by Jesko Johannsen | Mar 11, 2018 | Honduras, Youth
“I always had the dream to immigrate to the US and become a doctor. My parents are coffee farmers in the Municipality of Fraternidad, Honduras; but I never truly envisioned myself as a farmer due to the challenges I saw my parents face to ensure there was food on the...
by Soha Yassine | Mar 6, 2018 | Coffee Kids, Gender, Youth
Our youth program, Coffee Kids has released its annual report. In Growing the Future: the Coffee Kids 2017 Annual Report we share inspiring stories of young farmers investing in coffee and their local community. Readers will learn how our focus on youth keeps coffee...
by Jesko Johannsen | Feb 27, 2018 | Origin, Uganda, Youth
“I dropped out of school because I couldn’t pay the tuition fees at the age of 18”, remembers Ruth “I then started picking coffee as farmworker to earn some money.” Ruth is now 25 years old and lives in Mityana, Uganda. Her aim has been to take a tailoring course in...
