{"name":"Mercy Zaah","25_who_are_you":"I am 60 years old and I stay at Aduyaakrom community with my five children and husband at Dadieso district in Ghana. I have been a cocoa farmer for 40 years.","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years of cocoa farming I have been able to educate my five children up to the university level and this has really made me proud as a parent.","25_like_to_change":"The change I want to see in the cocoa industry for the next 25 years is to see more youth women farmers in Ghana joining cocoa farming and being given a voice in the cocoa industry.","25_like_to_tell":"My message to consumers is to patronise Divine Chocolate cocoa products since at the end of every year benefits in the form of dividends as well as PS&D support comes to poor cocoa farmers to live above the poverty level."}

{"name":"Margaret Fianko","25_who_are_you":"I am 47 years old and I stay at Aduyaakrom community in Dadieso district with my 3 children and my husband. I have been a cocoa farmer for 27 years.","25_things_changed":"For past 25 years of joining Kuapa Kokoo I have seen massive change in my life. Aside from farming I have been trained to prepare local soap with the by-products from cocoa husk. I have received adult literacy classes and I can now manage my finances better than before and I can contribute meaningfully during local meetings. ","25_like_to_change":"Cocoa farming is my main source of livelihood and I would like to encourage more farmers to push for retirement benefits especially during their old age through cocoa farming","25_like_to_tell":"I would like to tell consumers to enjoy more chocolate especially from Divine to push farmers to live above the living income bench mark. "}

{"name":"Juliana Fremah","25_who_are_you":"I am 74 years old with 4 children and 19 grandchildren! We reside at Ayaasu community in the Offinso district and I have been a cocoa farmer for 56 years.","25_things_changed":"In the past 25 years, my cocoa farm has improved in yield and quality and not only that, I have been trained to be a leader even though I do not have any formal education and I was once a National Executive Council member of Kuapa Kokoo. My confidence has really been built through cocoa farming. ","25_like_to_change":"For the next 25 years I want issues pertaining to climate change to be resolved since the desert is gradually approaching the forest areas in cocoa growing communities. ","25_like_to_tell":"I would like to say, please choose chocolate, especially that of Divine as this supports cocoa farmers to keep farming, as without cocoa beans, there is no chocolate."}

{"name":"Comfort Kumeah","25_who_are_you":"I am 75 years old cocoa farmer living in Mim community in the Antoakrom district. I live with my sister, my son and grandson and I have been a cocoa farmer for 40 years. ","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years most farmers were cheated by other Licensed Buying Companies in Ghana. However, upon joining Kuapa Kokoo I am no longer cheated, and I enjoy the transparency in Kuapa Kokoo. I was also a Fairtrade Ambassador and I supported the launching of Divine Chocolate USA in the year 2009.","25_like_to_change":"I would like to see all farmers, especially women farmers, be involved in adult literacy training in Ghana since education is the key to success. ","25_like_to_tell":"To consumers of Divine Chocolate please enjoy our chocolate and support the future of Kuapa Kokoo farmers! Again consume more chocolate to make Divine the preferred choice in the chocolate industry worldwide. \r\n"}

{"name":"Victoria Adufah","25_who_are_you":"I am 48 year old widow, with three children who are all schooling outside of my community. I am a proud single mother living with my brother and sister and I have been a cocoa farmer for 23 years. ","25_things_changed":"I have been able to educate all my children, with the eldest child pursuing his master\u2019s degree in Paris. ","25_like_to_change":"In the next 25 years I would like to see a reduction on the effects of climate change on cocoa which has become an issue of concern globally, and I would like to see more economical trees be planted.","25_like_to_tell":"My message to consumers of chocolates especially from Divine is for them to buy and consume more since Kuapa Kokoo farmers produce their cocoa with the highest quality, hence our slogan \u2018Papa Paa\u2019 which means \u2018best of the best\u2019 cocoa beans."}

{"name":"Comfort Opoku","25_who_are_you":"I am 56 years old and I come from Asamankese in the eastern region of Ghana. I live with my husband and granddaughter and I have been farming cocoa for 23 years,","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years I have been able to formally educate my four children to college level. ","25_like_to_change":"My hopes in the cocoa industry for the next 25 years is to have a mechanized farm instead of small scale farming which does not yield much. Furthermore, Divine Chocolate factory should be established in Ghana to create employment for the youths of cocoa farmers. ","25_like_to_tell":"I am very grateful for all Divine Chocolate consumers for helping me to partake in the adult literacy class as now I can read and write. I have felt empowered to manage my finances appropriately and I have been given a voice as a woman.\r\n"}

