What we do
We are building a future where coffee communities are confident and thriving.
We co-design projects and programs across 3 key pillars. Our mission is to facilitate the economic empowerment and financial stability of coffee communities by tackling some of the biggest challenges they face today.
Professionalize farmers
Champion professional coffee farming practices to strengthen the socioeconomic resilience of farmers and their communities.
Improve wellbeing
Enhance the quality of life for coffee community members through better education on nutrition, water, health, and sanitation.
Build confidence
Identify and overcome limiting beliefs to help coffee communities envision a different future for themselves.
The challenges
- Revenue from coffee alone is insufficient to maintain a sustainable livelihood.
- Price volatility & lack of revenue discourage youth from continuing the coffee legacy.
- Coffee farmers often have limited access to agricultural inputs & tools due to low incomes.
- Coffee communities often lack access to financial services and are often financially illiterate.
- Women and girls in coffee communities are often not involved in household decision-making.
The challenges
- Revenue from coffee is limited due to price volatility and revenue from coffee alone is insufficient to maintain a sustainable livelihood. These facts discourage youth from continuing the coffee legacy.
- Coffee farmers often have limited access to agricultural inputs and farming tools due to low incomes.
- Coffee community members often lack formal and regulated access to financial services and are often financially illiterate.
- Women and girls in coffee communities are often not involved in household decision making and are often exposed to gender-based violence.
Our design principles
Communities as active participants
We conduct needs assessment, together with coffee communities, to define the scope, stimulating ownership and co-creation.
Grow the impact, work in groups.
We scale our impact at the start by forming groups, rather than just focusing on individuals.
Continuous learning
All of our programs and projects include capacity building so community members can take ownership of their future.
Experiential leadership.
We learn from each other and from nearby communities through knowledge sharing, open days, and mentorship programs.
Monitor progress
We systematically collect data to track the progress of our programs, so we can report on our impact year on year.
Transition plan
Our aim is to always step back and let communities take over. Collectively, we create a transition plan.
Meet our partners
We could not transform lives without our partners
