In 2004 JJ Keki, a Ugandan Jew, created the Peace Kawomera Cooperative. Mr. Keki traveled on foot, knocking on each of his neighbors’ doors, Jews, Christians and Muslins, asking all to put aside their differences. This community of coffee farmers was struggling to make a living. Now the farmers sell directly to the Thanksgiving Coffee Company. This has enabled farmers to send their children to school, afford health care, start savings accounts and reinvest in their farms.
The Peace Kawaomera Co-op is made up of 750+ small-scale farmers and their families and has a strong leadership with all three faiths serving on the executive board.
The Thanksgiving Coffee Company motto is "Not Just a Cup — but a "Just" Cup of Coffee."
The co-op’s future depends on selling it’s coffee. The certified organic and fair trade coffee can be purchased during summer brunches.
