Emergency response
First on the ground
Because we work through cooperatives our partners already trust, we are often among the first organizations able to respond when crisis hits coffee-farming communities.
Active appeal · May 2026 — ongoing
Responding to Ebola in Eastern DRC
An emergency response with the Muungano Cooperative, bringing hand-washing stations, supplies, and prevention training to coffee washing stations, schools, and churches.
Past response · May 2023
Catastrophic Flooding
Emergency relief after the May 5, 2023 flash floods that struck the KACCECO, Muungano, and Sopacdi coffee cooperatives.
Past response · May 2021
Mt. Nyiragongo Eruption
More than 500 meals a day served to families evacuated from Goma after the Mount Nyiragongo eruption.
Past response · 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic
45 handwashing stations deployed to three Congolese coffee cooperatives for $3,000, protecting thousands of farmers and washing-station workers.
Rapid response depends on sustained giving
Monthly gifts are what let us move money to partners within days of a crisis instead of weeks.