In the depths of the Kenya’s Nandi Hills, women coffee farmers are becoming a big thing. A project being undertaken there called Women in coffee, where husbands are gifting their wife’s coffee bushes and culture is shifting now to allow women to own their own land and coffee bushes.
Fair Trade has been essential to the success of Women in Coffee. They provide training to women coffee farmers and the tools that enables them to thrive.
Rural farms in Kenya operate through Co-operatives where more and more women are getting involved, speaking at meetings and becoming directors however, they are faced with challenges sometimes because for some men within the community refusing to communicate issues they have within their farms with women directors. So, there’s still many obstacles to overcome.
We still have a long way to go with giving women who operate under Fair Trade full autonomy over their work and farms. They show sheer determination and strength and they should be celebrated for it however; a lot has changed for the better and Fairtrade has made a positive impact to their lives.