1.
“KENYA’S COFFEE SECTOR IN THE COVID-19 CONTEXT.
CAN PRODUCER AGENCY BE SUSTAINED?”

2.
OUR WHY

3.
THE RIDE…

4.
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE COFFEE SUPPLY & VALUE CHAIN
- Producers
- Millers & marketing agents
- Logistics companies
- Traders - exporters/importers
- Coffee shop owners
- Roasters
- Consumers

5.
AGE DISTRIBUTION IN KENYA

6.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN
THE COUNTRY

7.
Constraints
& Needs
Inputs &
Activities
Outputs Outcomes Impact
OUR SOCIAL VALUE CHAIN

8.
Our mission is to develop a generation that will secure the future of coffee production in
Africa and Latin America through practical agricultural training for women and youth.
We aim to give this generation a proper understanding of the main variables involved in
the successful production and commercialization of coffee. To do this we have created a
training program that will help young people have the confidence to pursue a promising
career within the coffee industry.
OUR FOCUS

9.
AMPLIFYING THE VOICES
OF WOMEN & YOUTH BY
CREATING ECONOMIC
EMPOWERMENT,
CHOICES AND
SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE
COFFEE INDUSTRY.

10.
SUSTAINING THE AGENCY OF WOMEN &
YOUTH DURING COVID-19

11.
Sources: UNICEF Dec 2016; World Bank Jan 2016; Kenya Data Bank June 2017
42%
Recognizing the system failure
36%
connected to electricity, Uganda
20.4%, Tanzania 15.5%
of Kenyans still live under the
poverty line
5.6 mil
Trees lost daily in Kenya
through deforestation

12.
People are demanding better
Last 20 years
Good products
21st century
Good companies
Promotion of good products to consumers Demand for good companies by all stakeholders

13.
Certified B Corporations are leaders
of a global movement of people using business
as a force for good.
They meet verified higher levels of
1. Social and environmental performance
2. Transparency
3. Accountability

14.
Building a
community of leaders
A global community of Certified B Corporations who meet
the highest standards of verified, overall social and
environmental performance, public transparency, and legal
accountability.
2,700+
CERTIFIED B CORPS
50
COUNTRIES
130
INDUSTRIES
1
UNIFYING GOAL

15.
BENEFITS
● Assessing your company operations with as
much rigor as profit to further drive mission,
strategy and impact
● Benchmarking and setting goals for
improvement
● Building credibility through third party validation
to all stakeholders -
● Leadership with greater purpose leading a
global movement
● Attracting and engaging your workforce to drive
purpose and mission of the organization and
beyond
● Connecting locally and globally to like-minded
organisations sharing best practice and
collaboration

16.
• Comprehensive & holistic – covers everything from governance
to supply chain
• Transparent – all questions, weightings visible to public
• Comparable – across industry and size
• Dynamic – changes based on size and sector of the company
• Community based– most changes are based on user feedback
• Confidential – answers and reports are only visible to B Lab
• Aligned to other standards/tools – IRIS aligned, Organic, Fair
Trade, etc
B Impact Assessment Basics

17.
TURNING CHALLENGES INTO
OPPORTUNITIES

18.
ENGAGING IN
SUSTAINABLE COFFEE
PROJECTS

19.
Adopting of Green Energy
Sources.
Promotion of Improved Animal
Husbandry Practices.

20.
Source Quality Coffee Process and Package Various Distribution
channels

21.
THANK YOU!THE KISAJU-KIPETO
ORGANIC FOOD PROJECT
A VAVA COFFEE
INITIATIAVE