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  • Yaku helping to alleviate children with malnutrition

    by Santiago Mejia
    To kick-start 2020, Yaku Latin Goods has contributed to children at risk of chronic malnutrition in Lima, Peru, by donating part of its profits to ...

  • Yaku donates funds to Myanmar nunnery school

    by Santiago Mejia
    This June, Yaku Latin Goods helped over 280 orphaned nuns at the Shwe Sin Min Nunnery School in Myanmar by donating much-needed funds to purchase b...
    Posted in yaku model

  • Yaku Latin Goods: Our Social Enterprise Journey

    by Santiago Mejia
    At the beginning of 2018, Yaku Latin Goods was accepted into Impact Boom’s Elevate+ Program - a 12-week program strategically designed to help soc...

  • Yaku Latin Goods, one of Brisbane's Top Emerging Social Entrepreneurs

    by Santiago Mejia
    We’ve been selected to participate in Impact Boom’s Elevate + Social Enterprise Accelerator Program. This is a great opportunity to get mentoring ...

  • THE CHOC OF THE NEW by The Economist’s 1843 magazine

    by Santiago Mejia
    "Ecuador’s cacao zone is to chocolate cognoscenti what Bordeaux is to wine-lovers". This is Richard's first line and we couldn't be more agree. Enj...
    Posted in ecuadorian cacao, organic chocolate

  • Seeds of a global community

    by Santiago Mejia
    GABRIELA GALLARDO | OCT 2016 To talk about ALPANI is to talk about effort, community, strong determination, and hope.  As explained in our Yaku Mo...
    Posted in alpani, global community, yaku model

  • First batch of Andean Rose Chocolate in Australia

    by Santiago Mejia
    Santi: Our chocolate will finally arrive from Ecuador in late Dec Gabi: Great, but we have also been accepted to volunteer at the Woodford Festiva...