7) Padher (2025 -2026): This programme aims to reach 3,000 girls in the Ahofa region of Ghana. By delivering engaging menstrual and sexual education primarily through comics and animation, providing access to menstrual hygiene products, and tackling stigma this collaboration seeks to support girls to stay in school and reach their full potential by addressing the challenges of period poverty, misinformation and shame. 8) Positive Parenting Pilot with ICS -SP (2025 – 2026) : This initiative aims to strengthen parenting skills through guided group sessions covering topics such as gender equity, relationship dynamics, family wellbeing, mental health, positive communication, child development and early stimulation, male engagemen t, and family health and nutrition. The pilot will be implemented at two cooperative s in 2025/26, targeting 4,320 parents and thereby increasing protection for over 8000 children. P lans for scale up will be considered on completion of the pilot . 9) Financial inclusion through technology with Agriterra (202 5 - 2027 ): We are working on financial inclusion such as mobile banking (targeting 14,000 cooperative members) and piloting financial literacy training (targeting 1,500 members) with 6 partner cooperatives. These initiatives are expected to reach 33% and 4% respecti vely of the total cocoa farmers in our supply chain for the 2025/26 season. Our aim is to scale up these initiatives across the cocoa supply chain, with a particular focus on empowering women. Evidence from Cocobod and the Better than Cash Alliance suggest s that digital payments provide greater financial autonomy for women farmers through “helping bring them into the formal economy, accelerating financial inclusion, and increasing access to diverse opportunities” 25 . 10) The Washing Machine Project (2025 – 2027 ) : We are working with the Washing Machine Project to distribute washing machines to households, r educing the domestic workload and time spent on hand washing laundry, and improving quality of life in Côte d’Ivoire through the local distribution and assembly of manual washing machines. The aim is to distribute 90 manual washing machines over the course of the projec t, reaching at least 1400 individuals .
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