Root Capital supports Kuapa Kokoo Co-operative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union Limited (KKFU) US$325,000 to aid its effort to fight COVID-19 among cocoa farmers
Root Capital, an impact finance organisation, has given Kuapa Kokoo Co-operative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union Limited (KKFU) US$325,000 to aid its effort to fight COVID-19 among cocoa farmers.
The first tranche of the money, which has been released according to KKFU, has enabled the purchases and distribution of soaps, handwashing stations, face masks, health education materials, among others.
These relief items are already being distributed to the 100,000-cocoa farmer-member.
The will make the handwashing stations available to the broader community of approximately two million people to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Continue reading…