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Welcome to Chambers Federation

Who We Are

The Chambers Federation is a mission-driven, award-winning, investment and advisory firm implementing a blend of public, private, and philanthropic investment in high-risk environments. We specialize in developing value-added supply chains and social impact ventures that build peace and gender inclusion while enacting climate action. 

We provide advisory services to unlock economic opportunities to underserved markets through continued formal route to market facilitation and implementation of international responsible sourcing standards, specializing in the ASGM and cocoa sectors.  

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What We Do

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CO-INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

We collaborate with donors to co-invest in impactful development projects, leveraging the unique strengths of the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to drive long lasting and sustainable growth

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TOOLS & TRAINING

We provide essential tools and training, focusing on women, fostering self-sufficiency and economic independence. Through our initiatives, we enable women to build a better future for themselves and their communities.

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MARKET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

We are experts in developing and implementing first in-country value chains supported by regional and export market integration. We play a pivotal role in ensuring fragile economies have a pathway to prosperity and resilience.

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TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Training begins at the farms, mines, and our production facilities. This ranges from business training such as inventory management and accounting, to technical trainings focusing on product development and manufacture, to occupational health and safety (OHS). This also dives deeper into training for formal certifications such as HACCP, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, or Organic.

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CO-INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

We collaborate with donors to co-invest in impactful development projects, leveraging the unique strengths of the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to drive long lasting and sustainable growth

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TOOLS & TRAINING

We provide essential tools and training, focusing on women, fostering self-sufficiency and economic independence. Through our initiatives, we enable women to build a better future for themselves and their communities.

Customization Image

MARKET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

We are experts in developing and implementing first in-country value chains supported by regional and export market integration. We play a pivotal role in ensuring fragile economies have a pathway to prosperity and resilience.

Data Insights Image

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Training begins at the farms, mines, and our production facilities. This ranges from business training such as inventory management and accounting, to technical trainings focusing on product development and manufacture, to occupational health and safety (OHS). This also dives deeper into training for formal certifications such as HACCP, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, or Organic.

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Co-invest in Development Programs

We collaborate with donors to co-invest in impactful development projects, leveraging the unique strengths of the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to drive long lasting and sustainable growth.

Tools & Training

We provide essential tools and training, focusing on women, fostering self-sufficiency and economic independence. Through our initiatives, we enable women to build a better future for themselves and their communities.

Market Systems Development

We are experts in developing and implementing first in-country value chains supported by regional and export market integration. We play a pivotal role in ensuring fragile economies have a pathway to prosperity and resilience.

Our Investment Principles

Women's
Economic Empowerment

Empowering women economically extends beyond individual success; it serves as a catalyst driving the progress of entire generations. Women that have financial autonomy invest in their families and communities creating a compounding impact of prosperity and equality.

Environmental
Conservation

Protecting biodiversity and sustainably managing natural resources is essential to ensuring the well-being of present and future generations. Biodiversity is the foundation of our planet’s ecosystems, which provide us with the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.

Peace
Building

Empowering individuals with purpose and income-generating opportunities reduces a communities inclination towards violence. Creating a strong economic foundation allows for peace and resilience to thrive, reducing dependency on international aid.

Impact In Numbers

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Impact In Pictures

The Pink Okapi

(Beni, Congo)

Chambers Federation designed, constructed, and co-financed Congo’s first large-scale industrial cocoa processing facility, operated by CODE Femmes. The facility has a production per day capacity of 3 tons of semi-finished cocoa paste and up to 25 tons of premium, graded cocoa beans, making it the foundation of the Chambers Federation’s “largest in East Africa” chocolate manufacturing footprint.

The Pink Gorilla

(Goma, Congo)

CODE Femmes, a women-led cooperative in Congo, founded by the Chambers Federation and USAID, operates a facility producing Congo’s 1st chocolate. The Chambers Federation also provided training and finance to expand the facilities operations to include carpentry and jewelry production.

The Pink Rhino

(Nairobi, Kenya)

The newly expanded Pink Rhino facility, opening in 2025, is entirely run by women. This facility serves as the East African centralized hub for all Chambers Federation affiliates’ storage, finishing, packaging, and distribution of cocoa, vanilla, and tree nuts, among other food products.

Farmer Training & Traceability

Protecting biodiversity and sustainably managing natural resources is essential to ensuring the well-being of present and future generations. Biodiversity is the foundation of our planet’s ecosystems, which provide us with the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.

The Pink Okapi

(Beni, Congo)

Chambers Federation designed, constructed, and co-financed Congo’s first large-scale industrial cocoa processing facility, operated by CODE Femmes. The facility has a production per day capacity of 3 tons of semi-finished cocoa paste and up to 25 tons of premium, graded cocoa beans, making it the foundation of the Chambers Federation’s “largest in East Africa” chocolate manufacturing footprint.

