ETHIOPIA - FILTER

About this coffee

This coffee is from smallholder farmers at the Girma Tamiru (“Grace Miracle”) processing station which, like our previous Ethiopia, is operated by Ephtah Speciality Coffee. This is an anaerobic natural, and has been fermented for nine days before being dried for two weeks.

Ephtah is run by Wubit Bekele who, after working for one of Ethiopia's largest exporters for many years, founded Ephtah with the intention of creating transparent, sustainable and collaborative supply chains that promote the role of women in the Ethiopian coffee industry; they see women as being a key driver of positive social and economic change in Ethiopia, and aim to improve the lives of everyone in the communities they work with. As well as providing daycare to allow women to work at the station, Ephtah provides initial payments to farmers upon receipt of their cherry, then follows up with quality premiums, second payments, and assistance with school fees.