SEASONAL GROWERS

Each winter, we release our Christmas blend FESTIVE SPIRIT. Named to capture the progressive warmth, kindness and joy of the holiday season, featuring two inspiring coffee cooperatives.

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This winter, Africa and South-America both play a key role in delivering a seasonal blend that promotes joy in and out of the cup.

In Costa Rica, Coope Tarrazu’s initiative builds care centres and accommodation for coffee pickers’ children. Called ‘Houses of Joy’, these centres allow young ones safe spaces in which to enjoy childhood, as well as preventing child labour.

The Kinini producers in Rwanda create projects that support vulnerable women, their children and orphans, creating empowerment and brighter futures through female-focussed collaboration.

Meet kinini, Rwanda

Kinini meaning ‘this big thing right here’ is based in Rwanda’s Rulindo district, partnering with 600 smallholder farmers across 252 hectares in the Rusiga and Mbogo regions and producing internationally recognised speciality coffees. Founded in 2012 by Jacqueline and Malcolm, the cooperative was created to provide sustainable income for the coffee-growing communities while supporting their charity A New Beginning. 

With women making up 85% of its members, Kinini Washing Station is dedicated to empowering vulnerable women, and creating safer, brighter futures for their children and orphans. 

Through its partnership with A New Beginning, 10% of coffee revenue is directly reinvested in the local community and has funded local infrastructure like roads, schools and coffee cherry collection points. Its community initiatives also include a school providing education for over 300 local children aged 4-11 alongside access to maternity and general healthcare. 

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Meet Coope Tarrazú, Costa Rica

Founded in 1960, Coope Tarrazú is based in Costa Rica and represents over 5,000 coffee-producing members. Alongside producing some of the country’s most recognised coffees, the cooperative invests in renewable energy, water conservation and biodiversity protection, while supporting local education and childcare programmes that safeguard children within coffee-growing communities. 

This year’s blend features a naturally processed coffee from the San Francisco community within the Tarrazú region. Through its Community Lots project, Coope Tarrazú members direct coffee premiums towards local initiatives, including Casa de la Algeria (‘Houses of Joy'), a childcare programme providing safe, nurturing spaces for the children of migrant coffee-picking families while their parents work. 

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SAFEGUARDING JOY

From different parts of the world, but with one shared mission: safeguarding childhood. Creating brighter and more nurturing environments for the children of coffee-growing families.

KININI PROJECT, KININI

Kinini began life as the charity, ‘A New Beginning’, in 2008 dedicated to supporting vulnerable women, their children and orphans. With a deep commitment to protecting children and creating opportunities for a brighter future, the charity established an infant and primary school, alongside a health post, providing the local community with vital access to education and healthcare. 

By 2022, the school was welcoming over 300 children aged between 4 and 11. The charity has also supported the sponsorship of 5 top performing pupils into senior schooling and university. 

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Houses of Joy, Coope Tarrazú

Since 2011, DR Wakefield, our family-run green coffee merchant, has raised over $107,000 for Coope Tarrazú's community initiatives through premiums paid on green coffee. These contributions have helped fund everything from school support and playgrounds to improvements in local roads, healthcare and water supplies. 

When harvest season arrives at Tarrazú, around 19,000 coffee pickers flock to the area. Recognising the importance of supporting the migrant workers, the cooperative launched a project in 2019 called Casa de La Algeria called ‘Houses of Joy’. 

These ‘houses’ serve as care centres specifically designed for the children of coffee pickers who migrate alongside their families from nearby regions. Throughout the picking period, while their parents work on the farms, the children receive dedicated care, nutritious meals and opportunities to learn and play. By keeping children safe and supported, they reduce their exposure to the risk of child labour. 

By 2023, the project had helped establish 19 centres, employ 51 staff and provide care for around 1,100 children. It has also created valuable employment opportunities for women in the local community. 

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