OUR MSIA COFFEE CLUB COFFEE SUPPORTS THE VILLAGE OF MSIA, TANZANIA Since 2019 our roasters James and Eric set up the Msia Coffee Club Project to help the children and village of Msia in Tanzania, where our Msia Coffee Club beans are grown. We launched the Msia Coffee Club coffee in line with this and since the launch we’ve pledged £3 per case sold to help fund a project to provide the school and the village of Msia in Tanzania with fresh running water. In addition, we are contributing to the Coffee Club School Sponsorship programme Eric and James have set up. Coffee Club Project The aim of the Coffee Club Project has been to provide students with the resources and training to eventually build their own coffee farms. Since 2019, 33 students continue to farm coffee and the project has planted over 14,000 trees since the start. The profits from the school plot provide much needed funds and are paid directly to the students. Part of the profits from the school farm has also been used to purchase the school’s first TV. Sustainable Water for the School and Village Since starting this project there have been many changes to the Msia school with the most significant being the addition of a well. The local government have paid for a well to be dug and it’s now providing much needed water supply to the school. However this needed to run much deeper to stop it from drying out over the summer months. Along with James and Eric at the roastery, this is what the Black + White Msia coffee sales donations have contributed towards. The school and village now have access to 32,000 litres of fresh water which is an amazing development for the people living in Msia. The well was officially opened in June 2023 by the local District Commissioner, The Honorable Ester Mahawe. 5
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