It Takes a Global Village to Tackle Child Labor on Farms
We can all play a crucial role to ensure that all children grow up in dignity. So, who’s with us?... Continue Reading
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December 8, 2022
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Project Profile: Promoting Child Education in Ugandan Coffee Communities
With the overarching goal of reducing child labor within coffee-farming communities, this project aims to create specific impacts within the partner communities—generating insights for other stakeholders to follow within their own contexts... Continue Reading
Origin Issue Assessment: Uganda Coffee
As part of the JDE Common Grounds Program, the Rainforest Alliance conducted research into the key risks present in the Ugandan coffee sector. According to the 2021 Uganda Origin Issue Assessment (OIA) the following themes are significant risks in the country: child labor, harvest and post-harvest practices, and minimum wage. Coffee is among the products […]
Tackling the Root Causes of Child Labor: Insights from the Child Labor Free Zone Program in West Nile, Uganda
Between 2014 and 2020 a consortium of organizations, including Rainforest Alliance, implemented a “Child Labor Free Zone” (CLFZ) program in the West Nile province of Uganda. This is a coffee growing region with a high incidence of child work and child labor. CLFZ uses a holistic approach on child labor and child work in addressing […]
Early Feedback on the New Certification Program: Kyagalanyi Coffee Shares Their Implementation Experience
Find out what Ugandan coffee exporter, Kyagalanyi Coffee, had to say about the new program—from the improvements to the challenges.... Continue Reading
The Perks of Sustainable Coffee, for Ugandan Farmers
Kyagalanyi Coffee puts the wellbeing of farmers at the heart of its sustainability plan.... Continue Reading