The Pink Gorilla

(Goma, Congo)

CODE Femmes, a women-led cooperative in Congo, founded by the Chambers Federation and USAID, operates a facility producing Congo’s 1st chocolate. The Chambers Federation also provided training and finance to expand the facilities operations to include carpentry and jewelry production.

The Pink Rhino

(Nairobi, Kenya)

The newly expanded Pink Rhino facility, opening in 2025, is entirely run by women. This facility serves as the East African centralized hub for all Chambers Federation affiliates’ storage, finishing, packaging, and distribution of cocoa, vanilla, and tree nuts, among other food products.

Farmer Training & Traceability

Congo & Kenya

Protecting biodiversity and sustainably managing natural resources is essential to ensuring the well-being of present and future generations. Biodiversity is the foundation of our planet’s ecosystems, which provide us with the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.

Where We Work

USA

The Chambers Federation is a Michigan-based, mission-driven, award-winning, investment and advisory firm implementing a blend of public, private, and philanthropic investment in high-risk environments.

DRC

Chambers Federation started its work in 2013 in Goma while still under rebel occupation. After formalizing a collaboration agreement with USAID in 2017, the Kivu region serves as the starting point for most of Chambers Federation’s regional agricultural and mining related training and manufacturing programs.

KENYA

Our first boots on the ground in 2007, a branch office was formally opened in 2012 to serve as the African headquarters for the Chambers Federation. Kenya serves as the base for all project implementation, marketing, and administration. Kenya also serves as the centralized manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution hub for all Chambers Federation EA beneficiaries.

COLOMBIA

Program development began in 2020 with the Chambers Federation implementing a new agriculture and mining program redesigned to the unique challenges of the Choco and Antioquia regions.

PERU

Program development began at the end of 2022 with the Chambers Federation laying foundations to expand its investment footprint focusing on the VRAEM and Madre de Dios regions of Peru.

GHANA

Starting in 2008, while exploring opportunities in the mining (ASGM) sector, the Chambers Federation began its focus in the cocoa sector after discovering how the two sectors tie into rural communities' resilience, peace, and prosperity.

PHILIPPINES

Starting in 2004, the Chambers Federation opened an office in the northern Luzon region of the Philippines to provide support services to the main US office. This is also where the Chambers Federation began focusing its passion to invest in women.
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Founded in 1996, the Chambers Federation is a Michigan-based company

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Democratic Republic of The Congo - Affiliate Offices

After signing a collaboration agreement with the US Department of State, the Chambers Federation has founded and oversees several local affiliates engaged in critical minerals and the manufacture of jewelry and chocolate.

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Kenya - Branch Office

Our first boots on the ground in 2007, a branch office was formally opened in 2012 to serve as the African headquarters for the Chambers Federation. Kenya serves as the base for all investment implementation, marketing, and administration. Kenya also serves as the centralized manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution hub for all Chambers Federation affiliates

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Colombia

Program development began in 2020 with the Chambers Federation implementing a new agriculture and mining program redesigned to the unique challenges of the Choco and Antioquia regions.

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Peru

Program development began at the end of 2022 with the Chambers Federation laying foundations to expand its investment footprint focusing on the VRAEM and Madre de Dios regions of Peru.

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Ghana

Starting in 2008, while exploring opportunities in the mining (ASGM) sector, the Chambers Federation began its focus in the cocoa sector after discovering how the two sectors tie into rural communities' resilience, peace, and prosperity.

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Philipines

Starting in 2004, the Chambers Federation opened an office in the northern Luzon region of the Philippines to provide support services to the main US office. This is also where the Chambers Federation began focusing its passion to invest in women.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why do we work with public and philanthropic funds, and why not just venture capital?

We operate in high-risk areas where security is unpredictable, and while these regions offer the potential for significant impact, they also pose substantial risks to investments. Public and philanthropic funds help mitigate these risks, enabling us to build anchors of peace through job creation, changing an environment from one of conflict to one of prosperity.

Why invest in high-risk areas?

Higher risk generally means higher reward. Many of the regions we work in face instability, often caused by fighting over natural resource wealth. Our investments change the fight over the raw materials to a focus on locally created value addition. That added value creates added revenue. By being the first to build in these areas, it also makes our team the go-to experts to assist other companies in replicating our process.

What makes Chambers Federation different from other development organizations?

Our investments, our work, our impact has grit which can continue to be measured years beyond the initial implementation. Foreign aid often creates a toxic dependency and the initial impact of a program quickly fades once funding is stopped. When we build factories, they continue to expand and create jobs, strengthening communities and reducing dependence on aid.

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