Global Compact International Yearbook 2013
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CSR in Africa
Agenda
Approximately 70 percent of the world’s cocoa currently
comes from West and Central Africa. The vast majority of
this cocoa is grown on nearly two million small, independ-
ent family farms that are less than 2 hectares (5 acres) in size.
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) promotes a sustainable
cocoa economy through economic and social development and
environmental stewardship in cocoa-growing communities.
African cocoa farmers and their families face a number of chal-
lenges: low yields; pests and diseases that attack their cocoa
trees; difficulty obtaining farming supplies; and limited access
to credit. As with other rural communities in sub-Saharan
Africa, cocoa-growing communities often have low levels of
adult literacy, face health risks such as malaria and HIV/AIDS,
and have difficulty with access to quality education for their
children. WCF is empowering communities by training farm-
ers, enhancing education, investing in families, and improving
community health and welfare.
WCF works to address these issues in West and Central Africa
through three flagship programs: WCF Cocoa Livelihoods
Program, WCF ECHOES, and the WCF African Cocoa Initiative.
WCF supports active programming in the following countries:
Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Liberia.
worldcocoafoundation.org
Sustainable Energy Africa (SEA) promotes the development
of a low-carbon, clean-energy economy throughout southern
Africa. Through their work, SEA promotes the more efficient
use of conventional energy, the transition to more sustainable
energies such as solar and wind power, and a holistic view of
sustainable living more generally.
South Africa is in an enviable position with regard to natural
energy sources, and SEA sees itself at the forefront of debate
on not only sustainable and cost-efficient energy supply,
but also climate change and environmental issues. A large
component of the work has been in supporting government
–
particularly local government, and more recently provincial
government – in understanding sustainable energy issues;
developing strategies, policies, and planning that facilitate a
move toward sustainable development; and very importantly,
assisting and supporting their implementation.
The theme of sustainable energy underpins all of their work. As
a dynamic, people-centered, and drivenNGO, they act essentially
as a consultative agency providing research, capacity-building,
and assistance with project implementation as well as skills
that cover engineering, environmental science, education,
and urban and regional planning.
sustainable.org.za
Sustainable Energy Africa
World Cocoa Foundation