Rabo Foundation

Impact Report 2023: Boosting Resilience   We live in a rapidly changing world and challenges follow each other at a quick pace. This requires a lot of flexibility from our partners and from us. In this Impact Report we look back on our efforts in 2023 that contributed to the resilience of our partners and their beneficiaries. And we explicitly zoom in on the impact we have achieved🌎   Read our Impact Report 2023 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQ_n4ade #SocialImpact #rabofoundation #worldwide

This entire year is dedicated to our 50th anniversary. With a milestone like this, it’s essential to not only look back but also look forward. That’s why we gladly give the stage to young and ambitious entrepreneurs.   Tim Elfring is one of the founders of Phood Farm and was one of the speakers at the 50 Years of Impact event. Phood Farm is a social enterprise where growth takes center stage. Young people have the opportunity to grow in their personal development and self-confidence, but they also grow leafy greens in a regenerative and hyperlocal way🌿 In their entrepreneurship, they draw on Tai Chi principles, and the team embraces the possibilities that come their way 🌻   You can read more about this in this article 👉 https://lnkd.in/evDg8Xr6   #rabofoundation #50yearsofimpact #netherlands #socialentrepeunership

At Rabo Foundation, we collaborate with local team members who serve as our eyes and ears on location. They also establish sustainable relationships with partners. Retno has been working for Rabo Foundation for 13 years, supporting Team Asia in Indonesia 🌟   Meet Retno Dwi Jayanti in this video where she talks about her role and the work of Rabo Foundation.   Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/g6P4EKmn #rabofoundation #50yearsofimpact #asia #indonesia

🌍✨Celebrating 50 Years of Rabo Foundation: A Week to Remember!✨🌍 Last week marked a momentous occasion as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Rabo Foundation! What an incredible week it has been!   We took a nostalgic look back at our past, cast our eyes forward to the future, and, most importantly, made history together. For the first time in 50 years, all our team members gathered in Utrecht!   🌱 Throughout the week, we participated in various workshops, sharing experiences and gaining insights on topics such as impact, innovation, and smallholder agroforestry finance. These workshops were interspersed with fascinating site visits, including the FutureFarm hosted by board member Netty Wakker, and partnerships with organizations like Chocolatemakers BV, A Beautiful Mess, and Brouwerij de Prael   🥂 Thursday’s stakeholder event was a highlight. Guided by Marieke Eyskoot, we heard inspiring stories from Exotic EPZ Ltd, Phood Farm, Caravela Coffee, and Stichting Sarban de Toekomst. We networked, celebrated, and raised our glasses to the incredible journey of the past 50 years.   Perhaps the most beautiful part of this week? Finally meeting each other in person, learning more, and eagerly anticipating the next 50 years! 🌟 #rabofoundation #50yearsofimpact 

This year we mark our fifty year milestone 🎉 Along the way, we have collected some inspirational stories.   One of these stories is Exotic EPZ Ltd, a processor and exporter of macadamia nuts. Jane Maigua is one of the three leading ladies of the company. Together, they are impacting lives by creating job opportunities for women and youth, making sure smallholder farmers receive fair prices for their produce, and by implementing sustainable agriculture 🌱   Learn more about the impact of Exotic EPZ 👉 https://lnkd.in/egR3NCZE #smallholderfarmers #kenya #rabofoundation #macadamia #50yearsofimpact

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚. But despite its pivotal role, the sector is fraught with numerous challenges chief among them financing. How can Kenyan livestock business be positioned for impact investment? Our colleague Henry Kahira , MBA shares his opinion in this article published by Business Daily Africa. 

𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 | 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 We're #hiring. Are you looking for an opportunity to impact the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa? We have a position open in our great team in Kenya.   📣 Check out our vacancy: https://lnkd.in/ePVdExAe

“Sociale onderneming Refugee Company heeft met A Beautiful Mess een vernieuwend concept neergezet waarmee ze vluchtelingen in Nederland op weg helpen, naar werk en binnen onze maatschappij. Samen met Social Finance NL en het Apostolisch Genootschap hebben wij met veel vertrouwen het nieuwe restaurant gefinancierd. Het is niet alleen een inclusief initiatief waar ze op sociale impact veel realiseren, maar ook een vernieuwend voorbeeld hoe een corporate bedrijf als Booking.com samenwerkt met een sociale onderneming. Ik hoop dat we in de toekomst meer van deze samenwerkingen zien zodat sociaal ondernemers samen met corporates hun zichtbaarheid en impact kunnen vergroten. Super trots ben ik op deze ondernemers!”, zegt Nanouk Grootendorst, programmamanager Rabo Foundation Lees hier meer over deze samenwerking https://lnkd.in/eE-2HW5C #sociaalondernemerschap #inclusiviteit #Nederland

Making a difference for people and their environment does not happen overnight. This involves a clear approach, continuous improvement and working with the right partners who share the same vision.   In our fifty years of existence, the Peruvian brothers César and Santiago Paz López of the Norandino cooperative are one of the partners with whom we share a common vision. Together, we have now reached more than 7,000 coffee, cocoa and sugar farmers 👨🌾 👩🌾 Their fully traceable, sustainable cocoa beans find their way from the jungle to the Dutch (organic) supermarket, where Chocolatemakers BV chocolate is for sale 🍫   Watch the whole video here: https://lnkd.in/eiQXk4qq #smallholderfarmers #Peru #sustainablecocoa

This year marks a significant milestone for us as we proudly celebrate our 50th anniversary. But this isn’t the only milestone. Rabo Foundation is participating in the economic mission to celebrate that The Netherlands and Vietnam have maintained a diplomatic relationship for 50 years. Rabo Foundation is seizing this opportunity to visit one of our valued partners: Highland Herbs Company - DATO. DATO is specialised in making herbal tea and processing different spices (chili, ginger, tumeric) in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. We were the first lender to DATO. The loan is used to finance the factory and provide working capital. They’re actively empowering the Xe Dang community, by training the farmers to adopt sustainable farming practices and by enhancing livelihoods by guaranteeing to buy their produce. Here’s to the next fruitful chapter! 🌱🤝   #rabofoundation #Asia #theNetherlands #vietnam