Fondation
LACASA
KKO
Born from the partnership between the historic Spanish chocolate maker Grupo Lacasa—honoring nearly two centuries of confectionery tradition—and KKO International—rooted in over 12 years of continuous on-the-ground presence in Côte d'Ivoire—the Fondation LACASA KKO is dedicated to driving meaningful, measurable social progress in the world's leading cocoa-producing region.
CHILD PROTECTION & EDUCATION
We are constructing learning environments like the École LACASA KKO, where children who once lacked access to facilities now thrive in dedicated classrooms. Beyond academic infrastructure, we safeguard the well-being and security of minors by combating child labor and promoting children's rights.
Women'S rights & community health
We place women's rights and community health at the heart of our commitment by facilitating access to essential healthcare services, promoting maternal and family well-being, advancing water safety awareness, providing vital hospital support—positively impacting over 30,000 lives.
Dismantling centuries-old structures of discrimination and oppression through international legal action and grassroots empowerment.
CHILD PROTECTION & EDUCATION
Women's Rights & Community Health
Climate & rural infrastructure
We are constructing modern learning environments like the École LACASA KKO, where children thrive in dedicated classrooms. Beyond academic infrastructure, we safeguard the well-being of minors by combating child labor and promoting children's rights.
We place women's rights and community health at the heart of our commitment by facilitating access to essential healthcare services, promoting maternal well-being, advancing water safety awareness, and providing vital hospital support—positively impacting +30,000 lives.
climate & rural infrastructure
Through operational partnerships, we help plant over 50,000 new trees every single year, bringing much needed biodiversity in a region devasted by deforestation. Through pilot projects covering urban waste management — we foster resilient, thriving rural communities.
Through operational partnerships, we help plant over 50,000 new trees every single year, bringing much needed biodiversity in a region devasted by deforestation. Through pilot projects covering urban waste management — we foster resilient, thriving rural communities.
Real Projects, Real Change : Explore the foundation's blog
Every initiative reflects our shared commitment. When we build a school, support an entrepreneur, or host our annual hot chocolate day, we honor the land and the families who make our history possible.
Read updates and analysis from our team on the front lines of human rights advocacy and international law. Read updates and analysis from our team on the front lines of human rights advocacy and international law.
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...strategic locations driving measurable local transformation across the cocoa growing communities region.
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...dedicated on-site agents and volunteers maintaining continuous presence for daily operational follow-up and community trust.
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...school kits per year distributed to empower students, ensuring every child has the essential tools for academic success.
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...patients treated yearly through free annual medical care clinics providing vital general medicine and pediatric consultations.
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...children per year who benefit from our hot chocolate distributions, bringing the joy of chocolate to rural communities.
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...lives positively impacted through local hospital support and vital regional health interventions.
The LACASA KKO Foundation is an initiative born out of a partnership between the Spanish Grupo Lacasa and KKO International. At Grupo LACASA, we have spent nearly two centuries honoring the art of chocolate-making. We understand that the soul of our product lies in the land of Côte d’Ivoire and in the hands of its people.
Our strength lies in our presence. For more than 12 years, the KKO International team has lived and worked on the ground, developing a deep and authentic understanding of the challenges facing our farming communities.
As part of our partnership, we focus on measurable and tangible projects that change lives: women’s health, modern classrooms for children, and essential rural services such as solar-powered drinking water and roads. When we commit to a project—whether it’s the Lacasa KKO School or the neonatal unit in Bocanda—we take on a responsibility toward the land and the families that make our story possible.
— Macarena Lacasa, President.
Impact Stories (Education)
Impact Stories (Health)
The Fondation LACASA KKO embeds accountability at the core of its governance and operations in West Africa. Driven by an unwavering commitment to transparency, integrity, and human rights, the Foundation rigorously ensures the legality of its actions and the protection of the interests of all its members, employees, partners, and beneficiary communities.
This imperative of accountability is concretely demonstrated through robust governance mechanisms, rigorous monitoring of environmental and social performance, and a proactive policy for risk prevention and grievance management via its External Communication Mechanism (ECM).
By combining administrative rigor, compliance with national and international regulations, and openness to dialogue, the Foundation guarantees a credible and ethical management of all its sustainable development and social impact initiatives.
Accountability
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