TransformingCocoa Farmer

Livelihoods

Who we are

Source Trust is a not-for-profit organisation which enables chocolate makers and cocoa processors to realise their visions of sustainability and responsibility in the cocoa supply chain.

Our Vision is a world where being a cocoa farmer is a choice not a necessity

Source Trust’s

principlesof our goals, activities, and financials

Transparency

for our actions and commitments

Responsibilityfor the people we

work with

Respect

What we do

We provide our partners with a direct link to the

farmers and communities in their supply chains,

enabling them to invest directly in programmes

which transform a farmer’s livelihood.

Source Trust also acts as a representative and

forum for best practice, through our presence

across the industry.

Our service Step by stepSource Trust provides its partners with a complete service from

programme conception to realisation.

Carry out needs assessment

Conduct sector evaluation

1

Design programme

Use grant expertise & leverage funding

Incorporate innovative solutions

2 3 4 Coordinate programme implementation

Deliver financial and narrative reports

Promote programme through marketing materials

Conduct impact assessment

Recommend follow-on actions

Key | Programme management: Financial Management & Leverage: Knowledge Leadership:

Ongoing: Representation & promotion Financial management

Needs AssessmentSource Trust believes each

partner and their supply chain

is unique. We take time to

understand our partners’

priorities against the needs

of the farmers and their

communities, in order to

develop programme

objectives.

Programme management

Source Trust provides its partners with a complete

service for developing and realising their visions

of sustainability and responsibility.

Programme Coordination Source Trust coordinates the

implementation of each

programme – from inception

to completion, acting as

the main contact between

our partners.

Programme DesignWe draw from our experience

and the expertise of local

implementation partners to

design programmes which

focus on transforming farmer

livelihoods, through agreed

outputs and outcomes.

Traceability tools are fundamental

to our programme design.

Reporting & Transparency To enhance transparency and

trust, Source Trust provides

partners with tailored narrative

and financial reports to show

expenditure against agreed

programme components and

progress towards impact.

Marketing Material Source Trust promotes our

partners commitments and

achievements through the

Source Trust website and other

appropriate marketing materials.

We provide case studies and

content to complement our

partners’ own marketing.

Impact Assessment Source Trust assesses the

impact of programmes based

on whether actual outputs are

moving towards intended

outcomes. External parties can

be sponsored to carry out

such assessments.

How we do it

Premium SegregationSource Trust segregates farmer

premiums to provide our

partners with financial security.

Financial reports are to

enhance transparency.

Grant Expertise & Leverage To increase the overall scale

and impact of our partners’

programmes, Source Trust

engages with external

organisations to secure

additional funding, often

only available to not-for-

profit entities.

Internal AuditingSource Trust conducts

regular internal audits of its

sustainability programmes

to ensure all activities are

occurring in line with the

commitments made to its

partners and the principles

of Source Trust.

Financial Management & Leverage

Source Trust prides itself on providing partners with

enhanced financial transparency.

How we do it We value Source Trust’s ability to work closely with cocoa

farmers to improve their agricultural skills so they will

improve quality, increase their farm yields and earn better

revenues, which benefits the entire community

The Hershey Company

As a Founding Partner of Source Trust, we highly value

the fast pace of innovation in improvement activities for

the farmers in our programme, leading to accelerated

agricultural and community development

Lindt & Sprüngli (International) AG

Representation & Promotion Through an extensive presence

at industry stakeholder

platforms, including the World

Cocoa Foundation and

International Cocoa Initiative,

Source Trust represents its

partners and provides feedback

on the latest sector

developments in sustainability.

Sector Evaluations Source Trust continuously

evaluates its service and

programmes in line with the

wider sector to ensure we

design and implement the

most effective and

innovative programmes.

Innovative SolutionsSource Trust trials and

integrates the latest innovative

methodologies and practical

project components into

our programmes in order

to improve their scale

and efficiency.

Knowledge Leadership

Source Trust strives to lead the industry in best practice and

provide a platform for its partners to showcase their impact.

