The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) supports cocoa farmers and their families worldwide. Founded in 2000, WCF is an international membership organization representing more than 100 member companies across the cocoa value chain. WCF works through public-private partnerships that bring together donors, industry members, producing country governments, research institutes and non-governmental organizations to achieve its goals. WCF supports programs in cocoa-growing regions of Africa, South-East Asia and the Americas that work with farmers at the farm level, prior to sale or commercialization of their cocoa. WCF programs raise farmer incomes, encourage responsible, sustainable cocoa farming and strengthen communities.