ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Founded in 2006 by Tom Neuhaus, Project Hope & Fairness (PH&F) is a non-profit organization that assists African cocoa farmers who suffer disproportionately from the inequities in the world cocoa trade. The primary mission of PH&F is to enhance the sustainability of West African cocoa villages. They are currently focusing their efforts in Ivory Coast, the source of 75% of America's chocolate.

PH&F's support to farmers comes in the form of tools and infrastructure such as solar dryers for cocoa beans, scales so that farmers are not cheated by middlemen, and wells, which provide fresh water to villages. Additionally, PH&F provides the farmers with education and training. Within the US, PH&F provides American consumers with information about the injustices endured by cocoa farmers and encourages producers of cocoa products to adopt Fair Trade policies.

Tom is also the owner of Sweet Earth Organic Chocolates, an online chocolate company with a retail shop in San Luis Obisbo, California.

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Click here for more information on annual trips to cocoa-growing villages

For more information please visit:
www.projecthopeandfairness.org