Because coffee is such a huge commodity, it brings with it tremendous earning potential. As a result, countless farmers and growers in emerging cultures have been exploited over the years. That quickly became clear to our founders back in 2003 when we first ventured to the northern slopes of Mt. Elgon to help drill a well that would provide clean drinking water to the community of Kapchorwa.
After succeeding in providing the village with a clean water source and spending several years to set-up and administer a child sponsorship program, we began to realize the tremendous coffee growing potential the area had and how, if that system could be effectively put into place, it would be a classic case of “teach a man to fish and you’ll teach him to eat for a lifetime.”