{"name":"Rose Ewudzie","25_who_are_you":"I am Rose, I am 36 years old and I live at Esukese Akyir with my husband, 3 children and my mother. I have been a cocoa farmer for 15 years. ","25_things_changed":"I have been able to take care of my children, my family and I have now built my own house. With the help of being part of the Adult Literacy Programme, I am now a cocoa purchasing Clerk for my community. ","25_like_to_change":"I have a vision of planting cocoa on a large scale and I want women to progress in life.","25_like_to_tell":"I want to say thank you to Divine Chocolate consumers for supporting marginalised farmers and I would also like to say to consumers to buy more Divine Chocolate to better the lives of Kuapa Kokoo farmers in Ghana. "}

{"name":"Ruth Owusu","25_who_are_you":"I am 53 years old and I have been a cocoa farmer for 26 years. I live in Dadiesoaba with my husband and 5 children. Four are in school, outside the community. ","25_things_changed":"Over the past 25 years, planting high yielding cocoa was a problem, but now things have changed for the better. I now harvest more cocoa thanks to Kuapa Kokoo and Divine. ","25_like_to_change":"My vision for the next 25 years in the cocoa industry, is to have Divine Chocolate to be established in Ghana to provide employment for cocoa farmers\u2019 children for a better future. ","25_like_to_tell":"I would like consumers to continue buying Divine products and choose products produced with quality cocoa beans from Kuapa Kokoo."}

{"name":"Patience Achiaa","25_who_are_you":"I am 68 years old and I live at Camp 1 with one grandchild. I have 3 adult boys but they are not living in the community. I have been a cocoa farmer for 40 years. ","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years, the kind of cocoa I grew was not yielding much, but with the introduction of hybrid cocoa, my trees grow faster and my yields are higher than before. ","25_like_to_change":"My vision for the cocoa industry in the next 25 years is for farmers to receive retirement benefits as cocoa farmers and also help improve their lives through additional livelihood.","25_like_to_tell":"My message is that cocoa farming is not an easy task and since chocolate is not a staple food in Ghana, therefore, they should consume more to support the poor cocoa farmer in Ghana."}

{"name":"Sakinatu Osei","25_who_are_you":"My name is Sakinatu, I am 52 years old and I live with my husband. We have have 6 children at Anwian community in the Goaso district. I have been a cocoa farmer for 25 years.","25_things_changed":"The big change for me has been the literacy training I have received. I am no longer cheated when buying or selling anything. This literacy training has also built my relationship with the labourers because I can calculate and pay them when I hire them. ","25_like_to_change":"My hope for the cocoa industry in the next 25 years is to spread adult literacy training in all communities in the world since education is the key to development. ","25_like_to_tell":"I pray for more consumers of chocolate to buy more chocolate from Divine since it improves the livelihoods of some cocoa farmers in Ghana."}

{"name":"Yamiogo Newuli","25_who_are_you":"I am Yamiogo and I am 51 years old. I reside at Mim with my husband and 8 children. I have been a cocoa farmer for 23 years. ","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years, when I started cocoa farming my finances was not stable, however, based on the support from Kuapa Kokoo and Divine, I have experienced great improvement in life. ","25_like_to_change":"In the next 25 years in the cocoa industry, I want women farmers to have a big voice in the cocoa industry and to educate all my eight children to the highest educational level possible. ","25_like_to_tell":"My message to consumers is to eat more chocolate and to better the lives of women cocoa farmers. "}

{"name":"Mercy Adutwumwaah","25_who_are_you":"I am 41 years old and I live at Mim with my husband and 9 children, even though not all the children are in the community. I have been a cocoa farmer for 20 years. ","25_things_changed":"For past 25 years, there was not enough training on good agricultural practices to keep a healthy farm. Thanks to Kuapa Kokoo for supporting me for a better life. ","25_like_to_change":"For the next 25 years, I want young women to go into cocoa farming to improve their livelihood. ","25_like_to_tell":"Her message to chocolate consumers is that Kuapa Kokoo farmers are co-owners of Divine and for that matter they should therefore consume more chocolate from Divine to improve the living income of cocoa farmers as her priority."}

