10% of what is paid for the Yerba Mate production goes back to the communities as a reward for social developments of their communities; which helps improve their quality of life immensely. It provides the men and women harvesting the Yerba Mate with higher wages to be able to afford food, schooling, and luxuries they could not afford before. Today they are able to buy the things they need as a they receive a fair living wage. Now with the ability to provide better schools, through education, the indigenous communities can improve their quality of life even more.