Growing Peace Through A Ugandan Coffee Bean
If you haven’t heard the inspiring story already you must
find a way to see the documentary “Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee
Bean,” directed by Curt Fissel. The film
tells a story we can all learn from.
In 2003 J.J. Keki
, a Ugandan coffee farmer had a dream. To make his dream a reality he walked
door to door and asked his Jewish, Christian and Muslim neighbors to put their
differences aside for the benefit of all. They were all third and fourth
generation coffee farmers struggling to make a living with low local coffee prices.
The farmers did put difference aside and formed the Peace
Kawomera Cooperative. With help from
Laura Wetzler from the US-based organization Kulanu, and Paul Katzeff, CEO of Thanksgiving Coffee
Company in Fort Bragg, CA, these Jewish,
Christian and Muslim farmers formed a coffee cooperative that is not only
sharing delicious coffee around the world but also showing by example that differences can be put aside, and with dialog
and partnerships in their place, a delicious peace can grow as well.
The coop has grown from a few hundred farmers to around
1200 and has expanded to cocoa and vanilla. To learn more, support the coop and learn about purchasing coffee products visit www.thanksgiving coffee.com.
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