The iMPACT Project
The iMPACT Project, funded by Mars Incorporated as part of the Mars Partnership for African Cocoa Communities of Tomorrow, targeted rural cocoa-dependent communities in Ghana. Piloted in 18 communities across two districts—Wasa Amenfi West (Asankrangwa) and Assin North (Assin Fosu)—the project aimed to demonstrate that an integrated approach combining agriculture, environment, education, and health can transform community incomes and welfare. By enhancing the capacity of cocoa farming communities to identify and improve their social, economic, and environmental conditions, the project sought to make cocoa farming a profitable, socially rewarding, and environmentally sustainable livelihood, while also positioning it as an attractive occupation for future generations.