Women in tea and coffee

Tea is essential to many people's livelihoods in Malawi but the country faces a lot of challenges that women and girls are particularly exposed to. 'Ulalo' is designed to support financial empowerment and stability and reduce the risks of exploitation – especially for women.

We're proud to be working on a collaborative project working with ActionAid in Kenya to improve livelihoods for smallholder farmers and informal workers while creating an environment where women’s and human rights are upheld, protected and respected.

We believe gender equality starts with equal access to training and resources, which is why we’ve focused our efforts on empowering and strengthening womens’ groups within our coffee supply chains in some of our key sourcing origins.

Women living and working on large tea estates Assam face deep-rooted challenges, to which women and children are especially exposed. Many young people leave school without a proper education and with limited opportunities for the future. We're proud to support The ETP Unicef programme - a ground breaking project to help change the lives of thousands of children living in Assam.

Simple tools like sewing machines can make a real difference to women’s lives in rural Uganda. We're working closely with our suppliers there to provide female coffee farmers the opportunity to improve their livelihoods by helping them gain access to training in basic financial and business management skills coupled with practical training in tailoring.

The Malawian economy is heavily reliant on agriculture, but the industry faces a number of huge challenges. Find out what we're doing to help.