Inspiring Global Kinship
Chocolate University is a neighborhood and global outreach initiative of Askinosie Chocolate and The Askinosie Foundation. As an experiential learning program for local students with an international reach, we aim to inspire students, through the lens of artisan chocolate making, to be global citizens, know themselves and their opportunities and embrace the idea that small businesses can solve world problems.
THE PROGRAMS
Mababu Chekechea
Modern Early Learning Center for the children in the Mababu, Tanzania village
THE PROGRAMS
International Business Immersion
Hands on international travel and learning experience for High School Juniors and Seniors offered in partnership with Drury University
THE PROGRAMS
Empowered Girls
After-school empowerment club for middle and high school girls in Tanzania’s Kyela region
THE PROGRAMS
Enlightened Boys
After-school enrichment club for middle and high school boys in Tanzania’s Kyela region
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Welcome New Board Members
Welcome New Board Members By Anna Mercer It takes good people to do good work. Our board members not only do good in their industries but also help create good in Springfield and in [...]
Engaging Graduates of Empowered Girls & Enlightened Boys
Engaging Graduates of Empowered Girls & Enlightened Boys By Fides Magige and Anna Mercer Empowerment and enlightenment don’t stop when school does. In the Kyela district of Tanzania, the Empowered Girls and Enlightened Boys [...]
Empowered to Share: Community Outreach from the Empowered Girls and Enlightened Boys Clubs
Empowered to Share: Community Outreach from the Empowered Girls and Enlightened Boys Clubs By Anna Mercer When something changes our lives, we often want to share that information and make life better for other [...]
Inventing Chocolate + Growing Minds – SummerScape 2024
Beyond designing new flavors and tasting a myriad of chocolate throughout the week, the fourteen students of Summerscape’s Chocolate University at Drury had the opportunity to tour the Askinosie Chocolate factory, learn about cocoa origins, make connections with factory employees, and write their own “Vision of Greatness”.
Welcome New Board Members
Welcome New Board Members By Anna Mercer It takes good people to do good work. Our board members not only do good in their industries but also help create good in Springfield and in [...]
Engaging Graduates of Empowered Girls & Enlightened Boys
Engaging Graduates of Empowered Girls & Enlightened Boys By Fides Magige and Anna Mercer Empowerment and enlightenment don’t stop when school does. In the Kyela district of Tanzania, the Empowered Girls and Enlightened Boys [...]
Empowered to Share: Community Outreach from the Empowered Girls and Enlightened Boys Clubs
Empowered to Share: Community Outreach from the Empowered Girls and Enlightened Boys Clubs By Anna Mercer When something changes our lives, we often want to share that information and make life better for other [...]
Inventing Chocolate + Growing Minds – SummerScape 2024
Beyond designing new flavors and tasting a myriad of chocolate throughout the week, the fourteen students of Summerscape’s Chocolate University at Drury had the opportunity to tour the Askinosie Chocolate factory, learn about cocoa origins, make connections with factory employees, and write their own “Vision of Greatness”.