That's why we support programs with local on-the-ground partners in rural cocoa-growing communities. These fund infrastructure projects like schools and libraries, provide medical care in rural areas and make sure children's education and women's rights are community priorities.

• Mobile medical truck to reach rural communities to provide medical care and services
• Distribution of medical kits for first aid
• Support of vaccination programs

• Building of primary, secondary schools and teacher housing
• In 2016, Purdys employees raised funds to build and stock lending a library for the Sayoubakro school in Sassandra, Ivory Coast, with over 170 books
• Drilling of boreholes and distribution of community and personal water filtration units
• Regular dialogues with community leaders to assess needs and improve long-term sustainable planning

• Purdys is committed to protecting the wellbeing of children. We have zero tolerance for forced labour or child labour
• By providing financial support, we are actively investing in efforts to eradicate forced labour and child labour
• With community programs, we help find and integrate solutions to keep children in schools while also understanding and addressing the challenges within family-based farms