Thank you for growing a tree!
TogeTher we regenerate what we consume at the VIRUNGA PARK in COngo DR
soccer fields of cacao forest are being preserved
seedlings HAVE BEEN grown in local nurseries
Farmers families received training courses
tree nurseries are up and running
Your tree grows here
| Area: | Virunga National Park |
| The forest: | Rainforest of Virunga National Park the size of 1,08 million soccer fields |
| Rare wildlife: | Mountain gorillas, leopards, okapis, giant pangolins, aardvarks, duikers, hornbills, turacos |
| Original bean: | Rare Virunga Amelonado |
| Your growers: | 6.347 families |
TIMELINE
Updated: October 2023
Summer 2023
129,000 trees were planted in the final field.
Spring 2023
Along with IDAD’s support, we established a total of 14 new nurseries. These nurseries have raised 129,997 seedlings, which will be ready for planting in the final field later this year.
Winter 2022
An additional 328 beehives were set up by local farmers with IDAD’s assistance. Over 100 families stand to benefit from this initiative, which will enhance their income through honey sales.
Autumn 2022
We established a new community-managed nursery in Mambale, raising a total of 25,203 seedlings, including 10,160 timber trees and 15,043 cacao trees.
Summer 2022
We established a new community-managed nursery in Irango, producing a total of 23,000 seedlings, including 11,003 different timber tree species and 11,997 cacao seedlings.
Spring 2022
The community of the village of Kambya raises 21.742 seedlings of timber and cacao trees in their nursery and distributes them to the growers who will use them to improve their cacao forests.
Winter 2021
Our local partner is organizing beekeeping training courses for additional 52 growers.
Autumn 2021
Our local Bean Team finances NGO IDAD in finishing their yearly budgets and timelines. They manage to do so a year ahead due to technical assistance and nursery management in the Virunga area.
Summer 2021
Despite the COVID pandemic and international logistic problems Original Beans manages to keep importing from D.R. Congo. The local team keeps purchasing fresh cacao from farmers in remote areas thereby creating vital income.
Spring 2021
Our partners planted trees in rural areas in the buffer zone of the Virunga national park.
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ONE BAR : ONE TREE > GO SEE
One of the most biodiverse areas in the world, Virunga National Park is always at risk of being plundered for its natural resources. Cacao is an important sustainable alternative of development that preserves and protects these resources and empowers its residents.
For ten+ years Original Beans has led the effort to develop a sustainable cacao sector in the Virunga region in the DR Congo. As a result, thousands of farmers now produce organic certified cacao across the region, incomes have tripled and on-farm deforestation rates have decreased by up to 50%.
ALL THIS IS POSSIBLE THANKS TO YOUR PURCHASE!
PARTNERS IN VIRUNGA PARK
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Hints of morello cherries, earthy chocolate and black tea are revealed as the rare Virunga melts in your mouth. The depth of a rare Amelonado cacao embodies the last mountain gorillas that inhabit Virunga National Park.