Care for Aids + Kula Project
In 2015, we met with a group of women who, through the establishment of a savings group, had been able to purchase a small plot of land in rural Rwanda. Our team arrived at the meeting not knowing what to expect, and found a group of 48 women sitting on hand-carved stools, with big dreams for a brighter future. The group called themselves “Fight to Live,” after every one of them had been diagnosed with HIV and therefore had been shut out of most traditional ways for Rwandan women to earn a living. The women of Fight to Live knew that turning their small plot into a coffee farm could create a sustainable income for 30 or more years, providing for their current healthcare needs, and should the succumb to the disease in the future, leaving a legacy behind for their children.
In April 2019, Fight to Live reaped their first harvest of 140kg of coffee cherries, placing the profits in a shared bank account in which they work together to find the best ways to invest for the benefit of the entire cooperative.
This December, in celebration of these incredible entrepreneurs, and in honor of World Aids Day, we are joining hands with our friends at CARE for AIDS to offer you a special opportunity to be a part of this story.
CARE for AIDS focuses on holistic care for those living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, but our visions intersect when it comes to empowering those in underserved and sometimes forgotten communities. We celebrate CARE for AIDS and the work they do because we long to see a sustainable future for all communities in East Africa, and we’ve been blessed to work alongside them for years as our organizations have grown. In fact, Kula Project and CARE for AIDS used to share an office near downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
In an effort to raise support and awareness, we’ve put together a bundle of our Together Holiday Blend along with a vintage-inspired CARE for AIDS porcelain diner mug that you can purchase, helping to further the missions of both CARE for AIDS and Kula Project.
In a year where nothing seems to have gone quite right, we wanted to create something we could all do together as we strive to empower more people to live a life beyond AIDS. We are honored to come alongside CARE for AIDS in this, and we hope you’ll join us as well.
100% of the proceeds from the sale of this bundle will be split evenly between our two organizations.