Building Sustainable Systems to Empower Women in Coffee.
On a global level, women do 70% of the work on coffee farms but own only 15% of the land and traded beans.
Source: CQI
JAWiC (Jamaican Women in Coffee) seeks to connect women in coffee, to recognize women’s contributions to the industry, and to empower a sustainable future — a future where women have equal access to resources and the benefits of their labor.
“Gender equality is both a fundamental human right and a necessary foundation of an economically prosperous coffee community.”
— Robério Oliveira Silva, former Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO)
Latest News from the JAWiC Blog:
This crisis of the past year has made the need for a solution with the coffee situation even more critical. International restrictions have affected the ability to export this premium product and there is now a glut in Jamaica. The Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association is now trying to increase coffee consumption in Jamaica, not a bad idea. But I’m betting on the Jamaican Women in Coffee’s aim to blockchain the Blue Mountain to truly correct and take our coffee to Higher Ground!
JAWiC Secretary Jhannel Tomlinson moderates 'Jamaica's Climate Action Innovators’ -- Watch LIVE on Facebook October 2.
As one of three Jamaican youth delegates to the UN Youth Climate Summit and as an official member of the Jamaican delegation to the UN Climate Action Summit, Jhannel was actively engaged in both events this week.
JAWiC Treasurer Anne-Teresa Birthwright is featured in a recent UN Chronicle article: Moving from Climate Talk to Climate Action.
The women of JAWiC brought the Field Survey to Farm Hill Gap in St. Thomas, Jamaica on 07 September 2019.
The women of JAWiC brought the Field Survey to Flamstead Square in St. Thomas, Jamaica on 24 August 2019.
Microlending is an innovative alternative source of financing for underbanked entrepreneurs, especially rural farmers in developing nations. JAWiC consultant Jen Zariat is a longtime microlender at Kiva.org, and she’s rallying people worldwide to support Women in Coffee. Join the Team!