Shared Interest Christmas Card

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS

Father and son, Segundo Garcia (L) and Belver Garcia (R), coffee producers from the CECAFE cooperative in Lonya Grande, Peru

SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM SHARED INTEREST & HEARTFELT THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT It is estimated that more than 150,000 families in Peru rely on coffee for their income but the difficult terrain presents significant challenges for smallholder farmers in the region.

CECAFE brings together 800 farmers in the Amazonas region, who believe that their coffee is a symbol of wellbeing and shows the value of working with nature. The co-operative produces high quality Fairtrade and organic coffee, grown amidst rainforest and mountain ranges.

The farmers work carefully, to ensure environmental sustainability, adopting soil conservation methods and using their coffee pulp for compost. In their dedication to protect and preserve their surroundings, they have also launched a 40-year reforestation project.

Wildlife and climatic conditions allow us to grow an exceptional coffee bean.

CECAFE promotes agricultural diversification as a way for families to increase their economic stability & food security.

They also run a programme for women coffee farmers and have 165 female members.

Shared Interest has supported CECAFE for almost a decade, providing finance to ensure farmers are paid on time, and to help increase production.

Feeling the trust that Shared Interest gives us is something that motivates us a lot; especially if it comes from people whom we have a lot of respect and admiration for.

Thank you for supporting our co-operative venture.

Segundo Garcia

Leider Delgado, collects coffee plants from ‘La Esperanza’ greenhouse of the CECAFE producer cooperative

Shared Interest is an ethical investment organisation, aiming to alleviate poverty in disadvantaged communities.

In 2021, we helped make a positive impact on the lives of 374,249 individuals in 49 countries.

Find out more at www.shared-interest.com or call us on 0191 233 9102