Our mission & vision
The Chocolonely Foundation supports projects and organisations that contribute to prosperous cocoa growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, facilitate systemic change, and challenge the status quo.
What we do
We focus on funding projects in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire that address these impact areas:
We want people to have the opportunity to shape their own future. We believe a decent education, good infrastructure and the ability to make a decent living help make this possible. Climate resilience, as well as good health and wellbeing are also vital factors. We concentrate on communities in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire where Tony’s works in partnership with cocoa cooperatives and cocoa farming communities.
We want to foster a diverse landscape of local organisations and businesses. We want to make alternative and innovative interventions available for responsible cocoa industry actors. That's why we facilitate collaborations between organisations, encourage innovative pilot projects and partners, and provide seed funding to local - Ghanaian and Ivorian - organisations and businesses.
We want to empower youth and give unheard and underrepresented voices from Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire a platform. We concentrate on communities in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire where Tony’s works in partnership with cocoa cooperatives and cocoa farming communities.
To be considered for funding, projects must meet the following criteria:
The Chocolonely Foundation shares a name with Tony’s, yet it is an independent organisation and its board makes its own decisions. The Chocolonely Foundation supports projects and organisations that contribute to decent livelihoods in cocoa growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, facilitate systemic change, and challenge the status quo.
The Chocolonely Foundation supports Tony’s mission by focussing on activities that fall outside the direct cocoa supply chain. It was founded in 2008 when the bright red Tony’s bars started turning a profit. It’s primarily funded by a dedicated 1% of Tony’s annual turnover. The board meets regularly to assess project proposals and decide on its long-term strategy.
The Foundation has zero overhead costs as all board members are volunteers and the Foundation Officer is paid by Tony's Chocolonely.