Article: Over 160,000 to Benefit from World Cocoa Foundation Youth Education Program in West Africa.

The World Cocoa Foundation announced a public-private partnership for rural education with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa Education Initiative and its members Kraft Foods; The Hershey Company; Mars, Incorporated; Starbucks Coffee Company; Fazer Confectionery; Olam International Ltd.; The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.'s SunSpire brand; Guittard Chocolate Company and Barry Callebaut as well as The Jacobs Foundation and the Norwegian Association of Chocolate Manufacturers. The initial two-year program began in October 2007; the $5.6 million cash and $2 million in-kind contributions will extend the program for an additional two years through ...

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