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It’s Bean Too Hot: A filmmaker’s journey to Tanzania
Coffee is everywhere. It's so much more than a drink, it's part of our culture, it's a way to meet people, to relax and to recharge. As a barista, I have had the opportunity to gain further insight into coffee production, the way coffee is processed and how we can...
HRNS Joins the Cool Farm Alliance
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) has joined a powerful community of climate change fighters in a network called the Cool Farm Alliance (CFA). HRNS officially became a member of the alliance in February 2021, and by doing so has joined forces with over 100...
Webinar Recording Now Online: Being cool has never been so hot
View the Webinar Recording! Additional Resources: Learn more abour the initiative for coffee&climate (c&c) here: Webinar Questions & Answers Question 1: Who developed the future suitability maps for Uganda and Honduras? What method was used? Answer:...
Increasing Gender Equality not only Empowers Women – it Empowers Everyone!
Throughout East Africa, patriarchal norms and customs often limit the voice of women in the household. This not only affects their access to household resources, but also their say in household finances and decision-making. Promoting a gender-conscious farming...
The Journey Continues: Young Ugandans Transforming Their Lives and Communities
Join Shivan, the young reporter pictured above as she continues to bring you powerful youth stories from Uganda through this vlog series.Thank you for joining us once again as we dive into the lives and journeys of four youth who are part of the TeamUp Uganda project...
coffee&climate Webinar: Being Cool Has Never Been So Hot!
As implementing partner of the initiative for coffee&climate (c&c) we are inviting you to participate in the launch webinar of c&c phase III. In the face of climate change, only direct action can secure the livelihood situation of millions of smallholder...
Supporting Smallholder Families to Prosper
A core element of Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung’s (HRNS) activities is working towards improved livelihood prospects for rural smallholder farming families. With a holistic approach, HRNS looks at rural farming systems and landscapes focusing on coffee growing regions....
The Rehabilitation of Coffee in Western Uganda
Jubilant sounds of high-pitched ululation pierced the air on the happy occasion of the Uganda Coffee Agronomy Training (UCAT) certificate giving ceremony in Kakumiro District, Uganda. The commencement took place in November 2020 and signified the hard work and...
Agriculture, Water, Health: Ugandan youth tell what matters to them.
Hello and welcome back to the TeamUp Uganda Vlog-series. This time around we move from the introductory video shared last time straight into the life stories of Jamidah and Thaddeus, two dynamic young people from Mityana District. Youth reporter Shivan, travelled to...
HRNS’ Emergency Response to Help Smallholder Families After Hurricanes Iota and Eta
Harvest season had just begun for Moisés García and his family when Hurricane Eta hit Copán, Honduras causing coffee picking to stop, coffee cherries to fall and parts of their bean production to be harmed. Weeks later, Hurricane Iota made landfall, bringing heavy...
About the Importance of Commitment in 2020
Dear all! Commitment. At Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung, almost everything builds upon commitment. The work done by HRNS in 15 years has been marked by values such as reliability, working side-by-side with farming families and being an ally rather than an implementer. Our...
Come, tell me your story: A youth reporter and TeamUp Uganda
We all know these typical project videos in international cooperation telling about approach, impact and showing happy beneficiaries. TeamUp Uganda, partnering with Action 4 Health Uganda, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),...
Destruction and uncertainty hit smallholder communities in Honduras and Guatemala after Hurricane Eta
“On Wednesday evening, strong water streams coming from the flooded river of Higuito destroyed parts of my house and farm”, explains Francisco Monroy, a smallholder coffee farmer from Ocotepeque, Honduras. “Our harvest was ready in two weeks", he says, while standing...
The Results Are In! – The Alliance for Resilient Coffee Project in Uganda
They say teamwork makes the dream work and the Feed the Future Alliance for Resilient Coffee (ARC) project has proved this. The project which was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), brought together seven leading international...
Webinar: Building Climate Resilience in the Ugandan Coffee Sector
Thank you for attending or showing interest in our webinar “Building Climate Resilience in the Ugandan Coffee Sector” which took place on Tuesday October 27th 2020. This was an opportunity to share our learnings from the Feed the Future Alliance for Resilient Coffee...
Supply chain modeling and the impact of coffee cooperatives on farmers’ livelihood
Timna Eckschmidt is a student from Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg who researched for her master’s degree in Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management within HRNS’ work with coffee cooperatives in Indonesia. In this Blogpost she shares her learnings and...
Climate-Smart Coffee is possible – The Alliance for Resilient Coffee has proved it.
During four years of intensive in-the-field project work, The Alliance for Resilient Coffee (ARC) has developed significant knowledge and tools to make coffee climate-smart. Now it is upon the coffee industry to be ready to utilize the power of partnerships and make...
Webinar: United by Change
View the recording! Additional Resources: Read more about our key findings by downloading our two flyers here: Blogpost: How to address COVID-19 in smallholder communities A blogpost from our HRNS Managing Director: Michael Opitz Webinar Questions & Answers ...
United by Change: How to address COVID-19 in smallholder communities
For smallholder coffee farmer families, poverty and financial hardship were on the rise even before the pandemic started. And the situation now got worse in many places with COVID-19. Coffee prices are low, food is more expensive, income is affected, farm management...
SAfA: Releasing the potentials of African youth with a new and innovative initiative
At Hanns R. Neumannn Stiftung (HRNS) we strongly believe that the young generation is required for shaping future globally and that their challenges can only be effectively addressed and turned into opportunities collectively by combining relevant fields of expertise....
COVID-19 shows smallholder families` readiness for increased digital trainings
During the Coronavirus pandemic, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) increased the use of digital support to smallholder coffee farmer families in project regions. This support was not only through phone calls. Digital training sessions were conducted, training videos...