EP. 009 Liz Miller Divine Chocolate: Elevating cocoa farmers lives one chocolate bar at a time - a podcast by k80jones

from 2018-07-13T06:35:58

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Liz Miller, who is a senior marketing manager at Divine Chocolate, is a human rights and gender equality advocate for cocoa farmers in Africa. Growing up, she was always focused on social justice issues. After traveling to Ghana for a ‘study abroad’ program in college, she knew she wanted a career in international development. This, in turn, led her to study and get a degree in international human rights.

Sustainability means the ability to meet the needs of the present, without compromising the needs of the future.

Liz later joined Divine Chocolate which is a farmer-centric company. Divine helps cocoa farmers better their lives through literacy and fair trade programs. Divine Chocolate is co-owned by the 85,000 farmer members of Kuapa Kokoo, the cooperative in Ghana that supplies the cocoa for each bar of Divine. As owners, they get a share in the profits, a say in the company, and a voice in the global marketplace. Liz shares the story of Mercy Zaah (as well as her own story) and we get to learn how many lives have changed through the various initiatives and programs Divine chocolate has implemented.  

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL FIND OUT ABOUT:

  • Liz miller’s background and career.
  • Sustainability of cocoa farming.
  • Divine chocolate’s partnership with farmers.
  • How farmers are using their profits to change their lives.
  • The literacy program for women.
  • How traveling to Ghana changed Liz’s life.
  • The inspiring story of Mercy Zaah.
  • Things Liz could change to make the world a better place.

LINKS MENTIONED LinkedIn- Liz Miller Twitter- izabemiller Cocoa Farmers Collective- https://www.kuapakokoo.com/

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