{"name":"Ama Agyemang","25_who_are_you":"I am 72 years old and I have been a cocoa farmer for 50 years. I live at Dantano in the Goaso district with my husband, my mother, my 6 children and my 30 grandchildren. ","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years, I had a lot of literacy issues , however, being on the adult literacy programme has improved my life. ","25_like_to_change":"In the next 25 years I want to see all cocoa farming in Ghana go into mechanised farming to improve farmers livelihoods. ","25_like_to_tell":"I would simply like consumers to consume more chocolate from Divine and improve the livelihood of the poor."}

{"name":"Afriyie Kwasi Boateng","25_who_are_you":"I am 74 years old and I live at Anyinase in Oda district with my wife. I have four children but they are all grown up and working out of the community. I have been a cocoa farmer for 35 years. ","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years, I have been able to educate all my children and all of them are gainfully employed. ","25_like_to_change":"My vision for the next 25 years in the cocoa industry is that private licenced buying companies of cocoa should be able to trade directly with the international market without any government intervention in Ghana.","25_like_to_tell":"I would like to see consumers consume more chocolate to increase farmers' dividend and to provide social amenities such as schools, water, etc."}

{"name":"Wellington Otoku Nash","25_who_are_you":"My name is Wellington, I am 68 years old from Agona Abodom all in Agona Swedru district. I live with my wife, 2 children and our grandchild. I have been a cocoa farmer for 19 years. ","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years, my life has changed for the better since I have been provided with personal protective equipment to work on my farm and I have been able to educate all my children. ","25_like_to_change":"I would like to see all cocoa farmers\u2019 children to get educational scholarship to study abroad.","25_like_to_tell":"I would like to see Divine chocolate advertised at all world events."}

{"name":"Robert Donkor","25_who_are_you":"I am 50 years old and I lives at Achiase in the Konongo district. I have been a cocoa farmer for 30 years. ","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years, I have been able to expand my cocoa farm and this has enabled me to take care of my family very well.","25_like_to_change":"For the next 25 years ahead, I want farmers to be enrolled in pension schemes to support them when they are old and not able to farm. ","25_like_to_tell":"My message to chocolate consumers around the world is to for them to patronise Kuapa Kokoo\u2019s chocolate through Divine since chocolate is a healthy diet."}

{"name":"Elias Mohammed","25_who_are_you":"I am Elias, I am 68 years old and I live at Bayerebon no. 3 with 14 members of my family. I have been a cocoa farmer for 34 years.","25_things_changed":"I have seen tremendous improvement in the life of my family since they are healthy and happily working together. ","25_like_to_change":"In the next 25 years, I want Divine Chocolate Company and the government of Ghana to introduce irrigation farming because of climate change and also I want to see modernised farming equipment to reduce the task of cocoa farming in Ghana. ","25_like_to_tell":"My message to chocolate consumers is for them to consume more chocolate since cocoa is the major economic case crop in Ghana."}

{"name":"Ama Aboagyewaa","25_who_are_you":"I am 66 years old and I live in Grumisa community with my children and grandchildren in the Wasa Akropong district of Ghana. I have been a cocoa farmer for 45 years. \r\n","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years as a cocoa farmer there has been a big improvement in my life because I am currently the leader of the gender committee in my district. Through the support of Kuapa Kokoo and Divine Chocolate my farm has been mapped and documented and this has brought peace to myself and that of my labourers.","25_like_to_change":"For the next 25 years in the cocoa industry I want cocoa production to be sustainable and to grow cocoa with higher yields even on a small scale. ","25_like_to_tell":"My message to chocolate consumers is to eat more chocolate to better the lives of cocoa farmers in Ghana. "}

{"name":"Mabel Mary Tagoe","25_who_are_you":"My name is Mabel, I am 68 years old and I live with my daughter and three grandchildren at Amanfrom in the Suhum district. I have been a cocoa farmer for 20 years. ","25_things_changed":"I have been able to rehabilitate my farm and this has increased my yield. Also, trainings that I have received has made my farm operations easier. ","25_like_to_change":"I would like there to be a policy in Ghana to prevent cocoa farms being sold to gold miners. ","25_like_to_tell":"My message to chocolate consumers is for them to buy more Fairtrade Chocolate from Divine because farmers benefit from the premium. I am very grateful to all those consuming Divine\u2019s chocolate. I ask for God\u2019s blessings for them and their families. Long live Divine, long live Kuapa Kokoo, long live our consumers."}

