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Dove Chocolate Is Building a Safe, Secure Marketplace for Women in West Africa

It's part of the brand's celebration of International Women's Day

dove-chocolate-supports-west-african-women-merchants-content-2019 — Dove hopes the new state-of-the-art space helps women in the Ivory Coast gain financial independence. Dove

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Mars Wrigley Confectionery brand Dove Chocolate is celebrating International Women’s Day by breaking ground on a new marketplace in West Africa to support cocoa farming communities in the Ivory Coast.

Roughly 40 percent of cocoa beans are sourced from the Ivory Coast, and women contribute to more than half of the cocoa farming activities in the region. Dove Chocolate, in partnership with Care, wants the marketplace to be a safe and secure space for women to sell their goods.

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