Empowering Communities in Uganda

Three weeks have passed since Hannah returned from Uganda with Vivian, the Director of Primary Education. Vivian’s visit to the UK aimed to understand how our coffee sales generate income to support vital projects in Uganda. Together, we visited ten businesses, showcasing the transformative impact their coffee choices have on children and communities. We also toured Cambridge, delivering coffee to households and demonstrating how each purchase contributes to real change. During her visit, we successfully partnered with two new companies, enhancing our ability to focus on secondary education.
 

Thanks to coffee we have been able to continue to expand our impact on Uganda. We are currently focusing on three main projects.

Education: We fund teacher salaries and provide school meals at the Early Learning School, supporting 400 children aged 3-14 from the local community of Katabi. With a dedicated team of 34 staff members, we’re committed to fostering educational growth as well as emotional support. Additionally, we fund teenagers through further education at our partner school, May Christian, located outside of Entebbe.

Love and Care Farm: Located 1.5 hours from Entebbe, our 30-acre farm grows maize, matoke, beans, tomatoes, pumpkins, and watermelons organically. Soon, we’ll plant 700 coffee plants. The farm also produces bamboo furniture for local families in Katabi.

Community Outreach: Most children we support come from single-parent families in the deprived area of Katabi, where the average income is £1-2 per day. Mothers often sell food or fish to survive, with no savings for the future. We provide clean water access at school and deliver food parcels to the most vulnerable. Urgent medical bills are covered when needed. Our EcoStove project offers efficient cooking solutions, solar lights, and smokeless stoves. We also provide literacy and numeracy lessons for mothers to support their businesses and their children's future.

The one area we haven’t been able to fund yet is access to healthcare - but that’s about to change...

During Hannah’s visit, she met Elijah, a 13-year-old boy suffering from malaria. In the UK, he would have been hospitalised and received free healthcare, but in Uganda, healthcare isn’t free, and many families can’t afford life-saving medication. Dr. Peter, the local doctor, visited the school to assess Elijah and provide emergency treatment. Elijah had a high temperature of 40.7°C and required urgent IV treatment. He lives with his grandmother, who works as a night security guard and couldn’t afford his medical care. We covered his treatment, and thankfully, he recovered within four days.

This experience highlighted the need for a school and community nurse to work alongside Dr. Peter, providing early medical care for children at the Early Learning School. This initiative will cost £400 monthly, covered by selling an additional 60kg of coffee.

Christmas is coming!

With Christmas approaching, we're excited to launch a Christmas shop on our website, featuring coffee and handmade Ugandan crafts. Every penny of profit will support 17 children on their journey to secondary school. The shop opens on Saturday, November 9th, and includes items such as fabric bags, shopping bags, aprons, Christmas decorations, and coffee!

Thank you for your incredible support and love for coffee. Your orders make a real difference in the lives of children in Uganda.