Costa Foundation

We set up the Costa Foundation in 2006 to give something back to the communities within the countries from which we source our coffee beans. Each year the Foundation will implement programmes to improve their social and economic welfare.

In 2007, education will be a key focus of the Foundation. We plan to build, improve and maintain schools within three coffee-growing communities in Colombia, Ethiopia and Uganda. This will make a big difference in regions where children have a 3-hour walk to school, or have no access to clean water.

We’ll also be investing in a nutrition programme to develop land for crop growing. This programme will help educate the farmers and their families about better nutrition, and provide them with food.

We are also researching future projects in Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, India, Kenya and Vietnam.

Visit www.thecostafoundation.org to find out more.