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Against All Odds, She is Using Coffee To Build Young Girls’ Lives in Uganda.
Annette, a barrister success story empowered by IWCA
Breaking the Bias For Women in the Coffee Value Chain.
At IWCA, we are overcoming barriers to women in Uganda's coffee value chain development.
What we have been up to and way forward after COVID-19.
By Eddie Ssemakula You haven’t met Maria, but Maria is a 40-year single mother and coffee farmer 2 hours away from our head office in Uganda’s capital Kampala. Growing coffee is what her family has been famous for, and she took it on almost naturally, it’s been her 13- year... Read More
Uganda Hosts, Signs Agreement With China’s Yunnan International Coffee Exchange
Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Beijing, China hosted officials from Yunnan International Coffee Exchange (YCE) in Kampala, Uganda, from 15 to 21 September 2019. The delegation held meetings with UCDA Management, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries,... Read More
Denouncing Racism, Committed To Human Rights
The IWCA Uganda Chapter echoes the message of the IWCA Executive Director against racism, published on 9 June 2020. The original message is available at https://www.womenincoffee.org/blog/2020/6/8/denouncing-racism-committed-to-human-rights. – Racism and oppression are incompatible with empowerment and counter to the mission and values of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance. Our global network... Read More
IWCA Uganda On Course To Steer Meaningful Women Involvement In Coffee Value Chains
The IWCA Uganda Chapter Board, under the stewardship of the Chapter President and Board Chairperson, Ms. Doreen Rose Rweihangwe is committed to advancing its cause in advocating for equitable and meaningful involvement of women involved in coffee activity acros the different value chains. The predominant phenomenon of depriving a woman’s... Read More
Coffee Farming And Beekeeping: Diversifying To Save A Natural Partnership
Diversification in specialty coffee farming means introducing new products to the farm so that coffee isn’t the farmer’s sole source of income. Intercropping of coffee with other viable crops, alongside the embracing of bee keeping has been described as a natural partnership that doesn’t just bring in extra, much-needed income... Read More
Upholding Quality Standards Across The Coffee Value Chains
I have the pleasure to welcome you to our June 2020 issue of Women in Coffee News, the IWCA Uganda Chapter newsletter. The newsletter is one of our mouthpieces through which the Chapter publishes news, experiences, announcements, success stories and challenges to keep our membership and stakeholders informed, inspired and... Read More
IWCA Uganda Chapter Members Donate To Fight Against COVID-19
This story is an excerpt from the article, “Coffee sector donates coffee, food, vehicles and medical equipment to fight COVID-19” published by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority. To read the full story, visit https://ugandacoffee.go.ug/coffee-sector-donates-coffee-food-vehicles-and-medical-equipment-fight-covid-19– Following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, H.E. the President of Uganda instituted a National Taskforce team... Read More