Afroma House Coffee has a significant social impact aspect.

Company is dedicated to giving back to;

(a) Empowering Local Coffee Farmers

Afroma House Coffee is committed to supporting the livelihoods of Ugandan local coffee farmers, who are the backbone of our coffee business. Despite their hard work, local coffee farmers typically earn only a fraction of the revenue generated by the final product, with many earning as little as $88 per year from coffee sales.

To address this disparity, we dedicate 5% of our profits to support local women farmers’ livelihoods. This initiative provides critical assistance to women coffee farmers, enabling them to cover essential expenses such as: School fees for their children, Medical expenses, and other vital livelihood needs

By giving back to our coffee suppliers, we aim to make a positive impact on their lives and promote a more equitable coffee industry.

(b) Empowering Women Refugees

Afroma House Coffee is committed to supporting the livelihood enhancement of Congolese women refugees, dedicating an additional 5% of our profits to this cause. In Uganda, women already face significant challenges in fulfilling household needs due to their traditional caregiving roles. However, women refugees, particularly those with children, face even greater obstacles because they arrive in Uganda with no resources and no social network.

Uganda’s strategic location and open-door policy have made it one of the largest refugee-hosting countries globally, with approximately 1.7 million refugees, primarily from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Women and children comprise a significant portion of these refugees.

The most pressing challenge these women refugees face is securing a livelihood, particularly providing food for themselves and their families in their host Country, Uganda. This challenge is largely due to the limited size of the existing budget allocated for refugee support. The current refugee support budget does not align with the increasing number of refugees in Uganda.

Women Refugees are disproportionately affected due to their traditional role as providers of their families. This situation has driven many women refugees into criminal activities such as prostitution and petty theft in order to secure food, particularly for their children. Tragically, the emotional toll of these circumstances has led to some women refugees to succumb to depression, with some cases resulting to suicide.

Kikomeko Muhammad, Co-founder of Afroma House Coffee, personally raised by a working single mother, and someone, who has witnessed first handle the struggles of women refugee community in Uganda through his work in refugee livelihood enhancement, conceived an innovative solution to use one of the Country’s resources to address the destitution of refugee women in Uganda.

Determined to make a positive impact, Kikomeko and Afroma House Coffee committed 5% of their profits to support Congolese women refugees in Uganda, in partnership with People for Peace and Defence of Rights (PPDR), a local Congolese refugee-led organization.

This commitment is divided into two key initiatives:

1. Startup Capital: Providing financial support to refugee women who are skilled and ready to start their own livelihood enterprises.
2. Entrepreneurial Training: Hiring a consultant to equip refugee women with the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully launch and operate profitable livelihood enterprises.

Furthermore, Afroma House Coffee has directly employed two Congolese refugee women, demonstrating their dedication to creating opportunities and promoting economic empowerment for this vulnerable population.

By supporting women refugees, we aim to promote their economic empowerment, stability, and well-being.