151 322
CHARITY
151
July14
Based in the rural village of Desa Ban, East Bali Cashews is
a social enterprise started two years ago by American Aaron
Fishman, who saw an opportunity to process Bali-grown cashews
on the island, rather than exporting them to other countries. He
has successfully attracted investment to expand his facilities
for processing and packaging unshelled cashews for sale
domestically and internationally, and has plans to expand further.
It’s the first village-based, large-scale cashew processing facility
in Bali, and the aim is for it to have a positive social impact.
Employment has been created for over 200 women, many of
whom had never had a job. What’s more, renewable energy
sources are used to power the processing facility.
eastbalicashews.com
others are finding their way around a classroom for the first time; several
teachers themselves only received formal schooling to the age of 10.
“For the local teachers, the greatest challenge will be to truly
understand what is needed by each age group, but this is where we come
in to offer our support,” said teacher Matthew Holmes. “Two groups of
teachers will visit twice a year to ensure that education standards are kept
high, and provide ongoing training for the AnaKardia Kids teachers.”