How we do it

Farmer focussed initiatives

Training

• Good Practices – Training farmers in Good

Agricultural, Environmental and Business Practices

supports farmers in achieving a more stable and

sustainable production of cocoa beans.

• Demonstrationsites–We adopt sites to host

trainings, demonstrate Good Practices and trial new

innovations – farmers are more likely to adopt Good

Practices after seeing the effects for themselves.

• Farmerdevelopmentplans–Simple farm business

plans, based on GPS generated farm mapping, can

help farmers to address specific challenges or needs.

• Cooperativecapacitybuilding–Assisting organised

farmer groups through democratic capacity building,

as well as managerial and financial strengthening.

Access to equipment

• Farm shop – Providing direct access to farming

equipment is essential to helping farmers

implement Good Agricultural Practices.

• Protectiveequipment–Specialist equipment is made

available for farmers to borrow when needed.

• Seedlingnurseries–Providing farmers with access

to more disease-resistant and high-yielding hybrid

varieties of cocoa trees.

• Inputsoncredit–Allowing farmers to access

equipment and fertilizers when most needed.

Access to financial services

• Financialliteracy–Empowering farmers and farmer

groups to improve their financial management skills

by encouraging saving, budgeting or using

credit wisely.

• Ruralfinancialservices&products–Giving farmers

access to basic services such as saving accounts

and credit facilities.

• FarmerBusinessSchool–Teaching farmers

to manage their farms as a business based on

an understanding of the economics of

cocoa production.

What we deliver

Source Trust believes that productivity and

increasing yields are the building blocks to

transforming farmer livelihoods; but we also

look beyond this – our programmes are

made up of various components designed

to address the needs of the farmers and

their communities.

Community focussed initiatives

Protecting children

• Awareness raising - To mitigate the risk of the Worst

Forms of Child Labour (WFCL), we encourage awareness

raising amongst all cocoa farming communities.

• Monitoring&remediation–We encourage monitoring

systems via community-level committees to identify the

incidence or risk of child labour. Identified cases are

then supported by remediation systems embedded in

the community which also encourage children to

attend school.

Empowering women

• Gender sensitisation training – Approaching cultural

norms with caution, we encourage communities to

recognise and promote equal rights within farming

and the wider community.

• Equalaccess–Ensuring women have fair access

to inputs, credit schemes, training and other

farmer initiatives.

• Foodcropsupport–Empowering women to diversify

farm income and increase food security by providing

food crop seeds and training.

Promoting health & safety

• Sanitation,hygiene&sexualhealthtraining–

Integrated into farmer training or through workshops,

basic health training can improve the well-being of

the wider community.

• Foodsecurity&nutritionworkshops–Improving the

welfare of farmers and their communities by

reducing malnutrition.

• Occupationalsafetytraining–Providing farmers

with the knowledge and skills to reduce the risks

associated with rural cocoa farming.

Supporting communities

• Infrastructureneedsassessment–Communities are

given the opportunity to reveal their greatest needs

and contribute to the decision-making process.

• Accesstowater–Provision of basic water

infrastructure is vital to farmers and communities,

especially those growing cocoa and food

crop seedlings.

Source Trust trials and

integrates the latest

innovative components

into our programmes in

order to improve their

scale and efficiency.

Looking to the future Innovative solutions

• Farmersatisfactionsurvey–Gaining a better

understanding for why young people may want to

move away from cocoa farming and a rural lifestyle,

by identifying the potential needs for additional

support to farmers and their communities.

• Micro–irrigation–Exploring innovative solutions

including solar and kinetic power pumps to help

farmers reach maximum productivity potential.

• Environmentalstewardship–Promoting and

rewarding farmer conservation and preservation

of fragile or protected ecosystems.

• Solarsolutions–Providing sustainable renewable

energy solutions for rural communities and farmers.

• Inspiringyoungfarmers–A practical solution to

inspire young people from farming communities

to be entrepreneurial.

For further information on Source

Trust, its partners, services and

programmes, please visit

www.sourcetrust.org

Calluson+ 44 (0) 20 3214 2100

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London, EC2M 1RX