 00 0mceomo pb ee rr as t) i vwei tmh e6mpba er rt ns )e ra nc od oppi el or tai tni gv ef si n. aTnhceisael li int ietri aa tciyv et rsaai nr ei negx p e c t e d t2o0 r2e5a/c2h63s3e%a s oa nn d. O4u%r ariems pi es cttoi vseclayl eo fu tph tehteostea li nc iot ci aotai vf ea sr ma cerros sisn t oh ue rc souc po pa lsyucphpal iyn cfhoar i tnh, e wT hi tahn aCpa as hr t Ai clul ilaanr cf eo csuusg go ens et smt ph oa wt , ei nr itnhge wc oonmt ee xnt. sEsvtiudde inecde, df ri og mi t aCl op caoy bmoednat sn dc atnh es uBpept toerrt women farmers’ financial inclusion and access to financial opportunities. 21 10)
2026 onwards: Wu phdial et emd agneyn do ef rt hset riantiet igayt,i vt oe sb lei spt eu db lai sbhoevde lwa tiel lr rtuhni sbyeeyaorn. dB e2c0a2u6s ,ewf ue t aurree -apl sr oo odf ei nvge lcoopcionag a n starts with gender equity. References and useful links 1 This included, amongst others: Fairtrade International. (2020). Women’s access, equity and empowerment: Progress and uptake of the Fairtrade gender strategy . Fairtrade International; Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute; KIT Royal Tropical Institute. (2021). Advancing gender equality & women’s empowerment ; Mars, Incorporated. (n.d.). Cocoa for Generations (Program page). Mars. ; Mondelēz International. (2016). New CARE report highlights Cocoa Life’s positive impact on women’s empowerment 2 Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute. 3 African Development Bank Group. (2015). Economic empowerment of African women through equitable participation in agricultural value chains. African Development Bank Group 4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2011). The state of food and agriculture 2010–11: Women in agriculture—Closing the gender gap for development. FAO. 5 Vargas Hill, R., & Vigneri, M. (2011). Mainstreaming gender sensitivity in cash crop market supply chains (ESA Working Paper No. 11-08). 6 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2023). The status of women in agrifood systems. FAO. 7 Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute. 8 VOICE Network. (2025). Cocoa Barometer 2025. VOICE Network. 9 Tyszler, M., Bymolt, R., & Laven, A. (2018). Analysis of the income gap of cocoa producing households in Ghana . KIT Royal Tropical Institute 10 Bymolt, R., Laven, A., & Tyszler, M. (2018). Demystifying the cocoa sector in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: Chapter 3, Respondent and household demographics. KIT Royal Tropical Institute. 11 Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute. 12 Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute. 13 African Development Bank Group. (2015). Economic empowerment of African women through equitable participation in agricultural value chains. African Development Bank Group. 14 Anderson, C. L., Reynolds, T. W., Biscaye, P., Patwardhan, V., & Schmidt, C. (2021). Economic benefits of empowering women in agriculture: Assumptions and evidence. Journal of Development Studies, 57 (2), 193–208. 15 Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute.
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16 Community Facilitators are hired by the cooperative. They are responsible for conducting annual household visits to discuss child labour activities (based on national legislation and in line with ILO standards) with families, surveying all children under 18, collecting data via a mobile app, conducting a needs assessment and proposing appropriate remediation activities, implementing these activities together with other relevant team members at the cooperative, and conducting regular follow-up. 17 Tony’s Open Chain Impact Report 2024/25: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/176457927/54/ 18 International Cocoa Initiative. (2024). Gender dimensions in the role of CLMRS agents. 19 Tony’s Open Chain Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index Report, May 2025: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/223786037/ 20 In 2024/25, gender disaggregation was included as part of the living income analysis, provided partner cooperatives listed gender in their farmer registers (which was the case for all cooperatives included). 21 Better Than Cash Alliance. (2023). Digitizing payments in the Ghana cocoa sector: The path to financial equality.
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