Just Coffee is still looking for a couple people to join their Africa delegation.
JUST COFFEE
together with Global Awareness Adventures
is traveling to Africa…and you are invited!
We’ll be visiting coffee producing partners in:
Ethiopia: April 18-24, 2010
Uganda: April 25-May 01, 2010
Tanzania: May 02-08, 2010
Cost: $1050 per week OR $2700 for all three weeks
(Subject to a minimum number of participants.)
Includes: shared accommodation, ground transportation, meals, translation and interpretation, park and museum entrance fees, donations to organizations we visit, service charges
Excludes: flights, airport taxes, personal items, drinks and alcohol, travel insurance, visas
Highlights include:
Ethiopia (Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union)-
• Visit the headquarters of the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union
• Journey into rural areas to meet with organic coffee growers and community leaders that are members of Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union
• Witness the production of coffee in Ethiopia from the tree to export, including a visit to the national coffee processing center and warehouse
• Learn about community development projects and the Oromia Fair Trade Fund
• Watch the national coffee auction in action and visit the national cupping labs
• Experience the unique coffee culture of Ethiopia
• Participate in a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony
• Experience traditional Ethiopian food, music and dancing
• Tour Addis Ababa and visit the nation Museum to see “Lucy” the oldest hominid fossil as well as other archeological findings
Uganda (Gutumindo)-
• Visit the headquarters of Gumutindo, the newest coffee producing partner that Just Coffee purchases coffee from
• Travel the countryside meeting with Gumutindo’s organic coffee growers and community leaders
• Witness the production of Ugandan coffee
• Learn about Gumutindo’s community development projects including stores, offices, and a medical clinic that have been built for the village’s inhabitants
• Visit Mount Elgon National Park, a large volcanic mountain that spans several kilometers along the border of Uganda and Kenya offering challenging but accessible wilderness trekking and wild scenery
Tanzania (Mt. Meru Coffee Project & Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union-KNCU)-
• Visit the headquarters of the Mt. Meru Coffee Project and KNCU
• Travel the countryside meeting with Mt. Meru & KNCU coffee growers and community leaders
• Witness the production of coffee in Tanzania from the tree to the export process, including a visit to the Tanzanian Coffee Board Auction, TCCCo Coffee Curing Plant, and coffee cupping
• Visit Kahawa Shamba Fair Tourism Coffee Farm
• Experience traditional Tanzanian food, music and dancing
• Meet with and learn about the Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania (IEFT), a non-profit grassroots organization providing quality, affordable secondary education to underserved indigenous children in rural Tanzania
• Visit a national park where wildlife such as giraffes, flamingos, and zebras can be seen
• Visit a traditional Masai village
• Travel near Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak and one of the continent’s most magnificent sights
Contact Colleen Coy to register: colleen (at) justcoffee (dot) coop
About JUST COFFEE:
Just Coffee Cooperative’s mission is to work with small grower cooperatives in true partnership, using the language and mechanics of market economics to turn the market on its ear. They source the finest green bean coffee on earth, air-roast it to perfection, and deliver it (often by bicycle) fresh, ground or whole, proving to our customers that a fairer model can also deliver the highest quality products. Just Coffee aims for total transparency, sustainable business practices, and long-term relationships with all of the coffee producing partners they purchase from while providing a fun and meaningful cooperative workplace for the people who work there. They seek to change global social and economic inequality by practicing REAL fair trade in direct opposition to gluttonous “free trade” and corporate fair trade. Just Coffee recognizes fair trade as one strategy for change within a larger movement for global social justice.
About JUST COFFEE travel opportunities:
Just Coffee occasionally offers customized visits to the coffee producers they purchase from around the world. These delegations serve as a way for Just Coffee to stay in close contact with the coffee producing groups they purchase from, a value they feel is integral to fair trade. These trips are educational travel experiences that focus on the lengthy production process of coffee from the tree to your cup, the ideologies and realities of fair trade as it currently exists, and include discussions about globalization, cultural diversity, autonomy and indigenous rights, issues related specifically to women, international relations, the histories of the communities and countries we visit, current events, and much, much, more! These visits to coffee producing partners aim to offer a safe and supportive environment for people of different ages, genders, capabilities, nationalities, religions, and backgrounds to participate in exchanges that are meaningful for all.
What happens on visits to coffee country:
Formally, travelers meet with, share meals, and often stay overnight in coffee growing communities. We also visit local crafts people, artist collectives, traditional medicine healers, local radio stations, locally produced magazines, research organizations, Permaculture and sustainable agriculture groups, United Nations and government officials, environmental groups, and many others depending upon the place we travel to. We seek to learn not just about where our coffee comes from but also about people’s lives. Informally, we take every opportunity to immerse ourselves in their culture and environment, visiting local markets, eating traditional foods, and attending local events. We facilitate positive, creative, social interactions, and work together to process of all that we are taking in, learning about, and experiencing.
Customized travel:
Each trip’s focus is developed specifically to the needs, interests and capabilities of its travelers whether they be university or high-school students, community or faith groups, environmental or agricultural groups, coffee addicts, or just interested individuals. In order to keep our delegations small we generally accept a maximum of 12-15 people per trip but often take much smaller groups. Trips are generally between 5 and 7 days (although longer or shorter trips can be arranged depending on group requirements). Delegations may also include additional activities, such as guided ecological tours, volcano climbing, snorkeling and scuba-diving, etc.
Who comes along on these trips:
These trips are available to Just Coffee and Cooperative Coffee customers, friends, community members, avid coffee drinkers, and anyone with an interest in fair trade and cultural diversity. There are no language requirements nor age limits for our delegations. No matter where you live, if you have a positive attitude and desire to learn and participate, you are encouraged to join!
Get information and sign up:
For more information visit the delegation page of Just Coffee’s website at: http://justcoffee.coop/en/delegations.
To see photos of previous delegations please visit: http://justcoffee.coop/en/photo/48.
To sign up to join one of our upcoming delegations, or to plan a customized delegation specifically for your group, please contact, Colleen Coy: colleen (at) just coffee (dot) coop
Thank you for your interest and support!!
