Women’s Economic Strengthening Units (CFREC), implemented by the International Cocoa Initiative in certain cocoa communities in Côte d’Ivoire, can have an important impact on social and economic development, women’s autonomy and on reinforcing quality education, if managed correctly. Find out more about the impact these groups can have in this short film from Blédoukangakro, in Soubré.
The importance of reinforcing women’s economic power in cocoa communities
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