Coffee Company Kahawa 1893 Works to Empower Women Farmers

Margaret Nyambumo, founder of coffee company Kahawa 1893 and third-generation coffee farmer, said that she created the option to directly tip the female farmers who grow her coffee beans because she wanted to find a way to consistently and fairly compensate them regardless of fluctuation in coffee prices. Nyambumo said that the tips from customers which are matched by the company have been used by one of the farming collectives to start a scholarship for young girls to stay in school. (Source: Bloomberg)