Coffee
Launched in 2004, the Café Femenino Coffee Project is a social program for women coffee growers in rural communities around the world. The only program of its kind today, Café Femenino Coffee Project originated in Peru with more than 450 women coffee growers from 50 communities that came together to achieve independence and equality through the production and sale of their own coffee, Café Femenino. Today, the project has expanded to six countries involving over 750 women. This project enables women coffee producers; many of whom are trapped in a cycle of abuse and poverty, to achieve empowerment, build social and support networks, and earn incomes through harvesting and producing their own special, high-quality organic coffees. Café Femenino Coffee is held to strict quality standards; coffee is left unblended to preserve the acidity, body, flavor and aroma that are unique to each Café Femenino coffee. Participating roasters are asked to have women involved in the purchase, sales and marketing of the coffee. A portion of the proceeds must be donated to a women’s crisis organization or back to the Café Femenino Foundation.
