TEAM
YAVA employs over 400 people as full time or contract staff at our factory in Desa Ban, Bali. These people live in Desa Ban, whose immediate region includes fewer than 10,000 people. In an area with few formal employers, these jobs create a significant economic impact for families and their villages.
PURCHASING
YAVA purchases a wide range of raw ingredients from local farmers.From cashews to coconuts to Lontar palm. We process these crops into ingredients before combining them into our finished foods.
YAVA works to improve the outcomes for farmers growing the crops we purchase,
by creating new or improved markets and by helping farmers improve the quality and quantity of crops. These improvement projects develop on a case-by-case basis as opportunities become apparent.
by creating new or improved markets and by helping farmers improve the quality and quantity of crops. These improvement projects develop on a case-by-case basis as opportunities become apparent.
FARMER
DEVELOPMENT
Our future depends in large part on the investment we make in our children. Through the (nonprofit) Yayasan Keluarga Mente. YAVA offers early education for 2-5 year olds in an on-site pre school, Anakardia Kids (named after the latin name for cashews). Yava provides the operating cost and tuition fee. Currently approximately 60% of attendees are children of employees and 40% are children of nearby, non-employee families.