HIGHER GROUND – UPLIFTING WOMEN IN THE JAMAICAN COFFEE INDUSTRY
Higher Ground is a multi-year project that focuses on skills training, capacity building, and leadership education to create sustainable practices based on international coffee quality standards. In partnership with Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) and International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA), Jamaican Women in Coffee (JAWiC) is launching an ambitious project to elevate Coffee quality, reinvigorate production, and establish leadership infrastructure for a self-sustaining, thriving community.
Jamaican coffee has a proud history but has fallen behind in international stature and quality. During this pivotal moment in history, one shaped by a pandemic and recognition of inequities borne by people of color, the Higher Ground project will empower female coffee farmers
by offering skills-based training to improve the quality of their coffee, professional Q certifications to advance their industry standing, as well as leadership training to enable perpetuation of knowledge and sustained success though CQI’s go-to-market strategy.
Please support this exciting joint effort. The team that makes up Higher Ground is ambitious and prepared, but resources are strained. Through a donation you will help defray the costs of the program and ensure that the goals set by Jamaican Women in Coffee for themselves and their communities can be met quickly and effectively, and therefore they can reap the rewards of improved coffee quality and sustainable business practices.
To support Higher Ground please email Coffee Quality Institute at donate@coffeeinstitute.org CQI is a nonprofit 501©3 and your donation may be tax deductible.
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