As an investor, you are a coffee and/or cocoa lover, believe in our goal and would like to contribute directly to smallholder farm households via Progreso. Please note that Progreso also has an ANBI status.
1 SUPPORT OPTIONS
We are convinced that, only by working together, we can achieve real impact in the livelihoods of smallholder coffee and cocoa-producing farm households and their communities. We directly support coffee and cocoa producer organizations in Latin America, Africa and Asia to become sustainable, resilient and professional producer organizations.
PROJECT ASSISTANCE
With support between 20,000 and 50,000 euros, we will be able to provide producer organizations with technical assistance on access to markets and finance, capacity building, diversification of income and environmental preservation and renovation. This way, producer organizations are able to become sustainable businesses within the coffee and cocoa value chains.
SETTING UP A ROTATING FUND
With support between 5,000 and 50,000 euros, we will be able to provide producer organizations with a loan and guidance to set up a rotating fund. This loan will enable producer organizations to provide the input finance to their members which banks are unable to do. This generates more stable relationships between producers and their producer organization, brings extra sources of income to the producer organization and will contribute to capitalization, making them more attractive to banks and social lenders for (larger) loans.
LONG-TERM FINANCE FOR PRESERVATION AND RENOVATION
With support between 10,000 and 50,000 euros, we will be able to specifically work with the producer organization and surrounding communities on the preservation and renovation of their environment. We can work on organic agricultural practices, reforestation, carbon credit certification, or the protection of water sources, among others.
TRADE FINANCE LOAN
With support between 10,000 and 300,000 euros we will be able to provide start-up producer organizations with the small loan (working capital) needed that banks are not able to provide them. This will enable them to purchase the products from their members, and start playing a role in the international coffee and cocoa value chains.
The contributions on working capital will go into our working capital fund, which we rotate between various producer organizations, depending on their harvest period. If you would like to label your contribution to a specific organization or group of organizations, this can always be discussed.
2 CLOSE INVOLVEMENT
In return for your support, we keep you closely updated on the impact of your support and the result of your contribution. We do so through our strong monitoring and evaluation system which closely follows the progress of producer organizations.
Through this system, assessments can be carried out on:
- Organizational capacity: using the MIDCA as a powerful tool to monitor organizational progress,
- Smallholder farm household: following the impact on the smallholder farm households’ livelihood status on social, economic and environmental aspects
- Project Impact: assessing the actual impact of the defined activities within the set time-frame and budget of the project.
We also train producer organizations to monitor, evaluate, learn and adapt their approaches for more impact and more effective business development! All assessments conducted in the field are being supervised directly by Progreso.
3 JOIN US
If you are interested in supporting Progreso’s work with coffee and cocoa producer organizations, contact us to discuss possible collaboration.
Are you interested in making a donation to the Progreso Foundation? We have been granted our ANBI (“Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling”, or organization for public benefit) in June, 2020. This means that we meet the requirements set by the tax authorities for charities in The Netherlands and allows you as a donor and/or company to donate with a tax benefit. Furthermore, are we exempt from paying taxes on the donations we receive.
4 OUR PROJECTS
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