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At the Givaudan Foundation, we strongly value initiatives that not only provide new learning opportunities, but that also contribute to improving health or help to restore the environment. For these reasons and since its creation, we have been supporting various gardening initiatives across the globe. Read our articles to get more ingishts about all our gardening initiatives.

Vanilla is an iconic spice sourced in Madagascar where it is grown mostly by smallholder farmers, many of which live in the island’s Sava region. Here, the Givaudan Foundation has been supporting 32 villages of vanilla producers since 2014 with projects benefitting up to 17,000 villagers. In this article we highlight some initiatives that aim to increase food security and access to education in vanilla producing communities.

Givaudan Foundation decided to support an initiative from Givaudan South Africa employees. It consists of workshops designed by Givaudan volunteers and centered on particular themes unique to world of Fragrance & Flavours. Read our article to get more insights about this initiative.

A family programme to promote better alimentary and health practices in daily life for small children and families. Read our interview with Diana, member of the project team to know more about the initiative.

Givaudan and the Givaudan Foundation receive Conservation International’s Hero Award for Tonka Bean programme in Venezuela where the aim of the project is to empower local communities to conserve 150,000 hectares of forests in the Caura Basin.