Brazil - C.O.F.F.E.E., Cooperation for fostering Education and Employability

C.O.F.F.E.E. Project - creating possibilities to work in the coffee market 1st January 2016 – 30th Jun 2017

www.umamiarea.com

Through the COFFEE-project eight partners from seven different countries create a network and thereby improve the chances of education and working opportunities in the coffee industry, especially for young people. Developer and leader of the project is the German association Starkmacher, in collaboration with the coffee expert Dr. Andrej Godina and his association "Umami Area".


Qualified Knowledge Transfer in the Coffee Sector

The mediation of basic knowledge and professional know-how all around the topic coffee is an important element of the project: From the fundamentals of coffee cultivation up to the correct and taste-orientated preparation of in the cup. Participants are being trained in two COFFEE Camps in Italy according to the European Standardized Coffee Diploma Systems of the SCAE (Speciality Coffee Association of Europe). For all those who do not have the opportunity to participate in the Coffee activities first hand, there is the opportunity to use online training modules on a project’s website.


Trainings in Brazil and Indonesia, well combined theory and practice.

Cross-border learning and knowledge transfer – these are the challenges participants will tackle during two stays on coffee plantations in Brazil and Indonesia. Part of this training is getting to know the life and work of local coffee farmers and to receive deeper insights into the origins of coffee production through practical work in the plantations in combination with theoretical components. Participants are given the opportunity to experience the harvesting of coffee cherries, the peeling, drying and many other processes.


Social impact and best practice exchange

The project wants to promote best practice examples of companies that are connecting the coffee business to social values. This aspect will be especially underlined during our visit to Brazil as our hosting partner, Fazenda da Esperanza (Farm of Hope), sustains the rehab and education of former alcohol and drug addicted that through the work in the coffee plantation have the possibility of starting a new life.

The rehabilitation at Fazenda da Esperança is very simple and structured on three basic points: community life, spirituality and work. The model proved to be very successful and currently there are 75 Fazenda around the world, 55 of them are in Brazil. All Fazendas are self-sufficient through the work carried out by the young people and their small enterprises.

At the Fazenda Bom Samaritano, in the state of Sao Paulo, a group of 23 young people work during their rehab in the coffee plantation. They are responsible for coffee culture, picking of coffee cherries and preparing the product to be sold. Through the participations into the projects the young people from Fazenda will improve the coffee production and increase their future work opportunities thanks to the qualification they will receive.


Coffee trees in Fazenda Da Esperanza - Piraju:

Project Partnership:
Starkmacher e.V. (DE); www.starkmacher.eu 
Caffemotive S.R.L. (IT); www.caffemotive.it 
Schuilenburg (BE); www.schuilenburg.com
Fazenda da Esperança (BR); www.fazenda.org.br 
Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (ID); 
www.yel.or.id/en/Tierra cafetera (CO); www.tierracafetera.com
Dalla Corte Iberica SL (ES); www.dallacorteiberica.com I
PSAR Carlo Porta (IT) www.carloportamilano.it