TWEAPEASE, Ghana — Beneficiaries in cocoa farming communities supported by the aid project Cocoa Life acknowledge the differences in their villages since the start of the program. Funded by chocolate maker Mondelez International and implemented by CARE International Ghana, the program has wired communities with electricity, improved access to financial services through community-based loan programs and trained women in bread and soapmaking.
Though many can attest to improved living conditions and social standards in their areas, residents who participated in the program also have feedback for the implementing partners of future programs like these. Here is what participants said could be improved upon.
Some farmers told Devex that they would like clearer communication from project implementers and extension agents.