{"name":"Esther Mintah Ephraim","25_who_are_you":"I am 36 years old and I live at Agyedum community in the Manso Amanfi district with my parents and siblings. I have been a cocoa farmer for 16 years. ","25_things_changed":"My community has experienced tremendous improvement through Fairtrade premiums for the establishment of projects such as schools and portable water. I have also received training from extension officers on good agricultural practices, as well as training on the preparation of detergents and pastries as additional income projects. ","25_like_to_change":"For the next 25 years, I wish that farmer sensitisation programmes on climate change should be intensified so that farmers can be in the know of measures to prevent the bad effect of climate change. ","25_like_to_tell":"Please patronise Divine Chocolate products so that farmers can benefit!"}

{"name":"Vida Boafa","25_who_are_you":"My name is Vida, I am 50 years old and reside at Nkranfuom in the Assin Breku district with my husband and our eight children. I have been a cocoa farmer for 25 years. ","25_things_changed":"Myself and my husband have been able to educate all our children which has reduced our poverty level. I have also received additional skills training through Kuapa Kokoo Gender unit. ","25_like_to_change":"For the next 25 years in the cocoa industry my wish is that Kuapa Kokoo, through the support of Divine, will establish a mini-chocolate industry in Ghana for farmers to enjoy delicious Divine Chocolate products and also receive more premium as consumers patronise our Divine Chocolate.","25_like_to_tell":"Please support Divine Chocolate since it is from farmers who produce the highest quality cocoa. "}

{"name":"Comfort Amakye","25_who_are_you":"My name is Comfort. I am a 62 year old widow with six children living at Nkukuasa in the Assin Breku district and I have been a cocoa farmer for 30 years. ","25_things_changed":"Life has not been easy for me after the death of my husband however, upon joining Kuapa Kokoo things have changed for the better. Through the Adult Literacy class I can trade better without incurring loss since I have received financial management training from the adult classes.","25_like_to_change":"I hope in the next 25 years to have a mechanised cocoa farm and there should be the provision of scientific tools for farming to ease the load of a manual farmer. ","25_like_to_tell":"My message to chocolate consumers is to consume cocoa products from Kuapa Kokoo since our chocolate is \u2018papa paa\u2019 which means it is best of the best and of good quality. "}

{"name":"Cecilia Appianim","25_who_are_you":"I am 66 years old and I live at Asentem community in the Bremang Asikuma district. I have been a cocoa farmer for 27 years.","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years, I have never understood the benefit of education, but due to trainings from Kuapa Kokoo, now my eldest son is working in Canada after pursuing his Masters\u2019 degree. ","25_like_to_change":"I would like to see that cocoa beans from Kuapa are processed into powdered form before exporting to provide more premium for Kuapa Kokoo farmers. ","25_like_to_tell":"I would like that Divine chocolate should invite more farmers to advertise Kuapa Kokoo during Fairtrade Fortnight to share their own stories. "}

{"name":"Delphin Ocran","25_who_are_you":"My name is Delphin, I am 57 years old and live at Kofi Gyan community in the Tarkwah district with my family. I have been a cocoa farmer for 30 years. ","25_things_changed":"For the past 25 years, I have been able to take care of my children\u2019s education. I live peacefully with my family members and neighbours and I still work as a cocoa farmer. ","25_like_to_change":"In the next 25 years in the cocoa industry, I want to see innovations or new ideas to improve the quality of the cocoa beans which will subsequently improve the living standard of cocoa farmers. ","25_like_to_tell":"Divine\u2019s chocolate products are produced under strict certification standards, so please patronise Divine. "}

{"name":"Paul Ayepah","25_who_are_you":"I am 52 years old and I live at Gyeduakese in the Agona Amanfi district of Ghana. I live with ten family members and I have been a cocoa farmer for 30 years. ","25_things_changed":"I have been able to take care of my family\u2019s basic needs over the past 25 years. ","25_like_to_change":"I want to see improvement in agricultural education and trainings and I want cocoa premiums to be increased. ","25_like_to_tell":"My message to chocolate consumers is for them to patronise quality cocoa beans processed from Kuapa Kokoo for Divine\u2019s chocolate products."}