MEET OUR TEAM

We are the pioneers of La Galigo. All of us very passionate about cacao but above all we like to contribute to a world of less poverty and harm to nature. We are aware of the power of nature and enjoy it’s beauty. That’s why we want to do something in return. Everyone in their own way: some of us through promotion, and others by being directly ​in contact with nature in the fields.​

The objective of our foundation is:
Serving the general interest by contributing to agriculture, education, science, welfare, culture, and research, protecting and restoring nature and the environment, including promotion of sustainability, health care, youth and elderly care, structural facilitation and supporting projects that efficiently build the future of (people in) developing countries and / or disadvantaged countries, development cooperation, or a combination of the aforementioned goals.

The Foundation is committed to improving and increasing self-reliance among underprivileged people in developing countries.
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The Foundation develops projects in the areas of agriculture, sustainability, education, welfare, and health of (groups of) people. This is intended to stimulate and promote the development opportunities of this target group.

                 THE BOARD 

​FATIMA SPALBURG
chairman

'I strongly believe we can create a better environment on this planet with more benefits for both people and nature i.A. Let's do this'

TOM HENDRIKS
secretary

'I want to contribute to a better world by empowering people, step by step, bean by bean'

MARIT MEIJER
treasurer

'I believe La Galigo Foundation shapes a powerful platform to create social impact. Teaching farming communities
to be independent entrepreneurs in charge of their own social and economic development and restoring balance in nature, ​while doing so.'

THE FARMERS AND PARTNER ORGANISATIONS

At this moment we are working on a model farm with the help of some organisations and individual experts. This model farm will also operate as an educational center for farmers, students and (eco)tourist.

MR. AMIR AND MRS. FATIMAH

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MR. YUSRI (INDEPENDENT)

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PENI AGUSTIANTO (RIKOLTO)

'We want to contribute  feeding the world with healty cocoa from Luwu. But the farmers need guidance. So we help them manage their farms in the cultivation of organic products'

AYU ANTARIKSA ROMBE
(MASAGENA)

'Hopefully the organic cocoa project can be developed and introduced to more people and groups at farm level'

MR. ANTON
(CAHAYA SEHATI)

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VOLUNTEERS

QUICO BOONTJE

'I am inspired by nature as long as I can remember. Working on a project where human and nature go hand in hand is very rewarding to me.'

MARLEEN FELDBRUGGE

'I believe in the power of renature practices by means of permaculture and agroforestry.'

INGER VAN HOOGSTRATEN

'I think it should be a normal thing not having to worry about how to make ends meet, especially when people work so hard.'

CLAUDIA DA FONSECA

'I think it is important to make people aware of the fact that the chocolate world is a tough world. Our mission is to make the chocolate world sweet, like chocolate'

RUDY VAN DER AAR

'Every positive act or move is the legacy we plant for future communities'

SOUMIA AGOULA

'Helping people and at the same time nature makes this project beautiful. Making sure that people get paid fairly for their hard work makes me even more commited to this project'

IDRIS TEN OEVER

'The La Galigo Foundation is here to enable cocoa farmers, empower women and improve local living conditions while sustaining our precious nature. I am eager to help solve some of these worldly challenges and I am happy to give some life back to our planet'

YARA CARREÑO

'Understanding Mother Earth by respecting its own pace and way of being makes me feel in balance with Nature. Improving people's lives and enabling their capabilities through education, love, will and talent has brought me to La Galigo Foundation'

WATI CHAERON

'La Galigo project tries to contribute to harmonize the relation between men and nature. I want to be part of this movement because I believe this is the core philosophy of our existence' ​