Rikolto (International)

We're looking for an energetic and friendly management assistant who wants to grow in a support role with a wide variety of tasks. Apply by 3 May 2022.

Sub-Saharan Africa has a concentration of 60% - the largest proportion - of potential young entrepreneurs in the world. However, young entrepreneurs are facing numerous constraints. What's more, they are being expected to come up with “Eat the World” ideas, when most of them became entrepreneurs out of a strong economic necessity.

50 inspectors of organic certification from 12 cocoa cooperatives in Honduras improved their capacities on the standards and certification processes in this system - contributing to their capacity to stay in the fair trade market, and allowing them to access better prices from chocolate companies such as Chocolats Halba.

Nayeli, 21 years old cocoa farmer dreamt of participating in one of the training courses on cocoa production under agroforestry systems, organised every year at the CURLA university in Honduras. She was over the moon when she found out last year that she could participate. In the course, she learned about so much more than good crop management. Find out how Rikolto and Colruyt Group through the Collibri Foundation became part of her dream.

In 2021, 85 Ecuadorian producer families of the farmer organisation UROCAL obtained a fair payment of 4,100 USD per MT of organic cocoa, a price 39% above what the market offers. The sale to the international brand Ethiquable rewards the good practices of the organisation, as well as the quality and productivity standards achieved with the support of the MOCCA programme of Technoserve and Lutheran World Relief, implemented by Rikolto and funded by USDA.

Imagine a world where everyone has access to nutritious, affordable food, where surplus foods are made available to those who need it most, and by-products and waste become inputs for new products... Circular economies can be a game-changer to transition to more sustainable food systems. Join us to learn more.