More about the coffee, producer & region.

During a famine centuries ago, the tribes moved east and came across a river that saved them and they named it ‘Sironko’, meaning 'solace' and 'peacefulness' in the Lumasaba language, spoken by the ethnic locals on the slopes of Mount Elgon. Our washing station is in Budadiri subcounty near the famous river and processes coffee cherries from the surrounding communities, still sustained by this abundant water source. We provide 'Good Agricultural Practices' (GAP) Training for partner farmers to help improve quality, productivity and yield, as well as agro inputs and seedlings. Our Sironko team also operate women and youth empowerment programs, running workshops addressing attitudinal change on resource ownership, acquisition and family participation, as well as creating farmer savings and loans groups to encourage long term economic stability in the community.