Join us in preserving the amazon
and empowering communities

The BKK Institute – Bonfarto Kaj Konservado creates, organizes and develops scientific and business knowledge to support profitable businesses with a positive socio-environmental impact, enhancing the best of people and of the Brazilian biodiversity.

We believe in PES (Payment for Ecosystem Services) and PSS (Payment for Social Services) as a financial mechanism to remunerate rural producers, women’s organizations, family farmers and settlers, as well as traditional communities and indigenous peoples, for the environmental and social services provided and which generate benefits for the entire society.

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the project

We are on a mission to support communities in the Amazon region of Brazil and preserve the precious Amazon Forest. But we can't do it without you!

De Mendes Chocolates, one of our initiatives, crafts delicious chocolate using cocoa beans sourced exclusively from the Amazon and in partnership with traditional communities such as indigenous peoples, quilombolas, riverside communities, women's organizations and family farmers.

Native to the Amazon, cocoa helps preserve the forest, generate income and recuperate degraded areas.

It supports sustainable practices and the livelihoods of smallholder cocoa producers.

how you can help

  • Your donation can provide these producers with essential infrastructure for high-quality cocoa production and very important continuous technical assistance to improve their yields without harming the environment.
  • By sponsoring a part of these costs, you directly impact their lives and help protect the Amazon.
  • Fermentation tanks and drying beds are critical for enhancing production techniques and enabling producers to sell their cocoa at premium prices.
  • Technical assistance is done by local knowledgeable people that understand the special circumstances of each producing area.

how it works

  • Each kit comprises two main components: Fermentation Tanks and Drying Beds.
  • Smallholder producers contribute their labour to build this infrastructure on their properties.
  • De Mendes Chocolates offers best-practices training and ensures a market for their premium cocoa. De Mendes also provides on-going specialized assistance with frequent visits of a technician who helps with crop improvement, quality standards’ compliance, which enables the inclusion of the producer in the fine cocoa supply chain.
  • BKK Institute receives the resources, manages implementation, and ensures that the funds are used in the most efficient way.
  • You can help by donating any amount to the BKK Institute to fund materials and assistance.
  • The average cost of these materials, not found locally, is about US$ 900 per kit.
  • The average cost of a technician’s visit is US$ 650, including logistics, food, lodging and knowledge transfer. Each visit includes assistance to 2-3 producers at a time.

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The BKK Institute is committed to matching every donation 100%,
doubling our collective impact and reaching more communities.

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meet the communities

Learn more about the communities we support by clicking on the pictures below.

Get to know the riverside community
Bom Jardim (Pará - Amazon)

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Get to know the riverside community Recreio of Vale do Jari
(Pará - Amazon)

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Get to know the womans organization Amabela
(Pará - Amazon)

Transparency

All donations go directly to the BKK Institute, responsible for handling the
purchasing, logistics, kits’ implementation and technical assistance.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY

Empower Amazonian communities and protect the Amazon Forest with your donation.
Your support matters – join us in making a lasting impact!
You can help by donating any amount to the BKK Institute to fund materials.
The average cost of these materials, not found locally, is about €800 per kit.
The average cost of a technician visit is €610. Each visit includes assistance to 2-3 producers at a time.