Day 23: RISE Uganda, Ibanda
Day 23 of the RISE Coffee Countdown Calendar - Uganda, Ibanda
Origin: Uganda
This coffee has been selected by Ben and Alice after meeting with the farmers in Western Uganda in 2023. We have since set up The Friendly Coffee Fund to give back 1% of all of our revenue to the farmers in this region, and their families.
Location: Ibanda, Rwenzori Mountains, Western Uganda
Altitude: 1800-2,200+ masl
Bean: Arabica
Process: Natural
Certifications: Organic pending
Tasting notes: Chocolate, toffee and plum
Why Alice and Ben love it:
This Ugandan speciality coffee is pretty special to us. We visited the area of Ibanda in 2023 and our very own Friendly Coffee Fund sees us give back 1% of sales to coffee growing farmers in this region, as well as a handful of neighbouring regions. Out Fund is currently helping children of the Ibanda coffee farmers by sending them to school. When we first tasted this coffee we fell in love! It is bold, smooth, delicious and unique. Unusually, it is a blend of 75% washed and 25% natural coffee which gives it a smooth but juicy flavour. We recommend trying this one black, ideally as a filter coffee!
About Ibanda, the farmers and the region:
Ibanda, Uganda, is an emerging coffee-growing region known for its potential to produce high-quality Arabica coffee. Nestled in western Uganda, near the borders of Rwenzori Mountains National Park and the Great Rift Valley, the area offers unique conditions that make it ideal for specialty coffee cultivation. Its an area Alice and Ben spent some time in last year, meeting with coffee farmers to understand their challenges and learn about the supply chain from bean to cup.
Click here to read more about our trip to meet Ugandan coffee farmers
Since this trip we decided to start The Friendly Coffee Fund, which see 1% of all of our sales given back to directly to coffee farmers.
We run the project alongside Agri Evolve, who enable us to ensure the funds are given directly to the right people. We have an amazing person called Salatiel who works on the ground in Uganda to ensure the right people receive the funds and implemented in the right away. Read more about Salatiel below.
