Strong Women = Strong Coffee
Our Mission
JAWiC (Jamaican Women in Coffee) seeks to connect women in coffee, to recognize women’s contributions to the industry and to empower a sustainable, equitable future.
By developing and nurturing a supportive community, we will use our collective strength to catalyze positive change in the coffee industry.
JAWiC is a registered charitable organization in Jamaica.
JAWiC Provides for Members:
A vehicle for channeling resources to affiliated coffee communities.
A meeting point for women to network, share their experience & deliberate over issues of mutual interest.
A platform for women to develop their leadership and entrepreneurial skills.
A channel to market women’s coffees.
Explore our five-part action plan addressing the challenges facing Jamaican women in coffee today.
JAWiC is proud to represent Jamaica as a national chapter of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA), since April 2019.
Read our JAWiC Annual Reports for more in-depth examples of the impact of our programs and partnerships.
JAWiC is a hub for all Jamaican women in coffee, including farmers, traders, roasters, vendors, and baristas.
Our community includes women from the Blue Mountain community, the High Mountain community, across Jamaica, and the diaspora.
The JAWiC team is led by active Jamaican women in the coffee industry, sharing their skills and networks to uplift the broader community.
“There is a need to continue working together in order to overcome the constraints which currently hold back female producers. For example, women need to be included in technical training. Women’s access to finance need to be improved. Women’s role in the marketing cash crops need to be strengthened – this also means overcoming barriers resulting from established cultural norms. These steps are crucial in order to increase productivity in the coffee sector.”
— Source: The Power of Parity https://nationalcoffee.blog/2016/01/19/the-power-of-parity/
